You're right. Thanks for the correction, post rectified.
PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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You're right. Thanks for the correction, post rectified.
The one on the right looks shorter? Is this not the new 8x missile for engagement at shorter distances/anti-saturation? Thought it's supposed to be the same length as old missile.
Although they have different canister size the missiles seem very close in size. Could it be that both have similar capability and range and the newer missile have folding fins to allow it to fit smaller canister. This way the launcher could carry 8 missiles instead of 4 when using the old canister.
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It's only a minor distortion effect due to the respective distances of the missiles to the camera lens.
The missile tubes on the left HQ-9 TEL are visibly narrower than the ones on the right HQ-9 TEL.
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Hopefully that's the case. There will never be a case of having too many SAMs.
The tubes do look to be the same length.
Well, Patriot and S-300P's, S-350 and Korean K-SAM. They're all single stage.
I phrased that wrongly. I meant for a missile of such length to diameter ratio, its a rarity to have it as a single stage design.
Certainly, the 9m96 missile design, which the korean missile leveraged, seems to be roughly similar in that pure l/d ratio. Though this hq9 missile is clearly different, with its rear fins only steering. Suggesting different weight balance, different trajectory and possibly different range/altitude envelope.
Certainly, the 9m96 missile design, which the korean missile leveraged, seems to be roughly similar in that pure l/d ratio. Though this hq9 missile is clearly different, with its rear fins only steering. Suggesting different weight balance, different trajectory and possibly different range/altitude envelope.
