Xi'an JH-7, History, Performance & Discussion

the KD-88 is also slower for short ranges shots incomparisons to the KH

New JH-7A2

Also did they really butchered the 11.7 CAS just to add another vehicle .3 higher with all the missing ordnance from the A? JH-7A [12.0] vs JH-7A2 [12.3]

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Eh, something-something ordinance is a balancing measure (and Snail’s unwillingness to up older jets without strong for it reason)

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its fine, the seperation in air is okay, tho i dont understand why they still have base pl8 on that thing

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/2hFxsF0p878g

nerf incoming?

The only nerf kj8602 afaik should actually get is rwr elevation coverage being changed to ±30 degrees from ±45, other than that im pretty sure it’s accurate

Are you saying that the bug report is invalid? if yes then see following if no then ignore

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The dude who made the bugreport wants to know where you would see the node for frontal coverage
no frontal node, :

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frontal node

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Do you have a source for this?

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Yes, I found that out later.

The Designer of the JH-7 has Passed away.

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o7

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Any idea why the JH-7A2 cant carry LD-10’s on the same wing station as the PL-12?

The PL-12’s are nice, but I find myself often having to run a full load of CM-102’s for a SEAD run, and then RTB to come back with a full load of ground attack munitions since the JH-7A2 only really has 4 workable ground attack stations, and if I missed a nearby SAM on my SEAD run, my strike run is ruined. Being able to carry 2x LD-10 + 4x ground attack munitions would really help it feel less clunky in Nuclear Escalation…

Pretty sure is just gaijin thing…shouldnt be a problem since the difference from PL12 to LD10 is only the seekerhead

Weight and lenght are different too

The body still the same… Slightly weight and bigger size only on the seekerhead and not remotely a difference that can influence not being loaded…

Could those pics be used to add the LD-10 as an option for the JH-7A2? It currently doesnt have access to them in-game, which make it an awkward aircraft in Nuclear Escalation

gaijin’s logic is wherever PL-12 can be used then LD-10 can too (look at twin centerline pylon on J-10C) so its worth a shot, high chance of being accepted since JH-7A2 is unfinished as fuck

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Why is it unfinished? Its missing some cruise missiles that it, and maybe the broadband yj

just a joke as its missing quite a bit of easy fixes, feels like a rushed work even with gaijin standards