Btw, what is side missiles?
I don’t know, actually I have asked everyone around, but no one has a definite conclusion. I guess it might be PL5A with a semi-active guide head? PLAAF has had this project before, just like AIM9C/D, R3S/R, but lacks image data and progress is unclear
Of course, it could also be a regular PL5B with a conical tip protective cover
I think it is TOO small for PL-5.
don’t forget PL-12 is AIM-7 size.
Aint small at all. PL12 is 203mm and PL5 is 127mm, due angle and perspective reason a bit more bigger than double in look makes sense.