Q-5L

Q-5L

Q-5A

JH-7A

Q-5L

Q-5A

JH-7A

China

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.0	9.7	10.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:260 000

Purchase:710 000

Description

The Q-5L (NATO: Fantan) is a rank VII Chinese strike aircraft with a battle rating of 11.0 (AB), 9.7 (RB), and 10.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

One of the latest revisions of the Q-5 series in PLAAF , the Q-5L will prove deadly to ground targets with its sufficient payload and updates to its avionics and new sensors for ground attacks, as well as new precision bombs.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 7 000 m1 444 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude16 500 m

Engine2 х Shenyang Liming WP-6A-III

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight13 t

For players who have flown the Q-5 series, Q-5L still retains the same flight performance - although sharing many parts with the J-6A, due to the lack of weight-reduction measures, Q-5s are in fact structurally overweight; while it has better sustained turn to heavier jets such as Phantoms thanks to its engines, do note that the weight issue still haunts the jet. Beware of any targets that have higher manoeuvrability, although your higher speed might save you from subsonic jets, any supersonic jets will have no problem chasing a Q-5L. Another note is that the Q-5L still retains the same control surface lock-up at transonic speeds (>850 km/h and before hitting Mach 1.0), use the airbrakes according to the situation for both regaining control or "snap-shots" on enemy targets.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	16500	__._	__._	__._	__._	850
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	577	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear577 km/h

• 10 mm steel plate behind nose cone
• 4.5 + 8 mm bulletproof glass in front of the cockpit
• 8 mm steel plate underneath cockpit
• 16 mm steel armoured pilot's seat
• 10 + 25 mm steel armoured pilot's headrest
• Self-sealing fuel tanks behind cockpit and underneath engines in rear fuselage

The Q-5L shares the same protection as its predecessors. Due to the need for ground attack and some protection for the pilot, the cockpit is enclosed by steel plates and comes with bulletproof glass. While this might not be sufficient against any autocannons at the rank, it could at least make sure the pilot will not be knocked out right away by incoming shots or shrapnel. The engines are still unprotected, but the installation of fire suppression systems allows the Q-5L to have greater odds to survive a fire onboard.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 341 → 4 817

RB9 053 → 13 054

SB10 024 → 14 454

Total cost of modifications225 500

352 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 320 / 600 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 340 Compressor Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 340 New boosters Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 Wings repair Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 530 G-suit Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450	Airframe Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 Cover Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450	ns23_belt_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 340 Flares/Chaff Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 340 HF-6 Research: 9 100 Cost: 14 000 340 Type 250 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 K/PZS-01 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 ns23_new_gun Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 530 GB250 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 530 HF-14 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 530 Type 500 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450 GB500 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450 EFS Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 450

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The Q-5L is armed with:

• 2 x 23 mm Type 23-2K cannons, wing-mounted (120 rpg = 240 total)

Suspended armament

The Q-5L can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 28 x Type 90-1 rockets
• 16 x Type 130-2 rockets
• 2 x 260 kg TS250 bombs (520 kg total)
• 2 x 570 kg LS-500J bombs (1,140 kg total)
• 8 x 250 kg 250-3 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg 500-3 bombs (1,000 kg total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
250 kg 250-3 bombs	1	1		4		1	1
500 kg 500-3 bombs		1				1
260 kg TS250 bombs		1*				1*
570 kg LS-500J bombs		1*				1*
Type 90-1 rockets		7	7		7	7
Type 130-2 rockets		4	4		4	4
K/PSZ-01				1*
* The K/PSZ-01 targeting pod must be carried when equipping laser guided bombs

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• New HUD with ballistic computer
• Built-in TVD camera for target acquisition; alternatively equipped with an advanced targeting pod
• Access to 250/500 kg guided bombs
• Sufficient manoeuvrability at around 700 km/h
• Great acceleration thanks to the WP-6-IIIA engines
• Access to RWR

Cons:

• Same bulky airframe as all its predecessors and still locks up at transonic speeds
• The built-in camera only has 1.5x magnification
• Lacks any type of AAM and countermeasures, unlike its technological predecessor A-5C
• Type 23-2K cannons needs extra practice against aerial targets
• Subpar payload to its NATO/Warsaw Pact counterparts

History

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See also

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