J-10 Thread IV
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Eastern Theater Command?
China relevant departments (有关部门) should have fired all those cameramen and editors who have been working on taking photos of Chinese Military Equipments. And instead, hire those Pakistanis who dressed and photoed J-10CE. Then I am pretty sure J-10CE marketability would increase significantly.Two more from Pakistani rehearsals...
Ok now maybe I get why the J-10 has a 1000-1200 km combat radius as opposed to the F-16's 550 km combat radius (without conformal or traditional fuel tanks). The J-10 is actually bigger; thus, potentially carrying more internal fuel.More images of J-10CE.
Also, since the J-10C has a bigger radome than both the F-16V and the Rafale, I would assume that the J-10C's AESA contain more T/R receivers (thus, potentially more accurate scanning) than those of both rivals.
Still, I wonder what the J-10C's RCS would be compared to the newest vipers.
AFAIK NTC !
At least finally 34th Air Brigade confirmed ... however I'm not sure with its base!?
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I don't know. The original poster didn't say anything at all.
34th AB is northern TC
China also has a vast airspace that needs defending. A long combat radius is a baked in requirement for PLAAF procurement at this point, I think.
It was speculated that J10C has around 3T internal fuel, while Rafale is advertised to carry 4.7T. J10 looks bigger than rafale too.
Well the J-10C's engine does take up quite a lot of space compared to the Rafale, so I would not be surprise if the Rafale carries more fuel. In fact, it is widely believed that the Rafale has a combat radius of 1700+km, which is greater than those of the Su-27 and nearly matches those of the F-15. However, the single engine on the J-10C is more powerful, and the bigger radome allows for a bigger AESA. The best comparison to the J-10C is the F-16 Viper, but as mentioned earlier, the Viper (also a single powerful turbofan engine like the J-10 as opposed to Rafale's two medium-sized turbofan engines) somehow has a super short combat radius of 550-600 km without conformal fuel tanks.
I would argue that in the case of Pakistan, while India's Rafales surely have longer strike ranges, J-10C's bigger AESA radar gives it an edge in BVR combat.