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| HJ-10 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Non-line-of-sight anti-tank, anti-helicopter, air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Norinco[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | HEAT and others |
Operational | 10 km (6.2 mi)[1] |
Guidance | fiber-optic wire-guided missile (AFT-10) Infrared homing |
Launch | |
HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by Norinco. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate 1,400 mm (55 in) of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. The maximum range is 10 km (6.2 mi), with pre- or post-launch lock-on.[1]
AFT-10, equipped on the ZBD-04A Anti-tank platform, is the ATGM version of the HJ-10 platform and it is the first one to be developed. Eight missiles and a retractable sensor mast is mounted on the ZBD-04, with sensors including a thermal camera, TV camera and a laser range finder.[2] A millimeter-wave radar system is mounted at the front-right corner of the vehicle to improve all-weather operation capability.[3]
The AFT-10 (Chinese: 反坦克导弹-10; pinyin: Fǎn tǎnkè dǎodàn-10; lit. 'Anti-tank missile-10') is the surface-to-surface variant in the HJ-10 family, receiving designation of AFT-10. AFT-10 is a fiber-optic wire-guided missile that equipped with ZBD-04 Anti-tank platform. AFT-10 was first revealed in its deployment in Peace Mission 2014 joint military exercise.[2]
Missile Specification:
Mounted Platforms:
China: People's Liberation Army Ground Force — approximately 200 ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.[8]{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
