China Flanker Thread III (land based, exclude J-15)

[TOKYO DRIFT ABC]

What is the model of the ws-10 installed on J-16 ?

WS-10B

 

[HeroOftheFerelden]

J16s from the 15th Brigade return back to their home base after conversion training at Qiqihar AB

Northern end of the Weifang AB, 12 more shelters added to the existing 24 shelters


No. 12th J16 of the 15th Brigade, since the No. 1st has the construstion no. 0924, No. 12th must be from the 10th batch


The first shelter from the southern end


Family reunion

 

[ougoah]

Armed to the teeth!

Armed to the teeth would be with 10x PL-15 and 2x PL-10.

In terms of pure AAM numbers, this is literally half what the J-16 can be armed with for A2A role.

 

[Deino]

J16s from the 15th Brigade return back to their home base after conversion training at Qiqihar AB

Northern end of the Weifang AB, 12 more shelters added to the existing 24 shelters
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No. 12th J16 of the 15th Brigade, since the No. 1st has the construstion no. 0924, No. 12th must be from the 10th batch
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The first shelter from the southern end
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Family reunion
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Really 15th Air Brigade or the fifteenth Brigade?

And even more interesting if true, it would be the first JH-7A Brigade that converted to the J-16 ....

 

[Schwerter_]

Armed to the teeth would be with 10x PL-15 and 2x PL-10.

In terms of pure AAM numbers, this is literally half what the J-16 can be armed with for A2A role.

Not sure why it’d be 10x pl-15 and not 8, pretty sure the outer underwing pylons are supposed to hold short range AAMs and not BVRAAMs. Sino flankers may be different than Russian ones in this regard but I don’t think we’ve ever seen them hanging PL-12/15 there

 

[caohailiang]

Really 15th Air Brigade or the fifteenth Brigade?

And even more interesting if true, it would be the first JH-7A Brigade that converted to the J-16 ....

and will those JH-7A be transferred to PLANAF?

 

[Totoro]

Would certainly make sense. If for nothing else than to replace the non-A models which are by now getting to be 25 old.

Though if that rumor that navy is divesting itself of all land based combat planes is true, then those would still stay in the AF.

 

[lcloo]

and will those JH-7A be transferred to PLANAF?

Don't think so. PLAN Aviation jets are for frontline deployment in China's potential conflicts in East China sea and South China sea, they deserve better aircraft. They will get naval version of J16 (J16H?) to replace their JH7 for strike roles.

 

[gelgoog]

I thought the PLANAF coastal units were all being moved into the PLAAF? That the PLANAF was now only going to be consisting of carrier air units.

I agree that the JH-7s will likely all be replaced by J-16s. There is a huge advantage in the J-16 platform in general.

 

[caohailiang]

I thought the PLANAF coastal units were all being moved into the PLAAF? That the PLANAF was now only going to be consisting of carrier air units.

I agree that the JH-7s will likely all be replaced by J-16s. There is a huge advantage in the J-16 platform in general.

long term i suppose that would be the case, but is there solid info on how will the transition go? i find it unlikely all those PLANAF units will be just moved to PLAAF in one go, rather than a prolonged process where carrier based a/c gradually replace the land based a/c in PLANAF units, and those replaced land based a/c are either retired or move to PLAAF.

at the meantime, it would make sense to keep PLANAF units functional in short term by upgrading JH-A to JH-7A