PL-2 - Revision history

U30821137: /* Comparison with analogues */ add comparison table

2024-10-22T15:53:26Z

‎Comparison with analogues: add comparison table

U44629479: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added J-7D

2023-03-06T23:17:03Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added J-7D

U44629479: Edits

2022-06-06T17:23:13Z

Edits

U30821137: /* General info */ add table

2022-06-05T10:27:38Z

‎General info: add table

U38088265: Edits

2021-06-17T09:12:42Z

Edits

U4656018: adding info for the missile

2021-06-16T10:33:26Z

adding info for the missile

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Updated

2021-06-06T09:51:11Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Updated

U13682523: /* Description */

2021-02-13T11:54:10Z

‎Description

U13682523: Added weapon image

2021-02-11T22:09:01Z

Added weapon image

U38088265: /* History */

2020-12-01T19:42:02Z

‎History

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 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 Since PL-2 is the direct licensed copy of Soviet [[R-3S]] (AA-2 Atoll) missile, which was reversed engineered from USAF's [[AIM-9B]], these 3 missiles perform very similarly with PL-2 and R-3S being identical in all statistics and both lagging behind AIM-9B a bit in terms of maximum firing range.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 * {{Specs-Link|mig-19j_6a}}
 * {{Specs-Link|j_7_mk2}}
 * {{Specs-Link|j_7e}}

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 [[File:WeaponImage PL-2.png|thumb|left|420px|The PL-2 missile (scale is approximate)]]
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-The '''PL-2''' ({{Annotation|霹雳|Pi Li, lit. thunderbolt}}-2) is a Chinese [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' ({{Annotation|霹雳|Pi Li, lit. thunderbolt}}-2) is a Chinese [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 === Effective damage ===
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == General info ==
-Length: 2.83 m
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 === Effective damage ===

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 [[File:WeaponImage PL-2.png|thumb|left|420px|The PL-2 missile (scale is approximate)]]
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-The '''PL-2''' ({{Annotation|霹雳|Pi Li, lit. thunderbolt}}-2)is a Chinese [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
+The '''PL-2''' ({{Annotation|霹雳|Pi Li, lit. thunderbolt}}-2) is a Chinese [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
-Length: 2.83m
+Length: 2.83 m
-Mass: 75.3kg
+Mass: 75.3 kg
-Diameter: 127mm
+Diameter: 127 mm
 Maximum speed: M 1.7
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 === Effective damage ===
-With 8.8kg of TNT equivalent explosives which does shrapnel and explosive damages to aircrafts
+<!-- ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)'' -->
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-Since PL-2 is the direct licensed copy of Soviet R-3S (AA-2 Atoll) missile, which was reversed engineered from USAF's AIM-9B, these 3 missiles performs very similarly with PL-2 and R-3S being identical in all statistics and both lag behind AIM-9B a bit in terms of maximum firing range.
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 == Usage in battles ==
-Just like any early IR AAMs, PL-2 suffers from a low tracking rate and overload, and this problem is worsening due to the overall higher mass over its American counterpart; so the best way to utilize PL-2 is picking off targets which has just exited from their maneuvers, PL-2 works well on finishing off careless targets or those which has depleted all their energy and waiting to sign his own death warrant. It might sometimes have surprise kills over 2 km but this is rare so in most cases targets within 700m to 1.8 km is the way to go.
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
 === Pros and cons ===
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 PL-2, a licensed copy of a reversed-engineered missile- [[R-3S]] (or K-13/AA-2 Atoll) which was based from USAF's [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] and the story of these missiles goes back to September, 1958; the month when the very first man-to-man aerial missile kill happened.
-One day, after dogfighting with ROCAF [[F-86F-40 (China)|F-86F-40]], a pilot of PLAAF found a surprising "gift"- an UXO of AIM-9B struck in his [[MiG-17]]'s(or J-5) wing, after bringing his fighter back to base, PLAAF technicians removed this missile and reported back to the Central Military Commission, this missile was then handed to the Soviet Union for further study, along with the data provided by a spy in Sweden, Soviets have successfully reversed-engineered AIM-9B and thus, R-3S was made.
+One day, after dogfighting with ROCAF [[F-86F-40 (China)|F-86F-40]], a pilot of PLAAF found a surprising "gift"- an UXO of AIM-9B struck in his [[MiG-17]]'s (or J-5) wing. After bringing his fighter back to base, PLAAF technicians removed this missile and reported back to the Central Military Commission, this missile was then handed to the Soviet Union for further study. Along with data provided by a spy in Sweden, the Soviets successfully reversed-engineered AIM-9B and thus, R-3S was made.
-Later in 30 March, 1961, the Soviet Union has signed technology transfer memorandum and licensing [[MiG-21F-13]], its engine and R-3S to Mainland China and a year later, with a sample was handed to the Chinese, they started pre-production run of the missile and eventually, this missile came into PLAAF's service and served them for more than 3 decades, as well as different foreign users. Later in 1970s when PLAAF got their hand on another AIM-9E from USAF, they reverse-engineered it and made PL-2B with better rocket engine and fixed the long-lasting problem of the fuse would go off before hitting its target.
+Later in 30 March, 1961, the Soviet Union has signed technology transfer memorandum and licensed [[MiG-21F-13]], its engine, and R-3S to Mainland China. A year later, with a sample handed to the Chinese, they started pre-production run of the missile and eventually, this missile came into PLAAF's service as the PL-2 and served them for more than 3 decades, as well as different foreign users. Later in 1970s when PLAAF got their hand on another AIM-9E from USAF, they reverse-engineered it and made PL-2B with better rocket engine and fixed the long-lasting problem of the fuse going off before hitting its target.
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==

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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|mig-17_f5}}
 * {{Specs-Link|mig-19j_6a}}
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-[[File:WeaponImage PL-2.png|thumb|left|420px|The PL-2 missile]]
+[[File:WeaponImage PL-2.png|thumb|left|420px|The PL-2 missile (scale is approximate)]]
 {{Break}}
 The '''PL-2''' is a Chinese [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].

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 == History ==
-''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-Based on the Soviet [[R-3S]] the PL-2 is a Chinese air to air missile which started being license built in 1962 and was certified in 1967. It would see mass production unlike its derivatives, excluding the PL-5. It was used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, Myanmar Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force.
+Based on the Soviet [[R-3S]], the PL-2 is a Chinese air-to-air missile which started being license-built in 1962 and was certified in 1967. It would see mass production unlike its derivatives, excluding the PL-5. It was used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, Myanmar Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force.
 == Media ==