6-cel HQ-7?

adeptitus

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I saw a pic on defense talk today showing 6-cel SAM system as HQ-7 SAM:
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To best of my knowledge the only 6-cel system developed was the LY-60. Could this simply be a HQ-7 display dummy with reduced number of missiles?
 

sumdud

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There was the HQ-61 also, but this isn't it. I'd say it's a dummy also. 6 is too meager for the PC, this missile too big.
 

planeman

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Previously I've never even blinked at those images, the other exhibits certainly seemed real. But on close inspection the six cell launcher looks odd, with no apparent wiring/connection jacks, and an unlikely flat steel plate base that looks improbable as a turn-table. Maybe it was a test launcher for ground based launches, or maybe a dummy for reloading drills on dry land?
 
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