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HJ-10 (or "Red Arrow 10") is a Chinese ground-launched anti-tank missile developed by
Norinco China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (North Industries Corporation), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (), is a Chinese state-owned defense ...
. It has a tandem high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, that may penetrate of conventional steel armour protected by explosive reactive armour. 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 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 (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

*: People's Liberation Army Ground Force — estimated 100 ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.


See also

* Anti-tank guided missile ;Red Arrow Development * HJ-8 - wire-guided anti-tank missile system * HJ-9 - beam-riding anti-tank missile system * HJ-12 - man-portable infrared-homing anti-tank missile system ;Similar weapons *
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References

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