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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We don’t know if it’s this bomb or the GB-1000 bomb. The mass of these bombs is confusing as well, it seems like they are going by explosive mass rather than total mass for the designations, like the GB-100 weighs in at 130 kg.
Either way, whichever of the 2 bombs is used both use the new dual mode guidance system and are quite modern. The YJ-1000 should be the most modern judging from when the first photos I’ve seen of it are (~2020 vs ~2014 for the GB series of bombs). I would expect amazing performance from either.
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Two images above are of the LD-10 anti-radiation missile based on the PL-12/SD-10
Spoiler
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I assume the dual guidencen system is both laser and internal guidance system like on the PavWay 24.
Also yeah now I’m really curious what the LS1000J looks like. Hopefully it actually has a more sleek and improved design over the LS500
Hi good to see you here. I have a question about a closed issue:
The JH7A should have a new generation of laser-guided bombs // Gaijin.net // Issues
The mod who closed the issue seem to think GB series bomb is just the export variant of LS500J in game, which is wrong. Can you clarify this statement? A lot of Chinese players seem to be confused by this claim.
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Dual mode is described as Laser designation and inertial guidance/satellite guidance. The bombs can grab a lasered spot and then match with satellite imagery with what it sees and guide based off that. At least that’s what they say it does.
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Wait, they rejected it for saying they are export bombs? Um, what? The LS series is a first generation guided bombs that relies on a wind direction head to determine how to guide itself. The GB series, which is the same as calling it TS, which we already have the TS-250 (GB-250) in game, uses a dual mode guidance system and has a stabilized gyroscope head instead. I surely hope this is just a rejection based off of naming differences.
@_David_Bowie does it even matter if it is indeed the LD-10 and not Pl-12? The radar is capable of guiding Pl-12’s and the mounts/attachments are identical.
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What makes this situation more confusing is that the LS1000J just dosnt seem to exist. I can’t find a single picture or even mention of it, which leads me too believe that maybe gajjin really has just confused the LS-1000J as a different name for one of their more modern bombs
In the yellow circled part of the picture, his Chinese name is “1000公斤激光制导侵彻炸弹”, which means “1000 kg laser guided penetration bomb” in English
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I wouldn’t be surprised if this is infact the Laser guided bomb gajjin meant when they said LS1000J. Perhaps they just misunderstood the Chinese naming system? Wouldn’t be the first time. Problem is, that the devblog dosnt show us the 1000kg bomb, only the 500kg one we already have in game
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