In SB, the J-7E comes with a HUD and the ranging radar is linked to it, making it somewhat useful to track down enemies and gun them down with a bit more precision. Experienced pilots may prefer it over the 23 mm cannon used by most Soviet Fishbeds due to its accuracy and stopping power. It does have good ballistics and firepower (a few hits will rip apart most aircraft), but for pilots without good aiming skills the stingy 60-round ammo capacity will be very painful. ![]() 1 x 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon, belly-mounted (60 rpg)īecause the addition of a new fuel tank to the lower left side of the aircraft and compensation for the weight of newer missiles, unlike its predecessor, the J-7E has only a single Type 30-1 cannon on the starboard side.The J-7E is very solid in close combat and can compete with Mirages and F-5s while dancing around heavier aircraft like Phantoms. The wing loading is lower than most contemporaries other than the J35D and Mirage IIIC, which feature full tailless delta wings. The slats still work at 900 km/h, which helps with gun snapshots or missile leading at high speeds. It is possible to make sustained high-G turns at above 1,000 km/h IAS without losing much airspeed at all and maintain good nose authority during spiral climbs or dogfights at near-stall speeds. Low-speed manoeuvrability and high-speed energy retention are greatly improved, addressing long-standing issues with the Fishbed family and presenting a pleasant surprise to new pilots. The turn time is a whopping 29 seconds even when stock in RB, leaving most its competitors (other than F-5 family) behind by at least 3 seconds. Thanks to the new engine and the slat-equipped double-delta wings, the J-7E has one of the most impressive manoeuvrability among all the current top-tier aircraft. The acceleration and climb are not on the level of the legendary MiG-21bis but still competitive for a top rank fighter. Even though the J-7E's new WP-13F (reverse engineered R-13-300 with some newer technologies) engine lags behind the MiG-21SMT and MiG-21bis's engines in terms of maximum thrust, the J-7E actually weighs less than the MiG-21MF and can make the most of its engine power. To compensate for the increased weight and aerodynamic penalties, Soviet designers installed increasingly powerful engines. This contrasts with the Soviet MiG-21s, where from the MiG-21PFM onward, the noses and fuselage spines were enlarged to house search radars and hold additional fuel, respectively. The J-7E's airframe looks similar to the J-7II aside from the double delta wings, having a small nose and a thin fuselage spine like the early MiG-21F-13 the J-7II was developed from. With its newer PL-5B missile and large countermeasure capacity, the J-7E can prove its abilities over its competitors and use its amazing manoeuvrability to dominate close-quarters engagements in the hands of a good pilot even facing more competent foes. Introduced in Update "Red Skies", the J-7E offers a very different way to upgrade a Fishbed from the Soviet approach - not only does it have a more powerful engine and additional fuel, it also comes with the iconic double-delta wing with slats, making it a formidable competitor in terms of overall manoeuvrability and especially at lower speeds, which no Soviet Fishbed can ever offer. Although being quite obsolete in today's standards, the jet is still rather cheap to operate and equipped with relatively advanced IR AAMs to deliver sudden strikes on foes, as well as a makeshift "lead-in" trainer for pilots before they operate newer jets. The design of a double-delta J-7 was demanded not only by foreign customers, but also by the PLAAF themselves, where the jet would be the replacement of the bulk of J-6s in PLAAF service by late 1980s, as well as a way to earn foreign exchanges to fund the Project No.10 (J-10). The J-7E (Chinese: 歼-7E型歼击机 unified NATO codename: Fishcan) is a heavily-modified model of the MiG-21 series and one of the current support fighters of the PLAAF.
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