H-6 Technical Data
| Status: | Active |
| NATO Name: | Badger |
| Chinese Nickname: | H-6K - Zhanshen (战神) - God of War; H-6N - Leishen (雷神) - God of Thunder |
| Type: | Strategic Bomber |
| Contractors: | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| IOC: | 1969 |
| Operator: | PLAAF |
| Variants: | H-6A, H-6G, H-6H, H-6J, H-6K, H-6M, H-6N, H-6U, H-6DU |
| Length: | 114.2 ft. |
| Wingspan: | 108.3 ft. |
| Height: | 34.0 ft. |
| Empty Weight: | 82,012 lbs. |
| Max Takeoff Weight: | 174,165 lbs. |
| Power Plant: | 2x Xian WP-8 |
| Max Speed: | 570 kts |
| Max Range: | 3,200 nm |
| Ceiling: | 42,000 ft. |
| Cannon System: | 7x Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 |
| Anti-ship Missiles: | KD-88, YJ-100, YJ-62, C-301, C-101, CM-802A, YJ-12 |
| Land-attack Cruise Missiles: | CJ-10 |
| Other Missiles: | ASBM: YJ-63, YJ-12, YJ-21; ALBM (H-6N): JL-1 |
| Bomb Systems: | GB6, CS/BBC5, GB2A, GB5 |
| Accommodation: | 4 crew |
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