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Description

Identification

  • Unit Name: Xi’an H-20 Stealth Bomber Block II

  • Designation: Stealth Bomber

  • Affiliation: Celestial Republic of China

General Characteristic

  • Crew: 2 (1 Pilot, 1 Co-Pilot)

  • Length: 35 m

  • Wingspan: 50 m

  • Height: 7.5 m

  • Gross Weight: 270,000 kg

  • Max Takeoff Weight: 320,000 kg

  • Powerplant: 4x CPJ-8000 "Nightfall" Engine

Performance

  • Max. Speed: Mach 2.5

  • Max. Altitude: 50,000 ft

  • Combat Range: 9,000 km

  • Service Ceiling: 15,000 ft

Weapons/Armament:

  • External Hardpoints

    • None 

  • Internal Bombing Bay

    • 8 Internal Bombing Bays

      • 2x Rotary Launcher (Internal Bombing Bays): 

        • 1x YJ-82 Subsonic Missile (x12) and 1x YJ-9E Air-To-Surface Cruise Missile (x12) combined

      • 6x Remaining Internal Bombing Bays

        • 2x Waverider Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (x4)

        • 2x YJ-83KH Heavy subsonic anti-ship cruise missile (x8)

        • 2x FT-9 Small-Sized Precision Guided Bombs (x18)

Additional Information

  • Squadron Size: 1 Bomber, 6 Air Superiority Fighters (For Protection), 5 Multirole/Strike Fighter (For First Strike)

  • Tech Level: Tier III

  • Variants:

    • Block I (Original Variant)

    • Block II (has a Increased Combat Range, Improved Design, and is 2 meters longer in length)- The one that you are seeing right now 

    • Block III (Unmanned Variant)


Info: The Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block II is the second known variant of the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber that is currently in active service of the Celestial Republic of China’s Air Force. Considered the successor to the Block I Variant of the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber, this bomber has a completely new improved design, improved Combat and Bombing Range, and is only 2 meters longer than its predecessor, it was also considered to be the predecessor to the Yuhuang/Husu H-26 “Zhenniao'' Strategic Bomber. Unlike its Predecessor (Xian H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block I), the bomber has a improved cargo capacity and radar range allowing the bomber to unleash a barrage of missiles on the enemy base, it should also be noted that this bomber is the first bomber in the Celestial Republic of China Air Force (CRCAF) to carry 4x experimental Yuhuang Corporation (Waverider Hypersonic Glide Vehicle aka DF-ZF Mk2) which is designed to travel at Mach 5 speed and could easily evade enemy defenses before striking its target location. Like the other bombers used by the CRCAF, these Bombers can carry a hefty amount of Missiles, and PGB’s (Precision Guided Bombs) to either level and devastate an entire enemy base leaving nothing behind in the process. Like all of its other bomber counterparts around the world (HLS-4 “Atotolin'' Stealth Bomber, B-21 “Raider” Stealth Bomber, Tupolev PAK-DA Stealth Bomber, BMC-4 Burkut Stealth Bomber, and Mizushima SBD-1 “Furaribi'' Stealth Bomber), they were all a part of the UCWG Stealth Bomber Program which all started with the North Atlantic Coalitions United States Branch’s first Stealth Bomber (Northrop Grumman B-2 “Spirit” Stealth Bomber) and as a result of the Northrop Grumman B-2 “Spirit” Stealth Bomber first deployment, it inspired other factions including the Celestial Republic of China to start their development on their own Stealth Bomber. The development for the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block II started when the Celestial Republic of China finished and started its manufacturing progress of the Xi’an H-20 Stealth Bomber Block I, however they noticed that the Block I had a ranged and weapons problem which made them vulnerable to enemy air defenses. As a result of CRCAF noticing the problems on the Block I’s, they started discussions on a Block II variant which would have a improved weapons loadout, capacity, system that would make it a formidable threat on the battlefield, so the CRCAF recruited Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, Zetian Aerospace and Defense Corporation, The Yuhuang Corporation, and the Northwest Ji Military Vehicle Design Bureau to work on the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block II, although it took years to complete the bomber as the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block I finished development in the 2018, the Xi’an H-20 “Peng'' Stealth Bomber Block II development was officially finished development in late 2023. The Bomber model was first sighted Beijing Air and Sea Exhibition (BASE) 2024 where it was a part of the Future Bombers Exhibit, it is expected to take it first maiden flight in late 2026 as it was rumored to make its official appearance in the Zhuhai International Airshow.


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  • I would also like to give credit to NETRUNNER_PL (H-20 Stealth Bomber) Design for inspiring me to design the Xian H-20 Peng Stealth Bomber Block II


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