J-16
Equipment
Engines
Thrust, and a little top speed.
2 × WS-10 afterburning turbofan
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
I
Shenyang WS-10C
+4% thrust
5 coins
II
Shenyang WS-10D
+8% thrust
10 coins
III
20 coins
Armament
Damage dealt, by guns, rockets and missiles alike.
Convergence: straight ahead, or crossing 100–1000 m ahead, once unlocked (10 coins, for every aircraft).
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
I
Armor-piercing incendiary belts
+4% damage
5 coins
II
High-explosive incendiary belts
+8% damage
10 coins
III
PL-17 missiles
+12% damage
20 coins
Missiles
How soon its missiles reload, and how hard they turn.
PL-10 (Fox 2)
[SSL] Raptor (CC-BY 4.0)
PL-15 (Fox 3)
[RCAF-ARC] Max verstappen (CC-BY 4.0)
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
I
Quick-change launch rails
−8% reload time, +5% turn
5 coins
II
Faster control actuators
−16% reload time, +10% turn
10 coins
III
Enlarged control fins
−24% reload time, +15% turn
20 coins
Countermeasures
2 × Flare/chaff dispenser
Airframe
Damage taken: the same hit takes less of a sturdier airframe.
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
I
Fuel tank inerting (OBIGGS)
+4% toughness
5 coins
II
Redundant hydraulics
+8% toughness
10 coins
III
Composite armor panels
+12% toughness
20 coins
Controls
How fast it pitches, yaws and rolls.
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
I
Leading-edge root extensions
+3% agility
5 coins
II
Digital fly-by-wire
+6% agility
10 coins
III
Thrust-vectoring nozzles
+9% agility, turns when slow
20 coins
Loadout
Free to change in the hangar, and any group may be left empty. Missiles add weight and drag until they're fired.
| Hardpoints | As it comes |
|---|
| Wingtips × 2 | PL-10 (Fox 2) 178 kg · +8.5% drag |
| Wing × 2 | PL-15 (Fox 3) 420 kg · +15% drag |
| In all | 598 kg · +24% drag · 2.4% of its weight |
Liveries
Factory
Plain · Free
Gunmetal
Plain · Free
Navy
Plain · Free
Slate
Blobs · 10 coins
Olive
Blobs · 10 coins
Ocean
Blobs · 10 coins
Ghost
Blobs · 10 coins
Desert
Blobs · 10 coins
Mottle
Mottle · 10 coins
Tropic
Mottle · 10 coins
Woodland
Woodland · 15 coins
Jungle
Woodland · 15 coins
Aggressor
Shards · 15 coins
Arid
Shards · 15 coins
Custom
Any · 50+ coins
Model: [SSL] sirsnow (CC-BY 4.0)