HJ-10
HJ-10 is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by Norinco. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank warhead, that may penetrate of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. The maximum range is, with pre- or post-launch lock-on. The system is analogous to Israel's Spike-ER, Serbia's ALAS and North Korea's Bulsae-4 multi-purpose wire-guided missiles.
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 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.Missile Specification:
- Length :
- Diameter :
- Missile weight :
- System weight : 105
- Max range :
- Min range :
- Search speed : 150
- Attack speed : 250
- g overload: 15
- Guidance: fiber optic + MMW radar or fiber optic + ImIR
- 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 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
- : People's Liberation Army Ground Force — approximately 200 ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.