J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread

[plawolf]

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

How can you tell that those are mock ups?

 

[Deino]

How can you tell that those are mock ups?

IMO this is only a flat plate on the rear of the missile also as noted here:

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

You don't put live missiles on an aircraft for display in a harbour or port.

 

[Tam]

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.

YJ-91 or Kh-31 is also around 600kg.

So the same conclusion.

 

[halflife3]

J-15 carrier operations

 

[jimmyjames30x30]

J-15 carrier operations

So, no. 62 is real? Isn't it?

 

[11226p]

61 visible at 8:26 as well

 

[asif iqbal]

So now 61 x J15 operational ? Wow that was quick

 

[Deino]

So now 61 x J15 operational ? Wow that was quick

IMO unlikely. I think there is a jump in numbers much more likely.

 

[asif iqbal]

IMO unlikely. I think there is a jump in numbers much more likely.

my thoughts also but why?

 

[Sczepan]

Numbers 6x ff for SSF = Shandong?