UPDATE: Stand down! Looks like this one is more of a toy than a representative model. Apologies for the rush to judgment!
It appears the Chengdu J-20 may be an eight-shooter: six PL-12s in the main internal bay and one PL-9 in each of two side weapon bays. In non-stealthy mode, the J-20 may also carry more air to air or air-to-ground weapons on external hard points.
It is hard to judge definitively from this photo of a scale model, but there doesn't appear to be room for air-to-surface missiles like the bulky YJ-12 or smart bombs inside the internal bays.
Is this evidence to support the theory that the J-20 is designed to perform as a stealthy air-to-air interceptor, or is there still reason to believe the aircraft could swing-role into a long-range penetrator?
It appears the Chengdu J-20 may be an eight-shooter: six PL-12s in the main internal bay and one PL-9 in each of two side weapon bays. In non-stealthy mode, the J-20 may also carry more air to air or air-to-ground weapons on external hard points. It is hard to judge definitively from this photo of a scale model, but there doesn't appear to be room for air-to-surface missiles like the bulky YJ-12 or smart bombs inside the internal bays.
Is this evidence to support the theory that the J-20 is designed to perform as a stealthy air-to-air interceptor, or is there still reason to believe the aircraft could swing-role into a long-range penetrator?
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