A few days ago, in the "Gizhar-II" joint air force tactical exercise implemented by the Pakistan Air Force and the Qatari Air Force, it is said that the J-10CE fighter of the 15th squadron sent by the Pakistan Air Force won a complete victory - in the air combat confrontation, it won the excellent results of 4:0 in the over-the-horizon combat link, 5:0 in the close combat link, and a total of 9:0, which directly shaved the head of the "Typhoon" fighter equipped by the Qatar Air Force!
The J-10CE and Rafale fighters are in the same frame.
If you want me to say, the brothers of Pakistan and Railway are too sincere, and they want to show 100% strength to crush others, and the Qatari brothers don't want to lose face? Even if Qatar may think it's not a big deal, how will the British Air Force, the Luftwaffe, and the Italian Air Force, which are equipped with "Typhoon" fighters, mix up in the future, and how will their Typhoon fighters be sold in the arms market?
The Qatari pilots trained by NATO instructors flew NATO fighters, and were "completely exploded" by Pakistani railway pilots flying Chinese fighters.
To tell the truth, the J-10CE is actually technically equal to the Typhoon EF2000 fighter, and the latter is a twin-engine fighter, which is more advantageous in terms of power.
In terms of avionics system, the J-10CE is equipped with an active phased array fire control radar, a long-band photoelectric radar, and an integrated electronic countermeasure system; The EF-2000 fighter is also equipped with the ECR-90 "Catcher-E" active phased array fire control radar, a medium-band optoelectronic radar and an integrated electronic countermeasures system.
J-10CE waiting for test flights
In terms of over-the-horizon interception capability, the J-10CE fighter has a certain supersonic cruise capability and is equipped with PL-15E medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles according to the Pakistani army; The Typhoon EF-2000 fighter also has 1Supersonic cruise capability at 5 times the speed of sound for a certain period of time, equipped with "Meteor" medium and long-range air-to-air missiles.
In terms of melee combat capabilities, the J-10CE fighter is equipped with a joint helmet-mounted display and a Thunderbolt-10E combat projectile; The EF-2000 fighter is also equipped with a Striker-II combined helmet-mounted display and AIM-132 or IRIS*** combat munitions.
Based on the above information, the performance of these two fighters can be described as comparable, and the air combat capability is at the middle and upper level among the fourth-generation fighters.
So if the two are tied or one of them has a slight advantage, it is normal, but why did the J-10CE crush the opponent on one side? Let's try to analyze one or two.
The Typhoon fighter plane took off with bombs.
First of all, in close combat, the J-10CE's low-altitude and low-speed performance is dominant, coupled with our easy-to-use combat missile Thunderbolt 10 with a helmet display, it is easier to incorporate the Typhoon into the launch envelope and shoot down the opponent first. Of course, the "Typhoon" fighter is actually not weak, but it is just a little disadvantaged in the face of the J-10CE.
Let's talk about over-the-horizon air combat, both are equipped with active phased array radars, and without the blessing of early warning aircraft, the battlefield situational awareness of both sides is almost the same; And the Typhoon EF-2000 fighter has two engines, which is more powerful and better in high-altitude and high-speed performance.
Then, the J-10CE can still achieve a 4:0 victory may be because of the missile. It is equipped with Thunderbolt-15 air-to-air missiles with a range of more than 150 kilometers, while the Typhoon is equipped with Meteor air-to-air missiles with a range of about 120 kilometers.
The pilots of Pakistan and Qatar should have spotted each other at about the same time, but the Pakistani brothers can take the lead in attacking, and the difference in range of tens of kilometers may be the distance between victory and defeat.
Model of the Thunderbolt 15 missile.
Of course, the most important result of the one-sided record may still be on the people, after all, as we just said, the Typhoon EF2000 and the J-10CE equipment level is about the same. The pilots of Pakistan Railway were tempered in the flames of war, and their training time and actual combat experience were more sufficient.
In the face of a large number of Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000, MiG-29 of the Indian Air Force, Snapdragon fighters, F16 fighters and J-10CE equipped with Pakistani Railway, the border air friction with India has never fallen behind in the past 10 years, which in itself has proved the excellent technical and tactical level of Pakistani Railway pilots.
In any case, in this exercise, we have to J-10CE is show its face, give us a boost, we use our strength to prove that the strength of the Chinese industry has made great progress, and we will definitely win more foreign trade orders in the future military trade market.
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