JF-17 Thread
Statistics/values are not final and are subject to change during and even after the Dev Server.
The JF-17 is being introduced as a Squadron vehicle for the Chinese Tech Tree. The version in game is the JF-17 A1 or JF-17 Block 1.
Datamined statistic
RP Cost (Squadron RP): 580,000
Given Statistics:
Rank: 8
BR (Air RB): 13.3
BR (Ground RB): 12.3
Place in Tech Tree:
Modifications/features (in game):
Modifications/features (Advertised in Dev Blog):
Modifications/features from above yet to be added:
- BRM-1 Missiles (model seems to have been made already)
- MAWS
- Radar set features (ground target track etc)
- PL-5E II missile missing IRCCM
Modifications/features (IRL):
- HD-1A Anti ship missile (YJ-12) ------------------------------- (~250km range) ------------------ (suitable for WT)
- C-701T(YJ-7) Anti ship/land attack missile ----------------- (25km range) ------------------- (suitable for WT)
- C-704 Anti ship/land attack missile ----------------------------- (35km range) ------------------- (suitable for WT)
- C-705 Anti ship/land attack missile ---------------------------- (140km range) ------------ (not suitable for WT)
- C-802AK Anti ship missile ---------------------------------------- (~180km range) ------------------ (suitable for WT)
- LS-6 laser/GPS guided bomb --------------------------------------- (___km range) ------------------ (suitable for WT)
- Al Battar Laserguided bomb (suitable for WT)
- H-2 SOW PGM --------------------------------------------------------------- (60km range) -------------------- (suitability TBD)
- H-4 SOW PGM ------------------------------------------------------------- (120km range) ------------- (not suitable for WT)
- GB-6 guided bomb ------------------------------------------------ (150-280km range) ------------- (not suitable for WT)
- Takbir GPS guided bomb ----------------------------------------------- (60km range) ------------------- (suitable for WT)
- GIDS REK ------------------------------------------------------------------ (50-60km range) ------------------- (suitable for WT)
- WMD TGP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (suitable for WT)
- Domestic IRST POD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (suitable for WT)
– JF-17 uses the MIL-STD-1760 as well as the STD-MTL-1553B data bus allowing compatibility with the western and eastern weapons (although these are usually reserved for the F-16s which can only use western weapons) - Aim-9L (claimed)
- Aim-9Li-1 (claimed)
- Aim-9M (claimed)
- Aim-7F (claimed)
- MAA-1 Piranha (claimed to be tested only)
Current Bugs
- Cannot equip two PL-5E IIs on the dual racks.
- Type-23-2 gun is firing from the nose
- X-ray view doesn’t show pilot
- Russian pilot model from 1960s
