PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

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by78

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HQ-9B from the parade. All images are high-resolution.

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williamhou

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I wonder what's the rational behind fielding HQ-6A, HQ-12A, and HQ-22 (it appears in limited numbers), which would complicate logistics as well as training, when their HQ-17A, HQ-16B and HQ-9B already provide comparable or greater air defence coverage, and with VLS being more flexible and faster responding at the same time?
 
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vincent

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williamhou said:
I wonder what's the rational behind fielding HQ-6A, HQ-12A, and HQ-22 (it appears in limited numbers), which would complicate logistics as well as training, when their HQ-17A, HQ-16B and HQ-9B already provide comparable or greater air defence coverage, and with VLS being more flexible and faster responding at the same time?
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Navigator

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HQ-17 and HQ-16 - it's air defence systems of land forces. HQ-6A - it's specific system for air defence of important objects. HQ-12 and later HQ-22 was designed as inexpensive replacement of old HQ-2, since replacing all the numerous HQ-2 systems with the S-300\S-400\HQ-9, even for China, was expensive and delayed the modernization process.
For example, after HQ-22 were adopted in service, only for 2016-18 years at least 13 former HQ-2 sites were replaced by HQ-22.
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Totoro

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I wonder if HQ-12A procurement for PLA has ended? And if HQ-22 procurement has taken its place, to replace the remaining HQ-2 in select units? Or if the procurement of both is still going on, side by side.
 
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Navigator

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The acquisition of the HQ-12 it seems was ceased before procurement of the HQ-22. At the same time, the production of the HQ-22 immediately began on a large scale, I wouldn't be surprised if, after the final replacement of all HQ-2, they will also begin to replace the HQ-12.
 
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SpicySichuan

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Navigator said:
the production of the HQ-22
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What's the advantage of the HQ-22 over HQ-9B? Based on what I know, HQ-9B has a roughly 230km range, while HQ-22 has a range of 170km (or only 100) range at most. Is it because HQ-22 is cheaper and more capable of targeting low-flying cruise missiles?
 
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