F- 15 can launch the AIM- 120C long-range air-to-air missile calmly and directly shoot down the fighter jet from the air after locking it with airborne radar and obtaining its flight trajectory data.
For F- 15, which is ahead of its contemporaries not only in airframe but also in airborne avionics, the J-7 has little chance of winning, and it is not surprising that it lost to F- 15. 歼 7 is not as good as others, and it is normal to lose.
In large-scale fleet operations, the guidance and command system of early warning aircraft and ground radar is still put aside. When the two fleets meet in the air, F- 15 will be the first to find the J-7 in the air. After all, its airborne radar can detect and track fighters beyond the line of sight to close range, as well as targets reaching the treetop level.
The F- 15 fighter can take the lead in launching the AIM- 120C long-range air-to-air missile when it locks the J-7 fleet in the air. However, in the battle of large aircraft groups, although the J-7 will be shot down in large numbers, it is believed that there will still be J-7 fighters escaping from the net in a high-altitude and high-speed and flexible way.
When the two sides meet the enemy at high speed, the J-7 still has the ability to launch PL series long-range air-to-air missiles. Even when the two sides enter the close combat state, although the F- 15 can plug in the AIM-9 close combat air-to-air missile and has strong combat performance, the PL- 10 close combat air-to-air missile carried by the J-7 is by no means a vegetarian. Besides, it's dog fighting in the air.
In the close contact between J-7 and F- 15, J-7 has the ability to shoot down F- 15, which is by no means the author's imagination, especially J -7G, which served in the later period, canceled the radar rangefinder of the nose and replaced it with domestic El/M20 1 multifunctional pulse Doppler fire control radar, and still has certain detection ability for air targets.
Obviously, the F- 15 is by no means a stealth fighter, and it may still be found and locked by the airborne radar equipped with the J-7. In theory, launching PL series long-range air-to-air missiles has at least the ability to shoot down F- 15 fighters from a long distance, which is still the subject of system operations.
歼 7 is a typical front-line high-altitude high-speed interceptor with limited range and operational radius. Generally deployed in frontier areas, they are carrying out national defense operations, so their ability to take the initiative to attack is very limited.
Although the J-7 flies high, it is a "short-legged man" who can't fly far, and has no ability to receive oil in the air. Even if aerial refueling is accepted, it is not far because of the limited capacity of the fuel tank.
When fighting in the system, under the guidance of airborne early warning aircraft and ground radar, it makes up for the shortcomings that some fighters in the J-7 have no airborne radar. Even if some fighters have airborne radar, the detection distance is not very far.
Therefore, the 歼 7 has the opportunity to launch PL series long-range air-to-air missiles first to deal with the invading F- 15 fighters, and the possibility of shooting down the F- 15 fighters first is not ruled out.
Therefore, when fighting within the system, the J-7 must be a lively light fighter. The task of finding and locking the enemy first can be completely completed by airborne early warning aircraft and ground radar. The incoming air target information is transmitted to the air 歼 7 in real time through the data link, and the pilot launches the long-range air-to-air missile in time. On the contrary, it is possible that the enemy fired first and shot down first.
Even now, the J-7 fighter is by no means useless. As long as it is used properly, especially when fighting within the system, it can still play its great value. In fact, the situation of completely relying on the performance of fighter planes is becoming less and less in modern wars, and it is basically systematic confrontation and combat.