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Add KH-31P to Algerian Su-30MKA #2964

Open StanleyDeRolmate opened 1 year ago

StanleyDeRolmate commented 1 year ago

DB Selector

DB3K

User(s)

3206

Weapons Carried

2x AA-11 Archer [R-73M1] #2003 2x AA-12 Adder A [R-77, RVV-AE] #273 4x AS-17 Krypton A [Kh-31P, ARM] #276

Long range: 2x AA-11 Archer [R-73M1] #2003 2x AA-12 Adder A [R-77, RVV-AE] #273 2x AS-17 Krypton A [Kh-31P, ARM] #276

Requires Buddy Illumination

No

Default Combat Radius (nm)

410 long range: 480

Weather Restrictions

All-Weather

Time-of-Day Restrictions

Day & Night

Capable of Quick Turnaround

No

Comments

Most sources only mention Kh-31A missiles being delivered to Algeria, but this video from last year shows a Su-30MKA launching a KH-31P at a radar target. So Algeria likely received the Kh-31P as well.

Sources

https://en.topwar.ru/198102-alzhirskie-vvs-pokazali-unichtozhenie-rls-protivnika-istrebitelem-su-30mka.html https://twitter.com/kmldial70/status/1539002966912512002

KLABDB3K commented 1 year ago

Despite the article comments about it being a Kh-31P, the length of the missile in comparison to the vehicle indicates a Kh-31PD and Russian production has been of this improved version since 2012.