The technology of J15 originated from the Soviet T10 and the independently developed J11B. China purchased the T10 prototype from Ukraine. As far as I know, China has never purchased the Su-33 as a technical reference
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And afaik the J-15T was officially revealed in 2024 not 2021, thats when the first prototype was spotted
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IIRC what they purchased from Ukraine wasn’t a regular T-10 prototype but the T-10K-3.
They did this after they failed to make a deal with Russia for legally licensing their Su-33.
So the J-15 is a retro-engineered Su-33 prototype upgraded with all the domestic technology of the modern Sinoflankers (like the J-11B and J-16).
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When the dev server first opened, the J-15T model even had a photographer’s watermark on its texture—a clear sign of Gaijin’s contempt and irresponsibility. Right up until the dev server closed, the J-15’s radar model and performance were entirely copy-pasted. Gaijin refused to give the J-15T PL-10 and PL-15 under the excuse of “balance,” while giving it PL-8B hardpoints out of thin air. Yet, when it comes to improving the J-15T’s radar and missiles, they cite a “not enough info” as the reason for no enhancements.
What the J-15T looks like now isn’t about data or technical issues. It’s about Gaijin’s attitude—the same attitude that will apply to all modern Chinese jets that might be added in the future. Gaijin demands sources and data from us to uphold the “Realistic” tag in the game’s brochure, but the J-15T they built in the dev server is completely unreasonable.
So, here are some useful suggestions for Chinese tree freshmen: If you don’t want to play the Su-35SK and F-16V in the future, just don’t play this tree—and don’t play this game.
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Cant wait for the J-15D/16D to share the same rwr as the A-5C/J-7E as does the J-15T rn. Or the J-20 with the ingame J-10C radar. (Also how do the 300kg warheads of the KD-88/YJ have only 70kg filler, while one is HE one SAP)
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It was my mistake not to mark the model strictly. You are right, it’s T10K-3. And the batch of the truly mass-produced Su-33 seems to be after T10K-16, right?
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The J15T uses a gallium nitride active phased array, and its nose diameter is larger than that of the J10C. It is one of China’s most advanced phased array radars. It’s ridiculous that its performance in the game is the same as that of the J10C. The WS10B has very average high-altitude performance, and the PL12A is no match for the R77-1. This aircraft simply does not deserve a 14.7 BR. It has poor power, radar, and missiles. Let’s just give it a 13.7 BR. I forgot to mention that the J15T is currently the only carrier-based heavy fighter in the world that has a mother ship. It’s the only carrier-based heavy fighter that can be launched using electromagnetic catapult
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it fake flanker what you expect?
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Tigertank, is this you?
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Are you serious? J-15T is the strongest batch in 14.3, what is it in 13.7? Is it an alien spacecraft?
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J-15T vs SM2 FM
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Wait j15t doesnt have hmd ?
To be honest, in the game, missiles whose range increased from 80 km to 120 km, like the AIM-120C and R-77-1, have received significant upgrades in both propulsion and aerodynamics. We don’t deny that the PL-12 performs well within its tier as an 80 km-range missile. However, it is ultimately a lower-tier missile—its own propulsion and effective range are not impressive, and it can be carried by BR 13.0 aircraft.
Currently, the PL-12A in the game is essentially just an old missile with a completely new seeker—its in-game 3D model is entirely based on the PL-12AE. We don’t even know if this missile, which has no propulsion upgrades, exists in reality (its mass is still 198 kg), nor do we know if its mass will be changed to 214 kg, the same as the PL-12AE,At least the community manager considers the export variant of the PL-12A to be the PL-12AE.. on the live servers. If that’s the case, its performance in the live server will be even worse.
We don’t expect the new PL-12A to be as powerful in all aspects as the R-77-1. It could be like the AIM-120C, which offers not bad range for long-distance engagements but makes trade-offs in closer ones—this would at least allow it to be used in conjunction with the old PL-12.
At BR 14.7, what we face is, almost without exception, AIM-120C, AIM-120D, R-77-1, and MICA missiles. The J-15T doesn’t have many CM, and its performance is clearly not the best—it’s not a Rafale, which can maximize the performance of the MICA. The J-15T desperately needs a missile that is effective at long range without being excessively overpowered(not pl15). The PL-12A/AE seemed like an excellent choice—that’s what I thought before, because in the game, missiles with a 120 km range have shown very clear improvements. However, the appearance of the PL-12A and AIM-120D completely shattered my previous assumption—they only extend “range” by increasing seeker battery life… but what’s the point of the current in-game PL-12A?
Furthermore, its RWR has been a functional copy since the J-7E, differing only in name (the Su-30SM2’s 360°x90° RWR has already been approved). Its radar is a copy of the J-10C’s, with only the TWS Sea mode added.Its cockpit model is also incorrect .The pilot model is both new and old—a new flight suit paired with a very outdated, copied Soviet-style HMS flight helmet…
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J-10C got TWS SEA if im not wrong
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Then its radar is still a complete clone of the KLJ-10A, with only the model being different, even though its model is a copy of the N011M. lol
It has a HMS, same as previous J-11B and all other Flankers, but no (J)HMCS like EF, Rafale and J-10C for example.
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it’s a clone KLJ-10A even the name, just the 3d model is the N011M. Theres no report for the J-15T Radar model
No one knows what the radar on the J-15T is actually called in real life, nor what it looks like internally. But one thing is certain — the radome size of the Su-27 is considerably larger than the 700mm one on the J-10. Furthermore, the J-15T uses a tilted radar array similar to that on the J-11D, allowing for an even larger radar antenna area.However, in the game, its performance data is a complete copy of the KLJ-10A, with no increase in locking range.
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they bought the prototype of the SU33 from ukraine
In 2001, the T-10K-3, an unfinished prototype of the Su-33,[7] was acquired by SAC from Ukraine[8] and is claimed to have been studied extensively and reverse-engineered, with development on the J-15 beginning immediately afterward
to low unless it gets more CMs it should be like 14.0 14.3