Chinese air to air missiles

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RedMercury

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If it is a reliable source and it looks photoshopped, it probably is, but the idea the source is conveying is probably real, he or she just didn't have a handy photo on hand.
 
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Ambivalent

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Hmm, the rear control surfaces of the missiles under the wing in the first photo are forward of the exhaust maybe 75-100mm, much as these controls are on A-Darter. In the second photo, the rear controls are right at the exhaust much as they are on AIM-9X. The shape of the nozzle area bears some resemblance to AIM-9X as well.
 
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I guess this is the first production batch of PL-12. One of those never before seen pictures. Not really sure how many are in there. Looks like they are placed in racks of 3 (one on top and 2 on bottom). I'm guessing around 30.
 

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carandol

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tphuang said:
I guess this is the first production batch of PL-12. One of those never before seen pictures. Not really sure how many are in there. Looks like they are placed in racks of 3 (one on top and 2 on bottom). I'm guessing around 30.
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Assuming the red items are radomes, what are the striped antennas running down the axis of the missile (assuming two on the opposite side)? Fuze antennas?
 
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carandol said:
Assuming the red items are radomes, what are the striped antennas running down the axis of the missile (assuming two on the opposite side)? Fuze antennas?
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The red bits are protective covers to protect the radome datalink antenna from damage during storage and transportation.
 
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