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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.² A millimeter-wave radar system is mounted at the front-right corner of the vehicle to improve all-weather operation capability.³

Variants

AFT-10

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.⁴

Missile Specification:

• Length (mm): 1,850 mm (73 in)
• Diameter (mm): 170 mm (6.7 in)
• Missile weight (kg): 43 kg (95 lb)
• System weight (kg): 105
• Max range (km): 10 km (6.2 mi)
• Min range (km): 3 km (1.9 mi)
• 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.⁵
• Type 08/VN1 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on Type 08 (VN-1) 8x8 chassis.⁶
• CTM-133 AT: Eight AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on CTM-133 truck chassis.⁷⁸
• CTL-181A AT: Four AFT-10 missiles with sensors mounted on CTL181A assault vehicle chassis.

Operators

•  China: People's Liberation Army Ground Force — approximately 200 ZBD-04A ATGM Carrier in service as of 2020. Unknown number of other platforms.⁹

See also

• Anti-tank guided missile

• 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

• AGM-114 Hellfire – (United States)
• Barq – (Pakistan)
• Polyphem – (France, Germany, Italy)
• XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System – (United States)
• ALAS (missile) – (Serbia)

• List of anti-tank guided missiles
• List of missiles

References

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