Ehhhhh
In fairness it would appear to be a really good missile. But the extra thrust might cause the missile to have really bad manuverability at max impulse.
I love orbital strikes with PL-5Bs but Magics are also pretty nice
PL-7 pretty good, yes.
It only the J-7E got them, that would be peak
I think at the ranks, when radar missiles eliminate the need for long-range missiles, overload for short-range missiles is more important than range.(
Is the PL-7 any better than the Magic?
No, it is just magic 1
And what’s the PL-9 like? Is it just a Chineseified AIM-9L or 9M?
Pl-9 its hybrid pl-5 and pl-7 with homing head of pl-8B
What’s it like stats wise? 9L or 9M?
I think overload better than pl-8. 45G maybe (PL-9C)
I don’t know about gunpowder, it’s probably smokeless, although I could be wrong.
This seems like an interesting thread
I think it will keep people on their toes, if they for example approach a J-11B that is locking them they may not know whether it is a PL-12 or PL-8B. Considering the advanced IRCCM they may find it impossible to dodge if they do not guess right.
would pl8b be counterpart for early 9x? as early 9x just got way more G and better IRCCM iirc, not much range enhancement
No, the 9X is IIR and the PL-8B is multi-element, it would be a counterpart to the Python 4
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I don’t. I think it will be left to fight other 5th gens.
what about an early f22 with only 9m, no HMD, and 120C, with later eft and rafale then a late version with 9x, 120D, and 260 for other 5th gen?
would be pretty fair imo
PL-7 is just 1:1 Magic 1, but I’ve heard that allegedly China had Magic 2’s after a certain year, but take that with a grain of salt.