I thought in the 8. Army Avaition Brigade ?
Z-19 armed recon helicopter
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I thought in the 8. Army Avaition Brigade ?
asif iqbal
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Really now 3 Regiments of WZ10, very nice do all have 12 units each?
Yes I think Franco-Russe meant 8th not 10th
Yes I think Franco-Russe meant 8th not 10th
franco-russe
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Yes, exactly, sorry: 8 Bde, not 10 Regt.
And yes, I think all squadrons are of 12 helicopters. For instance, in the new Z-10 squadron of 6 Bde, we already know LH96111.
And yes, I think all squadrons are of 12 helicopters. For instance, in the new Z-10 squadron of 6 Bde, we already know LH96111.
plawolf
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Very interesting, this is the first high res face-on shot I have seen of the Z19, and from it, you can clearly see what looks to be some sort of intake or vent right in the middle of the structure directly above the cockpits - precisely where you would want to put a sensor turret if you wanted to mount of above the cockpits.
I believe that this is the main reason why the Z19 does not have a roof mounted sensor ball, and from the positioning of this intake, I believe its there because of the location of the engines, and is probably there for cooling. The Z9 has the same opening in the same place.
Unless they completely redesign the engine configuration and mount them externally in nacelles or find another place for the opening, I think a roof mounted sensor ball is out for the Z19.
They could add a sensor turret or MMW radar on top of the mast as with the Z9 testbeds we have seen thus far, so that is something else to look out for in the future.
Cheers bro. I looked up huitong it seems they are in service according to him.
franco-russe
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To the list of Z-10 and Z-19 units, we should already add another: 9 Army Avn Regt (soon to be Brigade) with both Z-10 and Z-19 (apparently those that Deino posted in the Z-10 thread, # 891).
For the sake of clarity, these are the Army Avn Regts/Bdes that have received significant new helicopters:
2 Fenghuangshan Z-19
5 Tushan Z-8B, Z-10
6 Sanshui Z-8B. Z-10
7 Liaocheng Z-8A
8 Baoding Z-10, Z-19
9 Liaoyang Z-8B, Z-10. Z-19
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your eyes must be really good, because I couldn't tell that picture was showing 9, I just assumed it's still in the 8th brigade. btw, 4th brigade also has Z-10 now.
franco-russe
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Of course I cannot read the numbers, but the picture accompanied an article describing an aviation regiment in Shenyang MR which had got Z-10 and Z-19.
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