J-10 Thread III (Closed to posting)

[Deino]

Hmmm ... IMO the bombs You mention are simply too new but these are LGB's & no sure if really operational ones but this is what I have:

Deino

 

[Speeder]

Hmmm ... IMO the bombs You mention are simply too new but these are LGB's & no sure if really operational ones but this is what I have:

Deino

Many thanks, Deino, for this timely response! It reminds me of an old Sneaker bar commercial: Nothing bites Lion! So here is No One Beats Deino!

several trival things:

Those photos ( appear old) are of about 2008 vintage when J-10 was officially out (?), particularly the 1st one - looks even somewhat ANCIENT. Can I roughly say so when quote?

I hope these fotos could do... LGBs are precision bombs anyway. I guess the only thing "the opponents" could say will be " no single flying J-10 with these bombs shows the incapability to launch? " or something like that?


I just realised that it appears very rare to find a clip/photo on J-10 launching a precision bomb, LGBs or NAV SAT-guided, or simplely a photo of flying with them underneath. On the other hand, th US and Eurpean jets doing such photo-ops shooting ammos are everywhere in the web. I am a bit puzzled as one can see photos of LT-2 on JH-7, J-8, etc old jets, why similar photos aren't easily available with J-10, since LT-2 is relatively a very very old bomb indeed?

Any explainations? Or no confirmation whatsoever that these bombs are operational on J-10?

 

[Deino]

You are correct and again the main reason IMO is that 1. these weapons are quite new in the PLAAF arsenal and 2. the J-10 was at first only able to use the PL-9, PL-11 ... now even later than the J-8F units it receives the PL-12 ... in regard to air-to-ground ordonance I only know simple dumb-bumbs, practice dispensers and rocket pods.

As such I think the J-10 is just receiving these weapons mybe simply since it has just been cleared to use them now.

Regarding the timeframe of the photos: the first one is most likely the unveiling ceremony of the J-10-prototype (J-10 1001 was ready by May and the roll-out ceremony took part on 2. June 1997) whereas the other photos are "saved" on my harddrive are 31. May 2007 for "J-10A + LGB LS-500J" and 27. ‎August ‎2010 for "J-10_LGB1" ! Hope that helps a bit.

 

[no_name]

The second photo shows that the 23mm rounds have one green tracer round for every 4 normal rounds.

 

[A.Man]

A J-10B Video

[video]http://www.56.com/u15/v_NjI5MzI1ODg.html#sm_st=42[/video]

 

[AssassinsMace]

So why are the Russians advertising their engine with a J-10?

 

[Deino]

I wouldn't overestimate that ! ... and otherwise it's simply correct, since the AL-31FN is only used by the J-10.

Deino

 

[paintgun]

So why are the Russians advertising their engine with a J-10?

because AL-31FN is solely used by J-10

 

[i.e.]

You are correct and again the main reason IMO is that 1. these weapons are quite new in the PLAAF arsenal and 2. the J-10 was at first only able to use the PL-9, PL-11 ... now even later than the J-8F units it receives the PL-12 ... in regard to air-to-ground ordonance I only know simple dumb-bumbs, practice dispensers and rocket pods.

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Most regiments receiving J-10 up to this point has been interceptor regiments. keep in mind most Fighter regiments in chna are focused on airdefence only, very limited air2 ground operations. with the withdrawn of Q-5 and the reorientation of PLAAF it will get changed over time.

 

[drunkmunky]

wow..... that's some kinda sick propaganda right there. Aren't there law's against FALSE advertising.....