HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched
anti-tank missile
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a missile guidance, guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy armoured fighting vehicle, heavily armored military v ...
developed by
Norinco
China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (an abbreviation of "North Industries Corporation"), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (), is a Chinese ...
. It has a tandem
high-explosive anti-tank
High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a metal liner inside the warhead into a high-velocity ...
(HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate of conventional steel armour protected by explosive
reactive armour
Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour used in protecting vehicles, especially modern tanks, against shaped charges and hardened kinetic energy penetrators. The most common type is ''explosive reactive armour'' (ERA), but variants include ...
. The maximum range is , with pre- or post-launch lock-on.
Deployment
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.
A millimeter-wave radar system is mounted at the front-right corner of the vehicle to improve all-weather operation capability.
Variants
AFT-10
The AFT-10 () is the surface-to-surface variant in the HJ-10 family, receiving designation of AFT-10. AFT-10 is a
fiber-optic
An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at ...
wire-guided missile
A wire-guided missile is a missile that is guided by signals sent to it via thin wires connected between the missile and its guidance mechanism, which is located somewhere near the launch site. As the missile flies, the wires are reeled out beh ...
that equipped with
ZBD-04 Anti-tank platform. AFT-10 was first revealed in its deployment in Peace Mission 2014 joint military exercise.
Missile Specification:
*Length (mm):
*Diameter (mm):
*Missile weight (kg):
*System weight (kg): 105
*Max range (km):
*Min range (km):
*Search speed (m/s): 150
*Attack speed (m/s): 250
*g overload: 15
*Guidance: fiber optic + MMW radar or fiber optic + ImIR
Mounted Platforms:
*ZBD-04A AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on
ZBD-04A chassis.
*Type 08/VN1 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on
Type 08 (VN-1) 8x8 chassis.
*CTM-133 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on
CTM-133 truck chassis.
*CTL-181A AT: Four AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on
CTL181A assault vehicle chassis.
Operators
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People's Liberation Army Ground Force
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), also referred to as the PLA Army, is the army, land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 192 ...
— approximately 200
ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.
See also
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Anti-tank guided missile
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulde ...
;Red Arrow Development
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HJ-8 - wire-guided anti-tank missile system
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HJ-9 - beam-riding anti-tank missile system
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HJ-12 - man-portable infrared-homing anti-tank missile system
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;Related lists
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List of anti-tank guided missiles
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List of missiles
Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically into large categories and subcategories by name and purpose.
Other missile lists
Types of missiles:
* Conventional guided missiles
** Air-to-air missile
** Air-to-surface missile
** Anti-radia ...
References
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Anti-tank guided missiles of the People's Republic of China
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