Give J-7D and other Chinese planes incendiary bombs

Currently, the Chinese tree is missing something very important in its component, which are its fire bombs. Fire bombs allow for the playstyle of base bombing and striking of open top vehicles.

Here is a guide of them (available in English too).

Chinese bombs come in 4 generations. Type 1 and 2 are Soviet based bombs.

Type 1 (FAB M46)

Type 2 (FAB M54)

Type 3 and Type 4 (domestic designs)

1JT34030-4

The designation is based on kg-generation regardless of its filling content. 250-3 can be a fire bomb or a HE bomb.

From this article, we can conclude that the Chinese military had the 250-3, 500-3, 500-2, 1000-2 fire bomb in 2006 as well. Q-5, J-7, J-8 can carry 250-3, 500-3 (personally, I do not know if the J-7 plane can carry the old fashion Type 2 bombs, but they sure can carry Type 3 and 4, this is shown even in game)

解放军空军部署的燃料空气炸弹,目前有250公斤级3型、500公斤级3型和2型、1000公斤级的2型等4种。这4种炸弹均是中国北方工业公司在20世纪90年代后采用先进技术研制而成,具有爆炸和燃烧双重功能,前两者可由强5、歼7和歼8等战机挂载投掷,后两者由轰6型轰炸机挂载投掷。

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/p/2006-04-25/0724366099.html?from=wap

The previous article from Globalmil also mentioned that the type 3 bombs can carry fire warheads.

In the early 1990s a new series of streamlined, low-drag general-purpose (LDGP) bombs was introduced, designed for external carriage by fighter-bomber aircraft rather than in internal bays. They come in three sizes: 250kg (250-3), 500kg (500-3), and 1,000kg (1000-3). They have Western-style stabilising fins at tail and a single nose fuse. Each size of the bomb could be fitted with different types of warheads (blast, incendiary, anti-armour, etc) for specific combat requirements. They can be equipped by every fighter aircraft in current service with the PLA.

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As I’m going to buy the J7D next sale this would be a good adition for bombing bases when I want to.

You do realize you have to sacrifice missiles on the best 10.7 fighter in the game to take bombs that won’t even destroy a full base right?

You are aware that’s a horrible trade off and hurts your team and your rewards right?

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It’s a game mode problem not a weaponry problem

A J-7D bombing I’d a problem

I wonder If JH7 also has flame bombs? consider all of Q5s have flame bombs, but JH7 doesn’t, which is pretty wired.

JH-7A has fuel-air bombs. The Chinese have favored these bombs for their extra destruction power. I don’t think I’ve seen them recently even displaying napalm style bombs other than the air-fuel bombs.

My theory is that the mounts cannot support Type 2 bombs (which are very old), and the only flame bombs of China are 250-2 (Type 2) in game.

Q-5s are based on J-6 (Mig-19)

But consider the Q5L can still take 250-2( which is even built after 2000) I think there is no issue that JH7 can carry that as well, or we can consider to prove the 250-3/500-3 have the flame types, then most of Chinese aircraft can take flame bombs

Fuel-air bombs? you mean FAE? I don’t think that is similar with Flame bombs, Gaijin even doesn’t know how it works before(s-13 rockets)