no i know that, i just don’t know file/file-size limits for the forums as i don’t use this
Probably the same reason why US China and Russia don’t bother using ramjet A2A missiles despite having comically more experience with missiles than Europe does
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How does China have “comically more experience” making missiles than European countries like say France?
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they dont really, even as a china enjoyer they dont, they might have made more prototypes but actual service missiles they dont have many they have truley made on their own. (Tho did of course massively gain knowledge from those missiles)
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they dont thats nonsense. the us sure but china is very new to the missile game compared to most of everybody comparable. that is not a observation about perfomance however
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I think he lumped them in there, but notably France has more experience with ramjet propulsion than anyone but Russia.
The U.S. also tested ram-air propulsion types on a multitude of missile platforms and ultimately never decided it was worthwhile, and in several cases designed and built dual pulse alternatives. I am surprised it took China so long to make a missile capable enough to force us to actually utilize these advances. There was a amraam sized dual pulse unit tested as early as like 2006-2009 era and a dual pulse AMRAAM was offered to Europe in the 90s.
Perhaps a ramjet is not very suitable for medium-to-long-range engagement against small to medium-sized targets. Only Europe’s Meteor missile employs a pulse engine. For example, America’s latest AIM-260 uses a dual-pulse solid rocket motor, and Russia’s R-77M follows the same approach. China also has an undisclosed PL-16, with a claimed head-on engagement range of around 300 km, though its propulsion system remains unknown.
But the PL-15E has a real-world confirmed hit at 180 km, doesn’t it? The Meteor, on the other hand, doesn’t have any actual combat record yet, right? And that downed Indian Rafale fighter was reportedly even carrying Meteor.
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No meteor was fired as far as we know, the missile wreckages were near the downed fighters.
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Yes, judging by the physical characteristics of these wreckages, they can almost certainly be identified as Meteor missiles. The Rafales didn’t even have time to launch them.
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could it be that rafale didnt have the range with its radar ?
we know that the pl15 hit was bosted with awacs data link.
The Saab AWACS cannot guide the PL15
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The Rafale’s radar does indeed fall short of expectations. Additionally, the Rafale may not have been at the optimal launch distance/altitude to fire the Meteor.
but, according to recent analysis by Chinese military observers, Pakistan’s Erieye AEW&C only provided approximate location and distance data for the Rafale to the J-10CE. It appears the Erieye is not integrated with the PL-15 for data linking, and both the launch and guidance of the PL-15E were independently handled by the J-10CE. This engagement distance is likely >200 km. The detection range of the KLJ-10A radar in the game is still too short.
We’re not talking about the actual performance of the missiles but rather the amount of experience of being a manufacturer of missiles.
Objectively, China’s accumulated time and experience may indeed not match that of established European powers. It is also an objective fact that the United States ultimately did not adopt a ramjet, but rather a missile with a dual-pulse solid-propellant motor.However, it must be clarified that: China’s role is no longer that of a copycat. The achievements of the PL-15E are real, and it is requested that China not be underestimated any longer.