I think there still working on it’s loadout alot behind the scenes, but it’s encouraging too we that pylons are being worked on at all. Hopefully before the update we get too see it with advanced guided weapons, because there’s no reason too pick the JH-7A over the base model except for it’s more advanced ground strike capabilities
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From what I can tell, the PL-5C has better close range abilities, so it should be more responsive off the rails
Should be identical to the PL-5E except different fuse, PL-5C is the name for the version used by PLAAF and PL-5E/EII for export purposes
So similar to AIM-9L but much faster accelerating like PL-5B
Isn’t JL-10A radar same as SY-80?
Specs of SY-80:
Spoiler
Hmm, do you have a source for that? I unfortunately know very little about Chinese missles, but from what people told me, the PL-5C is just the B but with better close range prefromance, so still rear aspect and all that
these are good reads in relation to the PL-5C/E development
Something worth pointing out is the PL-5B ingame has a PL-5C/E visual model, the PL-5B IRL did not have double delta control surfaces but had control surfaces akin to the AIM-9D/G/H Sidewinders and R-13M
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Nice article, though not something I would expect from 6park :P
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unfortunately i have too trust google too translate the article, as im just a silly American who only speaks Burger, but the article still didnt make it clear too me what the performance of the PL-5C is, or even the regular E for that matter. It discusses how the EII model has all the features of a modern missle, like ECCM, but it states that the PL-5 is equivalent too the regular E model.
“The PL-5EII air-to-air missile is an improved version of the PL-5E, and the PL-5E is the foreign trade version of the PL-5C”
at no poit does the article make it clear too me that the Pl-5C has an improved seeker over the PL-5B so its hard for me to take this as definitive proof, im sorry. maybe something isnt translating right, but even if the article did say something about that, i dont think this would be sufficient evidence for Gajjin.
PL-5E should be handed out more if my Q-5L is gonna go up against AIM-9Ls and R-60Ms
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true, but now im just confused on what the exact capabilities of the Pl-5C and E are. Obviously the EII would be an Aim-9M/R-73 equivalent in terms of flair rejection, but im not sure if the Aim-9E/C have the same seeker as the pl-5B or not.
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Where is this picture from?
i believe one of the discord server Gszabi is in, im asking him for clarification on the rumor thread
I still think that 11.7 seems too high, when both the Tornado GR.1 & Kurnass 2000 (similar FM & armaments) are 11.3- but atleast we should get 4x all aspect aams.
All weapons datamined so far
Hopefully we’ll get too see some of its A2G missles soooon
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Not a terrible set of weapons, but hopefully we will get some longer range missiles. KH-29T, KD-88, or if they feel really inclined, YJ-83KH could provide an exceptionally long range option.
(KH–29T & KD-88 have been posted, but I don’t think YJ-83KH has yet)
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Obviously I wouldn’t blame them for holding the missles back a bit so they don’t totally outrange everything, but yeah I would like too see some of these options in game so China has something too use that’s a Kh-29 equivalent
There is photographic evidence of the KH-29T on the JH-7A. (Also posted above)
KD-88 also isn’t out of the bound of the game, considering we already have KH-29TD & PGM-2000, both of which are also range capped by render distance.
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As a side note, I’ve seen a few people mention the JH-7A having potential for PL-12s or possibly the ability to guide PL-11 with it’s radar- but I haven’t seen enough people posting about this bad boy 😎😎😎
The JH-7A was used as a testbed for PL-17, and thus could technically receive what is quite possibly the longest range AAM currently being fielded. This is way cooler than PL-12.
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