@_David_Bowie Sorry for bothering but just for clarity purposes, since its best to lose a little time now and avoid massive issues of plenty of bug reports being denied. Is this (Check the reply) one of the sources we can confidently use? or does it fall under the “encyclopedia” issue?
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Considering there’s some sources said domestic produced Su-27 is called J-11A, could the version in game be called “J-11A 558 ARZ”(like Su-25BM 558 ARZ in game) or “J-11A Gai” to distinguish from the original J-11A?
Encyclopedia they mean a book that briefly covers the aircraft of several countries, without focusing on a single country or a single aircraft.
This is not a meaningful source.
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Name remain the same unless there is a separate source that mentions the exact name.
Not in game, just i wonder how will you name the non-upgraded J-11A, like Tornado F.3 Late and Tornado F.3
So it doesn’t fall under the encyclopedia source but we still can’t use it because it isn’t meaningful enough?
Regarding the Su30MKK, I believe it has the same radar as the earliest Su35 variant/ Su27M, so it also carries the N001VE as well?
So the Encyclopedia of Chinese Aircrafts as previously mentioned does not count as a viable source? I was about to purchase it :)
There’s copy online If you want that alternative.
Dm me if you want a drive that contains them.
The point is that the kind of encyclopedia I’m talking about is not a sufficient source.
Of course, there is a possibility that the developer may reject this.
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It’s fine, if it isn’t a viable source for reports I won’t even bother reading it. How long is it though?
There’s 4 volumes and about ~1800 pages
I’m wondering if there is anything at this point that can be considered “source” apart from some random screenshots of powerpoint presentations given by officials…
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Su-27M used slotted N011, Su-30MKK - yes, uses N001V(E?)
Right, cause from my source which actually aligns with the wikipedia quite well, the it uses the same radar as the early Su35s, although wikipedia does mention only first 20 planes used the PESA N001VEP, the rest are Zhuk-MS radars which are also X-band Pulse Doppler radars.
- It doesn’t
- N001VET doesn’t exist
- Su-35S uses N035 PESA
- Zhuk-MS never was applied to serial production planes
Sorry correction, VEP.
It’s not PESA, it’s Cassegrain antenna, same as basic N001, it’s used by Su-27SM(3) and Su-30MK2
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There is apparently a PESA version of N001 called N001 VEP PERO as it is called in wikipedia, but I have also seen other sources stating similar developments without mentioning what it was mounted on or which particular weapon system is compatiable with.
Just a new edit, I was looking at a bunch of older forum notes 17 years ago, it says that the PERO was offered to N001VEP as an upgrade and it is just a swap of the antenna, but Chinese took Zhuk-MSE over the PERO due to ground scan abilities.
Well yeah but as we know, 中国飞机全书 is fully dedicated to Chinese aircraft so it shouldn’t fall under those circumstances.
Totally understand it but seeing the bigger picture, since there aren’t many Chinese sources this could be seen as an exception to the rule, i’m not sure if it has been used for bug reports already.