Fig 1 and Fig 2 illustrated that JL-10A has the ability to fire “A弹”, A-Missile(aka Aspide, also called PL-11 after it got nationalization by Chinese ordnance enterprises).
Fig 2 also showed that JL-10A has TWS mode and ACM mode.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
