Re: Jh-7 thread
From this article, , I think it's clear that JH-7A can fire 250 KM YJ-83s. Although, I think the detection range of JL-10A vs destroyers is still not the greatest at the moment, so it would need to datalink with other fighters/AWACS/destroyers to make good use of the range of YJ-83s.
I think you are 100% correct here. Russia looses out big time, if China does not buy the missiles it produces like KH-31A and KH-59MK (which was pretty much developed for mkk2).adeptitus said:IMO the JH-7 is not a fighter, and its ability to use the PL-12 AAM is of secondary importance. The primary reason to even field them is that the Russians don't like PLAAF using locally made AShM's on Sukhoi aircraft.
Like the newer F-15's that can carry 4 Harpoon's, the JH-7 can be equipped with 4 PRC-made AShM's, such as the YJ-82K for anti-shipping strike missions. A pair of JH-7's and unload 8x YJ-82K's against a ship from up to 120km away. OR, if the YJ-83 is avail, from as far as 250km away. Except for dedicated air defense ships, most warships today would not survive an attack from 8 anti-ship missiles.
If the Russians allowed the PLAAF to make source code modification to combat computer and use locally made munitions on Su-30's, then there would be less incentive to deploy the JH-7's.
From this article, , I think it's clear that JH-7A can fire 250 KM YJ-83s. Although, I think the detection range of JL-10A vs destroyers is still not the greatest at the moment, so it would need to datalink with other fighters/AWACS/destroyers to make good use of the range of YJ-83s.