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Chinese 57mm AA guns at work

The first IL-112V prototype that is currently being manufactured, the first flight of it will happen in the first quarter of 2018

(More pics and info here: http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2797795.html )

ZBD 05

J-15 

5 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

And speaking about Boomerang. A turret, that some people called Epokha here, when refering to turret on Boomer, is called Boomerang-BM. Epokha turret have 57 mm low velocity gun. Boomerang-BM turret and Berezhok have basically same weapons, difference is that Boomerang-BM is unmanned and have plenty of electronic gizzmos.

May i ask, why exactly a Low velocity gun is choosen on the Epokha turret?
I thought it would be more like the gun of the Derivatsiya.

I expect to be Looser´d here, but what the hell is that gun?

2 minutes ago, Khand-e said:

 

Check the slow mo on the video, you can clearly see that another projectile explodes mid air after contacting the first interceptor a split second before the second, more visible missile is intercepted.

 

http://i.imgur.com/BuuLDnX.mp4

 

It was likely fired from a completely different angle making the projectile harder to see from the point of view of the camera, I'd assume to test the claimed 360 degree coverage.

 

Welp I guessed that it actually launched 2 interceptors at 1 missile...but yeah camera angle makes it pretty hard to see.
Thx for clearing that up though 

43 minutes ago, Khand-e said:

Interesting note: the fact it shot down 2 full sized missiles at once actually demonstrates another design intention.

 

That it can effectively counter "decoy" rockets and missiles like the RPG-30 which fires a smaller, inert warhead directly before firing the main warhead, the point of said design is to fool an APS with the dummy warhead and letting the main one pass through unchallenged.

 

In this case, it would simply shoot both down.

Correct me if i am wrong, but on the video Zuk posted I only see 1 missile being intercepted by the 2 interceptors?
 

1 hour ago, Serge said:

No mobility demo. 

It tells about the gap betwen China and the west tech. 

Not 100% sure what you mean by mobility demo, but i guess this video of the VT-4 driving around will maybe atleast partly satisfy you

 

IIRC they wanted to integrate a 57mm autocanon as main armament in the future, though i am not so sure if that is actually true.

Slightly longer version (or just a few clips put togheter) of the video LoooSeR has posted, does anybody know which rifle is used at 0:00 - 0:50?
 

Old photo from Q-5 assembly line

Swiss ALR Piranha, there are only models of it since the Swiss gov. had no interest in it.
This was, AFAIK the last developement work on an indigenous swiss fighter jet.