PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

Cloud_Nine_

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What is HQ-26? What is its characteristics compared to HQ-9 and HQ-19?
Scroll back a few pages to around #1300 please. This is the one we first saw on a flat car in a train station. Suspected to be a PAC-3 MSE/MEADS type missile, a speculation somewhat validated by this being placed right in front of the other two hit to kill BMD systems.
 
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I'm not sure if they're Chinese SAM missiles, but Italian media are talking a lot about this strange video. Have you already discussed it? Any guesses about what it might be?
 

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I'm not sure if they're Chinese SAM missiles, but Italian media are talking a lot about this strange video. Have you already discussed it? Any guesses about what it might be?
The first few seconds is a very normal vertical launch and turn sequence for sth like HQ-17s. Not sure about the second clip. Then the rest are just sped up Iron Dome clips shot at an angle that makes it seem the missiles are doing almost 180s. They look like they are turning at ridiculous angles but that's mostly because of the camera angle and that the targets are very slow rockets. I haven't verified them but if they are real and not digitally manipulated in anyway, they are probably Iron Dome clips.

This seems to be just an low effort regurgitation of an equally low effort "hype" video common on websites like Sina.com. I would just completely ignore them honestly.
 

bsdnf

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Just found a 12 missile variant, possibly for the HQ-26, was spotted in 2022. Has anyone posted this?

Correction, different chassis, HQ-26 does not have jacks on either side of the rear.
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The closest thing I could find is the FD-1000, which was never exhibited at the Zhuhai Air Show. It also has 12 missiles, but the missiles aren't that long. Those familiar with the chassis can use it to infer the length and caliber of the missile
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