Top two images are PL-12, bottom is photoshopped and already disproven. It cannot carry or fire PL-11.
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So JH-7A equipped guidance infrared Air-to-Air Missile only ?
I feel like we need to make a “known fact sheet” because of how much people are still claiming that is incorrect.
- PL-12 can be carried and has been showcased on the JH-7A.
- PL-11 has never been seen mounted to the JH-7A photographically or in literature (that image is photoshopped)- the JL10A radar of the JH-7A may very well also lack the CW illuminator of the J-10A’s radar and thus be unable to fire PL-11, like with the J-8F. There also is no real reason why PL-11 compatability would have been added anyway, considering the timeline of the JH-7A upgrade and access to PL-12.
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No, it can carry PL-12, a Fox-3, but doesn’t typically do so.
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that is 101% a photoshopped sparrow launch.
besides that, what pylon whould it have been mounted on in this pick? they are all still full…
Well if you believe the chinese source on the development of the JL-10A radar, there is indeed CW illuminator on the radar (at least at the development stage), but since PL-11 already have a short serivce life (quickly replaced by PL-12) and Chinese doctrine of not letting JH-7A running around with medium range missiles, we will probably never get photo evidence of this particular configuration
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Do we even know the width of the pylon used in this photo (aka the GB series compatible pylon)? I’m having trouble determining whether or not this photo shows both GB-100’s being mounted or if it shows just the one. If it is both, that is quite different than the way US does double mounts. If we have the width of the pylon and chubby diameter of the GB-100, we could actually check whether 2 GB-100’s would fit or not. To me it does look like the bomb is offset but I would like something a bit stronger than 1 photo and how it appears to me if I’m gonna make a bug report (suggestion).
GB-100 diameter is 228mm.
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Does anyone have information on the stat card of the JL-10A radar? I wonder whether it will have TWS and ground targeting mode.
It should have TWS as it’s capable of firing PL-12.
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smin1080p confirmed in the Chinese missile thread that PL-5C is all aspect
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Addition of Ground targeting mode depends on gaijin’s will.
i thought it was rear aspect irl?
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No, pretty much every respectable source agrees PL-5C is just an all aspect PL-5B.
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Basically an AIM-9L then
The PL-5B has a smaller FoV, may be superior to the AIM-9L but inferior to the AIM-9M. We’ll have to wait and see. My guess is it will be a copy / paste AIM-9L seeker though.
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In case anybody was wondering about the GB-100 and possibility to mount 2 on a single pylon: it’s not possible. There has been demonstrations on a test plane of a dual rack with GB-50’s, but nothing shown/used on the JH-7A.
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Now that the mystery of PL-5C seems to be settled, anyone want to take a bet what is this mysterious LS1000J bomb? IIRC the old LT series bomb conversion kit (LT-2) is only for 500kg bombs (LS500J). There are a few Western sources that claim it can fit on a 1000kg bomb but it seems there are no photos of it?
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Funny enough @gultraman I think the image right above your post showed it off but I can’t be certain. Can anyone confirm that the big bomb in the picture is infact the 1000kg Chinese laser guided bomb? If so it looks very modern and hopefully should have decent glide characteristics
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I would definitely be happy with a Aim-9L preforming seeker on the body of a PL-5 tbh
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it is the YJ1000 guided bomb
https://forum.warthunder.com/t/jh7a-can-use-gb-series-guided-bombs-pl12-and-the-kh29t-discuss-which-mounts-jh7a-should-have/39768/3
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