PL-15 vs SS.12/AS.12: Specs Compared

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AMissiles

PL-15

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMissiles

SS.12/AS.12

Surface-to-surface or air-to-surface missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

PL-15PL-15E

3.996 m

Length source ↗

SS.12/AS.12NORD SS.12/AS.12 · Length

1.87 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

4mPL-15E

1.87mNORD SS.12/AS.12 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.996 m

PL-15E

Single source

399.6 cm (13 ft 1.3 in) (PL-15E)^[source]

1.87 m

NORD SS.12/AS.12 · Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

PL-15 and SS.12/AS.12 configuration
Specification	PL-15	SS.12/AS.12
Type	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]	Surface-to-surface or air-to-surface missile^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12
Place of origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	France^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12
In service	2016–present^[source]	1960–present^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12
Manufacturer	China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA)^[source]

Engine	Dual-pulsed solid-propellant rocket^[source]	solid fuel rocket^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

Guidance system	Active radar homing^[source]	wire MCLOS^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

Launch platform	J-20 , J-35 , J-10C , J-15T , J-16 , J-11BG , JF-17 Block-3^[source]	Helicopter, aircraft, ground unit^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

Used by	People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified Pakistan Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified	—

Used by

People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified

People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified

Pakistan Air Force^[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified

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Produced	—	1957–1982^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

No. built	—	10000+^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

Steering system	—	thrust deflection^[source]NORD SS.12/AS.12

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