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JZ-6

Reconnaissance fighter aircraftFielded 1972Pending verification
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System
TypeReconnaissance fighter aircraft
Date of introduction1972
ProliferationOrigin country only
Crew1Med[1]
Armament and payload
30-mm automatic cannons3Med[1]
250 kg bombs, or2Med[1]
400-l drop tanks, or2Med[1]
760-l drop tanks, or2Med[1]
Caa-1b aam2Med[1]
Inboard Stations: 8 x 57-mm rockets, or4Med[1]
Inboard Stations: 16 x 57-mm rockets, or4Med[1]
Inboard Stations: 7 x 90-mm rockets, or4Med[1]
Inboard Stations: gun pods, or4Med[1]
Inboard Stations: practice bomb4Med[1]
Variants
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19S/SF DAYTIME FIGHTER WITH 3 X 30 MM GUNS, ONE AT EACH WING ROOT AND ONE ON THE FUSELAGE.[1]
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19PF ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER. ARMED WITH STANDARD J-6 GUNS AND ROCKETS.[1]
DescriptionEQUIVALENT OF THE MIG-19PM ALL-WEATHER FIGHTER. ARMED WITH THE AA-1 ALKALI RADAR HOMING MISSILES, NO GUNS.[1]
DescriptionSIMILAR TO THE J-6, BUT WITH BRAKE CHUTE HOUSED IN BULLET-FARING AT THE BASE OF TAILFIN. SAME GUNS AS THE J-6A. EXPORT VARIANT WITH MARTIN-BAKER EJECTION SEATS AND AIM-9 SIDEWINDER MISSILES.[1]
DescriptionSIMILAR TO J-6A, BUT WITH NOSE-MOUNTED INTERCEPTION RADAR. SAME GUNS AS THE J-6A.[1]
DescriptionTRAINER VERSION WITH TANDEM TWO-SEAT COCKPIT. EXPORT VERSIONS ARE FT-6. ARMED WITH ONLY THE FUSELAGE GUN.[1]
DescriptionA TACTICAL PHOTO-RECONNAISSANCE VERSION, ARMED WITH WING ROOT GUNS ONLY.[1]
DescriptionEXPORT VERSIONS.[1]
Summary

Shenyang JZ-6 – (Jianjiji Zhenchaji – reconnaissance fighter) Dedicated reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon. As of April 2006, it was reported that the PLAAF 3rd Recon Regiment, 26 Air Division based in Nanjing MR, is the last regiment to actively fly the JZ-6 refusing to convert to JZ-8F.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. JZ-6 Chinese Reconnaissance Fighter Aircraft, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
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  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import