J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread

[Atomicfrog]

Wings and stabilizers folded.

Wow that's some payload ! Can he land with it or he need to drop some ?

 

[by78]

Amazing pictures as always (thank you).

The J-15 looks like it’s carrying a decent amount of ordnance. I have been studying PLA munitions furiously - but I was wondering if someone could help to identify what it’s carrying?

(apologies if this request is “low-effort”, if so let me know and I’ll just shut up and study in future)

In the second image in my original post, I see a PL-12 AAM carried on an underbody centerline pylon as well another one on a port side wing pylon. I can't tell for sure from the angle, but I believe a pair of KD-88 anti-ship missiles are carried under the wings as well.

I can't positively ID the weapons in the first image, as the angle is too poor.

 

[Tam]

Either the larger ones are KD-88 or YJ-83K. These are the same missiles, just different guidance system. KD-88 is for ground attack, aka Sino Slammer, YJ-83K for antiship.

 

[The Observer]

There are at least 3 PL-12 AAM. 2 are carried on the underbody centerline pylons and the 3rd on a port side wing pylon. I do expect it to carry the 4th one on the starboard side wing pylon. And maybe PL-8/PL-10 on wingtip pylons.

For the anti-ship missiles I believe it is YJ-83K variant rather than KD-88 based on the paint color and mid-body wingtip. KD-88 has tiny antenna on each of its wingtips and I don't see any antenna in the picture.

That said, I'm not sure if it's YJ-83K or YJ-83KH. We'll have to see the nose cone to know. YJ-83K is radar seeker, while YJ-83KH is IR seeker.

 

[duncanidaho]

I think there are two more Anti-Ship-Missile under the belly of this J-15.

 

[GTI]

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I think there are two more Anti-Ship-Missile under the belly of this J-15.

Looks like it.

In my [admittedly limited] PLA watching experience - this is the most heavily armed shipborne J-15 I’ve ever seen.

*Assuming the AAM load out is symmetrical

 

[Deino]

In the second image in my original post, I see a PL-12 AAM carried on an underbody centerline pylon as well another one on a port side wing pylon. I can't tell for sure from the angle, but I believe a pair of KD-88 anti-ship missiles are carried under the wings as well.

I can't positively ID the weapons in the first image, as the angle is too poor.

These are clearly PL-12 AAMs and YJ-83K AShMs (but mock ups only)

 

[Deino]

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I think there are two more Anti-Ship-Missile under the belly of this J-15.

These are YJ-91 ARMs (also mock ups only)

 

[Totoro]

Not sure how heavy the air launched YJ83 is. Will assume roughly 600 kg.
So 4 YJ83 missiles. 4 heavy pylons.
4 pl12 missiles. 4 AAM pylons
and i'll also assume 2 pl-8 missiles. 2 wingtip pylons.

Usually a missile launch rail weighs 25-40 kg, but to that one must add the pylon (unless its the wingtip launcher) which for US wing pylons seems to be 50 to 90 kg, if i am not mistaken.

So 4 missiles times 600 kg.
4 heavy pylons times 90 kg
4 MRAAMs times 200 kg.
4 lighter plyons and launch rails times 90 kg
2 SRAAMs times 100 kg
2 wingtip rails times 25 kg.

Total of 4170 kg. Without pilot, his equipment, gun ammo, chaff/flares, oil.
Pilot and equipment 100-ish kg? Gun ammo 75 kg if 0.5 kg per round for 150 rounds? USAF decoy boxes are usually 20-ish kg per box and another 0.2 kg per each decoy. F15 carries some 38 liters of oil.

So possibly just over 4450 kg altogether. Without empty plane weight and without fuel.

 

[Intrepid]

... this is the most heavily armed shipborne J-15 I’ve ever seen.

The photo was taken from the quay, it shows the ship in the harbor. This is not a photo of active flight operations.