J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

SteelBird said:

I don't if anybody thinks the same but to me, from this angle, canards are a kill for the stealth. Hope they positions better in flight.

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Figaro said:

I think Yankee said the current production version does not have a gun but there are gun ports for where the guns are supposed to be. I'm guessing they'll place the gun in once the WS-15 comes online ... for now they want to save weight to squeeze as much performance out of the Taihangs.

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dankris said:

Really? hmm, that does make sense considering the current jet is somewhat underpowered and they aren't going to war anytime soon anyway. At most, they'll only lack the gunnery practice time. Out of curiosity, do you have any pictures of the gun port? It'll be interesting to compare it to F-22 & F-35 gun ports. Also, do you know what type of gun will it use? Will it be the J-10 gun, J-11/16 gun, or a whole new Gatling gun?

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Figaro said:

These are not confirmed to be gun ports but I think are very reasonable candidates.

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As for the gun, insider Yankeesama said "the gun will be "unlike any currently in service in PLAAF" but didn't elaborate further."

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dankris said:

@by78 Do you still have the picture on the particular post of yours that @Figaro cited? looks like the picture is lost; at least it is for me. And by the way, can you circle what you think is the J-20's gun port if it is shown in the picture?

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Figaro said:

Sorry I was referring to Blitzo's post at #2756. Scroll down a little on that link. He drew a red box around it.

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dankris said:

I did saw it. Was it a part of the maintenance panel or the pop-up panel when the gun is going to shoot like in F-22? IMO it was a bit too far in the back for it to be the pop-up panel, especially when deflection shooting in a dogfight, so I guess it's the maintenance panel?

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dankris said:

Really? hmm, that does make sense considering the current jet is somewhat underpowered and they aren't going to war anytime soon anyway. At most, they'll only lack the gunnery practice time. Out of curiosity, do you have any pictures of the gun port? It'll be interesting to compare it to F-22 & F-35 gun ports. Also, do you know what type of gun will it use? Will it be the J-10 gun, J-11/16 gun, or a whole new Gatling gun?

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Figaro said:

Are there any pictures?

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