Chinese air to ground weapons (missiles, PGMs, etc)

[AkelaFreedom]

Made model ALBM 2PZD-21

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[Blitzo]

One more question on the AKF-91A: it has a red cover on the back, which imo is common for powered munitions to cover the engine exhaust, but there are no visible intakes on the missile/dispenser itself so I’m confused… unless it’s a NACA intake and currently covered up/ at somewhere that we don’t have a clear view?

Either the intake is hidden under the wings (like JASSM, of which the intake would start sucking in air after the wings open-up), or this weapon is solid fuel rocket powered. There is a slight chance it could even be liquid-fuel powered, but I strongly doubt it.

It is possible that it is unpowered -- i.e. an unpowered glide bomb.

But I agree, the red cover at the back is very suspicious.


This thing is still a mock-up, so certain real things may not be featured on it.

A low profile stealthy air intake/NACA duct is certainly something we wouldn't be able to see -- it would be flat.
Other missiles like JASSM, ACM have such air intake configurations.

Personally I think there is a good likelihood that what we are seeing is a mock-up meant to represent a ALCM.
Pursuit of LO features means its air intake would be flat and more integrated with the hull, thus not shown on a mock-up.

 

[AkelaFreedom]

It is possible that it is unpowered -- i.e. an unpowered glide bomb.

But I agree, the red cover at the back is very suspicious.


This thing is still a mock-up, so certain real things may not be featured on it.

A low profile stealthy air intake/NACA duct is certainly something we wouldn't be able to see -- it would be flat.
Other missiles like JASSM, ACM have such air intake configurations.

Personally I think there is a good likelihood that what we are seeing is a mock-up meant to represent a ALCM.
Pursuit of LO features means its air intake would be flat and more integrated with the hull, thus not shown on a mock-up.


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Hmm, on the first render my model

 

[by78]

An assortment of munitions images from Zhuhai. All are high-resolution.

 

[by78]

 

[Jingle Bells]

Sadly, it looks like this 1000kg PGM is going on the JH7A2, on the usually hang point that we have seen several times before.

I still hope they would put one on J-16....
Fingers crossed!!

 

[drowingfish]

Sadly, it looks like this 1000kg PGM is going on the JH7A2, on the usually hang point that we have seen several times before.

I still hope they would put one on J-16....
Fingers crossed!!

the loading vehicles being used seem quite good, this is something that could potentially be as consequential as the munitions themselves.

 

[ChongqingHotPot92]

@Blitzo There is indeed something under this standoff weapon. The belly is not flat, and there appears to be some openings in various form. They could be sensors (say TERCOM) or possibly air intakes (or both). But they could also be dispensers for submunitions. Let's hope someone with a long selfie stick could get close enough stick his/her camera under this thing. Then we would be able to know whether thing is powered or not.

 

[Blitzo]

@Blitzo There is indeed something under this standoff weapon. The belly is not flat, and there appears to be some openings in various form. They could be sensors (say TERCOM) or possibly air intakes (or both). But they could also be dispensers for submunitions. Let's hope someone with a long selfie stick could get close enough stick his/her camera under this thing. Then we would be able to know whether thing is powered or not.

Well, keep in mind this is a mock-up so there are certain details that are likely to be omitted.
For example, I think the overall external shape of the aircraft is accurate, but some details like the actual window of the nose EO seeker is omitted (we only can deduce it's likely for a EO seeker based on its shape and position).

Similarly, if the weapon does have an air intake similar to JASSM or ACM, then it's very possible they would show that on the missile either because it wouldn't actually change the overall profile/handling of the mock-up.


Either way, I have it on good authority that the weapon does come in both a powered version and an unpowered version -- whether the one we're seeing at Zhuhai this time is a mock-up of the powered version or not, is another matter.

 

[sequ]

Has anyone ever made a list of all the PGM's that China has developed? There are so many bombs and missiles that have been developed in China that I can't keep track on all of them.