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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''' 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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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 ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.''
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Length: 2.83m
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Mass: 75.3kg
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Diameter: 127mm
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Maximum speed: M 1.7
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Maximum range: 11 km
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''
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With 8.8kg of TNT equivalent explosives which does shrapnel and explosive damages to aircrafts
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
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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.
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)''
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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.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==

Revision as of 10:33, 16 June 2021

Description

The PL-2 missile (scale is approximate)


The PL-2 (霹雳-2)is a Chinese infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Length: 2.83m

Mass: 75.3kg

Diameter: 127mm

Maximum speed: M 1.7

Maximum range: 11 km

Effective damage

With 8.8kg of TNT equivalent explosives which does shrapnel and explosive damages to aircrafts

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.

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.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • High explosive mass
  • Hard to dodge at close range

Cons:

  • Easy to dodge at range
  • Can't keep up with supersonic jets that are above Mach 1

History

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 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, 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.

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.

Media

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See also

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  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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Missiles
USA 
AAM  AIM-54A Phoenix · AIM-54C Phoenix · ATAS (AIM-92) · AIM-120A · AIM-120B · Fakour-90 · Sedjeel
Sparrow  AIM-7C · AIM-7D · AIM-7E · AIM-7E-2 · AIM-7F · AIM-7M
Sidewinder  AIM-9B · AIM-9C · AIM-9D · AIM-9E · AIM-9G · AIM-9H · AIM-9J · AIM-9L · AIM-9M · AIM-9P
AGM  AGM-22 · APKWS II (M151) · APKWS II (M282) · BGM-71D TOW-2
Bullpup  AGM-12B Bullpup · AGM-12C Bullpup
Hellfire  AGM-114B Hellfire · AGM-114K Hellfire II
Maverick  AGM-65A · AGM-65B · AGM-65D · AGM-65E2 · AGM-65G · AGM-65L
ATGM  LOSAT/MGM-166A
TOW  BGM-71 · BGM-71A · BGM-71B · BGM-71C
SAM  FIM-92 Stinger · MIM-72 · MIM146
Naval SAM  RIM-24A
Germany 
AAM  AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder · AIM-9L/I Sidewinder · Flz Lwf 63 · Flz Lwf 63/80
AGM  9M14M Malyutka · Flz Lwf LB 82 · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · PARS 3 LR
AShM  AS.34 Kormoran
ATGM  HOT-K3S · Spike-LR II
SAM  Roland
Naval SAM  Strela-2M
USSR 
AAM  9M39 Igla · R-3R · R-3S · R-13M1 · R-23R · R-23T · R-24R · R-24T · R-27ER(1) · R-27ET(1) · R-27R(1) · R-27T(1) · R-60 · R-60M · R-60MK · R-73(E) · R-77
AGM  9K127 Vikhr · 9M17M Falanga · 9M120 Ataka · 9M120-1 Ataka
  Kh-23M · Kh-25 · Kh-25ML · Kh-29L · Kh-29T · Kh-29TE · Kh-29TD · Kh-66 · S-25L · S-25LD
ATGM  3M7 · 9M14 · 9M113 Konkurs · 9M114 Shturm · 9M123 Khrizantema · 9M133 · 9M133FM3 · 9M133M-2
SAM  95Ya6 · 9M311 · 9M311-1M · 9M331 · 9M37M
Naval SAM  Volna-M
Britain 
AAM  Fireflash · Firestreak · Red Top · Skyflash · Skyflash SuperTEMP · SRAAM · R-Darter
AGM  AGM-65E · AS.12 · ZT-6 Mokopa
AShM  AJ.168
ATGM  BAe Swingfire · MILAN · MILAN 2 · ZT3
SAM  Starstreak
Japan 
AAM  AAM-3 · AAM-4
AGM  Ki-148 I-Go Model 1B
ATGM  Type 64 MAT · Type 79 Jyu-MAT
SAM  Type 81 SAM-1C · Type 91
China 
AAM  PL-2 · PL-5B · PL-5C · PL-5EII · PL-7 · PL-8 · PL-12 · SD-10(A) · TY-90
AGM  AKD-9 · AKD-10 · Fire Snake 90A · HJ-8A · HJ-8C · HJ-8E · HJ-8H
ATGM  302 · HJ-73 · HJ-73E · HJ-9 · QN201DD · QN502CDD
SAM  HN-6
Italy 
AAM  Aspide-1A · MAA-1 Piranha
AGM  AGM-65H · CIRIT · L-UMTAS · Spike ER
ATGM  Spike-LR II
Naval AShM  Nettuno
SAM  Mistral SATCP
France 
AAM  AA-20 Nord · Matra R511 · Matra R530 · Matra R530E · Matra Super 530D · Matra Super 530F · Matra R550 Magic 1 · Matra R550 Magic 2 · Mistral · MICA-EM
AGM  9M14-2 Malyutka-2 · AS-20 Nord · AS-30 Nord · AS-30L Nord · HOT-1 · HOT-2 TOW · HOT-3 · Spike ER
ATGM  HOT · SS.11
SAM  Roland · VT1
Sweden 
AAM  RB24 · RB24J · RB71 · RB 74 · RB 74(M) · RB 99
AGM  Rb05A · RB 53 Bantam · RB 55B Heli TOW · RB 55C Heli TOW · RB 75 · RB 75T
ATGM  Rbs 55 · Rbs 56
SAM  Rbs 70
Israel 
AAM  Shafrir · Shafrir 2 · Python 3 · Derby
ATGM  Spike-LR II
  AAM = Air-to-Air Missile   AGM = Air-to-Ground Missile   AShM = Anti-Ship Missile   ATGM = Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Ground mounts)   SAM = Surface-to-Air Missile