I hope gaijin consider add GBU-10 & GBU-12 Paveway II LGB, AGM-65G Maverick and LANTIRN (AN/AAQ-14 Sharpshooter targeting pod & AN/AAQ-20 Pathfinder navigation pod) next month it’s enough and improve CAS & ground attack, but Mirage 2000-5EI without ground pounding ordinance
I think maybe Shenyang J-8H fired GPS guided bomb
The upgraded F-16 would be the quickest and probably most competitive short term way to boost Chinese CAS. Frankly I’m surprised such an option wasn’t added with the most recent update, it hopefully a new F-16 comes and soon other CAS options for the PLA line too, as they have many interesting platforms
The Chinese weapon documents are very confusing, you can find that most of the documents say the JH7 doesn’t have any GBU or AGMs, but the GBU weapon introduction says that any JH7 could carry it( even like J-7s or Q5s), but we don’t have any photos to prove this, like Q5L, it could bring more 250kg gbu bombs, but there is no photo to prove that.
I think it was referring to JH-7A
Hopefully the leak list was legit which it seems like it was and the JH-7 is coming too China this update
I wonder if Gaijin how to balance the KD88, the shot range is very long(25km), which is far from all of SPAA’s shot range.
Might be the same issue other TV guided weapons run into, where they can’t actually lock a target until shorter range like say 10 km.
I am not sure if it work as CM802AKG in DCS, it could launch far from 100km when I use JF17, and it needs to set a different guide mode.
For certain more complex weapons they might just balance them by giving them a simpler seeker/guidance system than what they have in real life, making them more in line with other weapons we currently have in game, until of course gajjin decides too implement such features. A good example is how spikes currently work in war thunder compaired too the ability in real life too fire then from behind cover and then select a target
All this being said, I’m not actually familiar with all the possible weapons loadout options on the Jh-7A. I know it can carry some of the long range missles for air too ground but what u struggle too find is how many exactly it can carry. Im confident it could carry atleast 4 TV guided weapons, but after that I’m not sure
Source?
We already have the KH29TD which can fire from 35km in theory. But SPAA and other ground objects dont even render >18km
I don’t really have a source cus I don’t know for certain, but I’ve never seen a JH-7 hold guided weapons on anything by the two inner wing pylons for each wing
In my opinion, using KH29 is a good transition
This is the best image I could find that seems too show the Possible loadout options of the JH-7 and JH-7A but I don’t have any way too verify if it’s accurate or not, and don’t speak Chinese unfortunately.
The attachment of this image is accurate. If you want to know its purpose and English code, I can translate it for you
Would greatly appreciate!!! my main interest is understanding what the best possible loadout for this plane would be in ground RB, and in general what guided munitions it can carry and in how many rails.
JH7 mounting
Wing mounting weight (from left to right）
100KG 1200KG 1650KG 1200KG 1650KG
1200KG 100KG
Wing mounting
1400L auxiliary fuel tank X3, mounted at three 1200KG mounting points
PL-5B X2, mounted on two 100KG mount points respectively
The 250KG high-explosive missile X20 can carry 4 pieces at two 1200KG mounting points and 6 pieces at two 1650KG mounting points
500KG high explosive missile X8, 2 1200KG suspension points and 2 1650 suspension points respectively
90-1 rocket X4, rocket nest mounted on 1200KG and 1650KG mounting points respectively
YJ-81 anti-ship missile X4, mounted at two 1200KG and two 1650KG mounting points respectively (wingspan: 1.22 meters, range: 42 kilometers, guidance system: automatic control plus active radar terminal guidance)
JH7A needs some time, I will release it around 18:00 Beijing time
Much appreciated and no rush!
JH7A
Wing mounting weight (from left to right）
100KG 300KG 1200KG 1650KG 200KG 1200KG 200KG 1650KG 200KG 1200KG 300KG 100KG
Wing mounting
1400L auxiliary fuel tank X3, mounted at three 1200KG mounting points
PL5B x4 can be installed on two 100KG mounting points and two 300KG mounting points respectively
PL8B X2 can be installed on two 300KG suspension points
The 250KG high-explosive missile X22. can be loaded with 1 pieces at two 300KG mounting points, 4 pieces at two 1200KG mounting points, and 6 pieces at two 1650KG mounting points.
500KG high explosive missile X8, 2 1200KG suspension points and 2 1650 suspension points respectively
90-1 rocket X4, rocket nest mounted on 1200KG and 1650KG mounting points respectively
Small photoelectric/radar indicating pods can be mounted on two 200KG mounting points on the aircraft’s abdomen. And there is no conflict with each other.
Two large electronic support pods can be mounted separately on two 1650KG mounting points
Two small electronic support self-defense pods can be mounted separately on two 300KG mounting points
The YJ-83 anti-ship missile X4. can be mounted on two 1200KG mounting points and two 1650KG mounting points respectively. (Missile has a range of 10-50 kilometers, a level flight altitude of 20-30 meters, and a level flight speed of 0.9 Mach)
The YJ-91 anti radar/anti ship missile X4 can be mounted at two 1200KG mounting points and two 1650KG mounting points respectively. (The range can be increased to 120 kilometers, and the sea skimming flight altitude during the cruise phase is maintained at around 20 meters. In the attack phase, the flight altitude drops to about 7 meters above the sea surface, with a minimum of even 1.2 meters.)
The AKD-88 air-to-ground missile X4 can be mounted at two 1200KG mounting points and two 1650KG mounting points respectively (with a range of 180 kilometers, active/semi-active radar guidance heads)
500KG laser/satellite guided bomb X4, can be mounted at two 1200KG mounting points and two 1650KG mounting points respectively
1000KG laser/satellite guided bomb X4, can be mounted at two 1200KG mounting points and two 1650KG mounting points respectively