PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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HQ-16. This from LKJ86 at PakDef. What's cool about these shots is that they are high res. You can see the spokes on the tail fins of the missile, something that I don't see with the Russian variety. I speculate that those tail spokes may have something to do with mid phase guidance. Another is that it may have a TVC control at the end, just like the export version LY-80 has shown in expos.
Which is true. The Russian 9M38 and 9M317 ("Buk") are all slant launched and didn't have TVC controls on the back.
It serves to highlight that the HQ-16 system is now an entirely different system from the Buk systems, from the launch systems to the surveillance and fire control radars. The only resemblance between the two are the missile bodies, layouts and dimensions.
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I am not sure what missile system this is, but it looks like its based on the SD-10 missile. Could this be the domestic counterpart to the SD-50? Images from LKJ86 at PakDef.
It serves to highlight that the HQ-16 system is now an entirely different system from the Buk systems, from the launch systems to the surveillance and fire control radars. The only resemblance between the two are the missile bodies, layouts and dimensions.
On to the next...
I am not sure what missile system this is, but it looks like its based on the SD-10 missile. Could this be the domestic counterpart to the SD-50? Images from LKJ86 at PakDef.
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yeapp. some people would like to say that HQ-16 was a copy of the BUK .... in reality is HQ-16 original design was inspired by the BUK but then totally different sysytem, in my opinion is much more advanced .... and I believe the range now is over 70kms .... and potentially could achieve 120kms in later variant with improved solid fuel
Funny that China was the inventor of gun powder and it seems China still way behind in solid fuel tech compared to the few western countries (the US, British and France)
The 9M317 ones on the Admiral Grigorovich do have TVC controls, and an entirely different fin arrangement. The arm launched Shtil like on the Sovremenny, the Talwars and the Type 052B doesn't have TVC controls.
On other things not related.
From LKJ86 on Pakdef, differences on HQ-9 and 9B. I wonder where is HQ-9C?
HQ-17, China's version of the Tor M1. The idea is similar but the radars on the vehicles are different.
