PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems
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Air defense drills on the Karakoram Plateau at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, featuring an HQ-16 battery. Target drones in the last image.
Thanks for clarifying the location and specifying the equipment. Otherwise, photos without any reference don't have any meaning
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Loading HQ-22 SAMs.
Interestingly, unlike the loading process of HQ-16 shown in the post above, the loading process for HQ-22 involves an intermediate step. HQ-22 canisters are not directly loaded from the transport vehicle onto the TEL. They are instead loaded onto a special loader vehicle first before being transferred to the TEL.
Transferring canisters from the transport vehicle to the loader vehicle:
The loader vehicle is then parked perpendicular to the TEL, and the canisters are shunted onto the TEL via rails:
Interestingly, unlike the loading process of HQ-16 shown in the post above, the loading process for HQ-22 involves an intermediate step. HQ-22 canisters are not directly loaded from the transport vehicle onto the TEL. They are instead loaded onto a special loader vehicle first before being transferred to the TEL.
Transferring canisters from the transport vehicle to the loader vehicle:
The loader vehicle is then parked perpendicular to the TEL, and the canisters are shunted onto the TEL via rails:
is HQ-9B or C as good as S-400?