Look at the post you replied to.
I did, and that’s definitely not a KH-29T, I’m not familiar with the names but that definitely one of the domestic Chinese missles
Edit: I might be even more blind than I thought, the orange fins were throwing me off
Any chance we can tell what specific variant of the 29 that is?
We need to make sure it gets the ability to carry pl11 (aspides) as well as thats the only thing lacking here aam wise
This aircraft is something i am incredibly excited for, a long awaited modern Chinese aircraft. Fully indigenous with plenty of the advancements you see in NATO aircraft!
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kinda disappointed with the status quo, why no KD88 😔 SEAD in general especially against pantsirs would be a struggle
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It is clearly missing a variety of armaments, even including some that are already in game. I wouldn’t get yourself too despondent yet.
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- There are several other AAMs the JH-7A could receive, namely PL-12 & PL-17, + other variants of the PL-5 & PL-8
- There is very little evidence the JH-7A can field PL-11. Unlike any of the above missiles, there is very little in the way of literature or visual confirmation to prove such claims. In fact, there is a sizeable chance that the plane entirely lacks the capability for the type. While the J-10A also possesses a JL10 radar & is PL-11 capable, that doesn’t necessarily translate to the JH-7A. It is highly likely that, much like the J-8F currently ingame- the JH-7A’s JL10 lacks the capacity for terminal SARH guidance. Considering the rough time table of the JH-7A, it stands to reason that they would not attempt to integrate a prior gen AAM. Unless it can be definitively proven, I wouldn’t count on any Fox-1s, whether PL-11 or R-27R.
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R-27 series, unlike PL-11 does not require CW transmitter. It is always guided on a form of continuous wave- “interrupted” waveform. MiG-29 and other aircraft that fire R-27R have no dedicated CW transmission device.
It does a pulse of guidance, followed by a pulse of mid-course update transmissions from the STT lock. Requires STT for mid-course updates, at least on MiG-29.
In any case, they would not have retrofit PL-11 capability to JH-7A. It would be totally redundant and pointless.
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You are correct, I simply threw R-27 in there without thinking about it. That being said, I don’t think that will ever come to the JH-7A, chiefly because I don’t think it’s ever been fit to the platform.
I have much more interest in the PL-17 being added, while there isn’t very much info on it, the idea of an unflare-able lance that can spear targets from ridiculous ranges seems like fun, even if it would force the plane to 12.3.
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Yeah, I see a lot of people jumping too conclusions already, even tho it seems pretty obvious that what we saw was just a glimpse of its development in the files. I’m still surprised something like this can fly under the radar in the files until last minute basically
JH-7A of PLAN North Sea Fleet Aviation launching PL-11 SAHM.
Source: 北海舰队航空兵演练超视距引导突击等高难课目 (http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2009-01-10/1307538257.html) which cited 解放军报
This is from 2009.
Update: Nevermind… It’s a photoshop.
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I think all J-7Gs use that radar.Our F-7BGIs also use that radar.
But is SY-80 same as JL-10A?
Intresting plane. I love that. I hope for the JH7A get PL8 or PL9 and many guided ground attack things.
Both sy80 and jl10a are pulse Doppler radars, and jl10a inherited the successful technology of sy80 when developing. As far as I know, they both belong to the “神鹰” series, but they are not the same radar. sy80 is only used in j7 but not in JH7A.
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Current datamined loadouts for JH-7A
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Looks like JL-10GJ is same as SY-80.Sorry I mixed up JL-10GJ with JL-10A
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Are u kidding? Check what i have showed and tell me whether the JL-10A radar can fire PL11 or not