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PL-2

Missiles And Guided Munitions

The PL-2 is an infrared-homing air-to-air missile developed in the People's Republic of China as a reverse-engineered version of the Soviet Vympel K-13, which was itself a reverse-engineered copy of the American AIM-9B Sidewinder. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
guided missile 1
Introduced Year
1970 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: PL-2
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service = 1970s to present
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2. Wikidata: PL-2
Wikidata Q1502660, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
PL-2 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1502660 (P729 service entry): 1970
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Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1970.
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