JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread

[Deino]

If both Images are at least based on a real JH-7B could it be that the first aircraft in yellow is a real new-build prototype, whereas 822 Looks like a refurbished older JH-7A. So this whole Project might be in fact a MLU-program.

Deino

 

[Jeff Head]

It is real. I'll post more pictures once they are out.

Read my post to you. I never said that the JH-7B itself was not real as a program. I indicated that those two pictures were the same aircraft, one a mirror image of the other.

My final comment was not meant to question whether or not that there is or will be a JH-7B, only whether those two photos represent it. I will reword to clarify that point so there is no mistake.

 

[xiabonan]

Read my post to you. I never said that the JH-7B itself was not real as a program. I indicated that those two pictures were the same aircraft, one a mirror image of the other.

My final comment was not meant to question whether or not that there is or will be a JH-7B, only whether those two photos represent it. I will reword to clarify that point so there is no mistake.

I see.

I thought you were questioning whether there's a JH7B program at all.

But in any case I still believe this is the JH7B. I got the mirror image part though.

Let's just all wait for more pics.

 

[Preux]

Of course it's a mirror image, even the Chinese words are mirror-imaged and in the posting it said 'this is what it looks like from the left side'. It's not so much a PS, though it obviously was changed, as a representation of what the 7B is like according to the original poster, as there were no intention to pass itself off as a real photo of the other side of the 7B.

 

[AssassinsMace]

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[volleyballer]

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Deterrence against certain big country's super carrier who invades our maritime rights eh?

 

[SteelBird]

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The aircraft has pennant number 822 and believe this is not PSed. Like this one:

 

[Schumacher]

Deterrence against certain big country's super carrier who invades our maritime rights eh?

That's why JH7B is an excellent platform for their new AShM.
A mature platform with good low altitude supersonic capability with low cost enable you to go for the number required for something close to a saturation attack.
A carrier group can expect a squadron of JH7B, maybe with fighter escort, JH7 do carry AA missiles as well, to deliver about 50 AShMs their way at 4 mach.

 

[volleyballer]

That's why JH7B is an excellent platform for their new AShM.
A mature platform with good low altitude supersonic capability with low cost enable you to go for the number required for something close to a saturation attack.
A carrier group can expect a squadron of JH7B, maybe with fighter escort, JH7 do carry AA missiles as well, to deliver about 50 AShMs their way at 4 mach.

Lets suppose the YJ-12 is real and the JH-7Bs can carry two of them each. 400 KM is well within the range of carrier aircrafts armed with AIM-120s, also traveling at Mach 4. A carrier borne E-2s can detect targets out about 550 KM. Which will provide early warning for the carrier, which receiving the threat warning will then launch a "whole lotta" F-18s/F-35s in the air "real quick" and also prompt the fleet air defense ships like the Ticos and the Burkes to get in position to launch their "whole lotta" SM-2s.

The outcome of this scenario is that a few YJ-12s might get through but not a lot. But I guess the PLNAF will then launch its second squadron of JH-7Bs with another 48 YJ-12s ...

 

[Schumacher]

Lets suppose the YJ-12 is real and the JH-7Bs can carry two of them each. 400 KM is well within the range of carrier aircrafts armed with AIM-120s, also traveling at Mach 4. A carrier borne E-2s can detect targets out about 550 KM. Which will provide early warning for the carrier, which receiving the threat warning will then launch a "whole lotta" F-18s/F-35s in the air "real quick" and also prompt the fleet air defense ships like the Ticos and the Burkes to get in position to launch their "whole lotta" SM-2s.

The outcome of this scenario is that a few YJ-12s might get through but not a lot. But I guess the PLNAF will then launch its second squadron of JH-7Bs with another 48 YJ-12s ...

The E2/F18/F(atty)35 will need to survive escorts of later generations J10/J11 with their own awacs support likely provided by bigger platforms from land. Their chances will drop drastically if we're talking about escorts by J20/21, then there're the AAs carried by the JH7B as well.
Has there been reliable reports of SM2 being tested in realistic scenarios against big number of mach 4 AShMs ?