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
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Isn’t JL-10A radar same as SY-80?
Specs of SY-80:
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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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Wait wheres the evidence of it carrying KH-29s? I don’t see them anywhere in this thread unless I’m blind