DK-9
Notes:
Similar in concept to the US Chaparral, the DK-9 is a ground or
vehicle-mounted variant of the PL-9 air-to-air missile.
The trailer-mounted version is mounted on a variant of the carriage for
the Type 74 37mm AAA gun. The mount
has launchers for four missiles and an IR sensor.
It can be coupled with search radar or IR devices.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
DK-9 |
(Towed Launcher) 1740 kg, (Missile) 115
kg |
Average |
IR |
All-Aspect |
(Launcher) $101750, (Missile) $7500 |
Weapon |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
DK-9 |
2905 |
500 |
15000 |
C51
B70 |
17C |
HE |
Notes: These are
different designations for the same missile, depending on its method of
employment. DY-90 is its
designation when employed on a wheeled ground mount; when mounted on a vehicle,
it is the TY-90. The missile can
also be used by an aircraft as an air-to-air missile, in which case it is the
LY-90; however, one of the original design goals for the missile was to provide
an air-to-air missile for use by helicopters, and it is not employed by
fixed-wing aircraft. A naval air defense version was also developed; this is
also designated the DY-90. The base designation is the TY-90 (Tian Yan-90, or
Sky Swallow 90), and it will be referred to as the TY-90 hereafter in this entry
except when necessary for context.
The TY-90 has not yet been exported.
The ground-mount version is further designated the SG-I ADS (Deity Bow
Air Defense System).
The TY-90 uses a
3-kilogram long-rod fragmenting warhead, in which the warhead breaks into
titanium cubes upon hitting or exploding within 15 meters of the target (The
TY-90 uses a proximity fuze), causing a huge fragmentation effect as well as
shredding engines by virtue of the cubes being sucked into the air intakes of
the target and possibly wounding or killing the crew.
The cubes can, if a helicopter target is hit right, sever the rotor
blades from the target, and Chinese gunner and pilots are taught to target that
area. The ground-mount system is
deployed from a wide, flat-bottomed trailer with four wheels; on this mount are
four DY-60s, an armored gunner’s cabin, the necessary mechanisms for use, a 10kW
diesel-powered APU, and electro-optical sighing systems based on telescopic, 2nd
Generation image intensification, and FLIR sensors, as well as a small fire
control computer, and a laser rangefinder. Naval versions further use the FLS-1
fire control system, incorporating an 8-kilometer-range tracking radar and an
RF-frequency auxiliary tracker, both of which are used to assist the normal
dual-band FLIR. The Naval version
also uses a UV tracker, though the Chinese consider the UV tracker very
unreliable. The Naval version is
designated the FL-3000N. The
FL-3000N version is larger than the other versions; this is for the most part to
provide more propellant, but it also incorporates a slightly larger 3.5-kilogram
warhead.
A new version of
the TY-90, DY-90, and LY-90 has been developed, which adds a second stage to the
standard TY-90 missile series, is now being developed, to increase the range of
the TY-60. Electro-Optical Systems
are being upgraded to take advantage of the longer range.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
TY-90 |
(Ground Mount) 261 kg (Missile) 20 kg |
Average |
IR |
All-Angle |
(Ground Mount) $225348 (Missile) $4641 |
FL-3000N |
(Missile) 27 kg |
Average |
IR |
All-Angle |
(Missile) $4689 |
TY-90 LR |
(Missile) 27 kg |
Average |
IR |
All Angle |
(Missile) $4918 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
TY-90 |
2 (One Missile) |
2580 |
600 |
6000 |
C12
B50 |
7C |
FRAG-HE |
FL-3000N |
4 (One Missile) |
2320 |
500 |
9000 |
C22
B69 |
11C |
FRAG-HE |
TY-90 LR |
2 (One Missile) |
3009 |
600 |
9000 |
C12
B50 |
7C |
FRAG-HE |
FN-6
Notes: The FN-6
(Feinu-6, or Flying Crossbow-6), is the most advanced MANPADS SAM offered by
China on the international market.
It is also used in good numbers by the PLA.
The PLA version is designated the HY-6 (HongYing-6).
The FN-6 is known for its use on the Type 07 and 09 tracked antiaircraft
vehicles, and the MANPADS version has been seen in use by ISIS in Syria and
Iraq. The Free Syrian Army has also been supplied with FN-6s.
(The rumor is that Qater supplied the FN-6s to ISIS.)
Singapore, Malaysia, Sudan, and Peru also use the FN-6, in several forms.
Cambodia, Pakistan and Bangladesh use the FN-16.
France has
accused the Chinese of essentially producing an unlicensed copy of the Mistral
in the FN-6.
The FN-6 uses
passive IR guidance, with a digital IR seeker.
The missile has a high resistance to flares, and trying to decoy the
missile with flares is two levels more difficult.
The launcher has IFF capability and a clip-on optical telescopic sight.
Optionally, an image intensifier or thermal imager may be added to the launcher.
The FN-16 is an
improved version of the FN-6.
Though the FN-6 fires an all-aspect missile, firing at the front aspect with an
FN-6 is one level more difficult.
The FN-16 has better all-aspect ability, and does not have the guidance handicap
of the FN-6. Like later versions of
the Stinger, the FN-16 incorporates a UV channel into its aiming module.
The HN-6 is a
further development of the FN-16. The fire control system is improved in as-yet
unannounced ways, though it is believed to be more accurate than the FY-16.
The missile has a protective cap over the seeker, which is removed before
firing. The HN-6 can be fired from
a two-missile station similar to the RBS 70 and Mistral SAMs, except that the
front of the gunner’s position has a bullet resistant clear polycarbonate
shield.
The FN-6A is a
vehicle-mounted and improved version of the FN-6.
It is usually mounted on a Chinese version of the HMMWV called the EQ2050
HMMWVS, with a one-man turret in the rear.
The turret has eight missiles.
The fire control system is split into two locations on the turret to save
space; one portion is under the launcher and another is under the left-side
missiles. The FN-6A is normally
accompanied by a vehicle carrying the targeting and surveillance radar.
More information on this vehicle will (eventually) be found on the
Chinese Wheeled Antiaircraft pages (just not right now).
In addition to its missiles, the turret mounts a W-85 heavy machinegun.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
FN-6 |
(Shoulder Mount) 6.23 kg (Missile) 10.77
kg |
Average |
IR |
All-Angle |
(Shoulder Mount) $8150 (Missile) $4538 |
FN-16 |
(Shoulder Mount) 6.23 kg (Missile) 10.77
kg |
Average |
IR |
All-Angle |
(Shoulder Mount) $8250 (Missile) $4638 |
HN-6 |
(Twin Ground Mount ) 24 kg (Missile)
10.77 kg |
Easy |
IR |
All Angle |
(Twin Mount) $19202 (Missile) $4938 |
FN-6A |
(Missile) 10.77 kg |
Easy |
IR |
All Angle |
(Missile) $4938 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
FN-6 |
2 |
2015 |
500 |
6000 |
C8
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
FN-16 |
2 |
2015 |
500 |
6000 |
C8
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
HN-6 |
2 (One Missile) |
2015 |
500 |
6000 |
C8
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
FN-6A |
2 (One Missile) |
2015 |
500 |
6000 |
C8
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
HN-5
Notes:
This Chinese MANPADS missile has been widely distributed throughout the
world, showing up in places such as North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Vietnam,
Nicaragua, and many other countries.
It is shoulder fired and has limited capability, but is cheap and readily
available.
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
|
HN-5 |
(Sight Unit) 4.5 kg, (Missile Unit) 11.5 kg |
Difficult |
IR |
Rear Aspect |
(Sight Unit) $3477, (Missile) $10469 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
HN-5 |
1 |
1300 |
400 |
4400 |
C6
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-2
Notes:
The HQ-2 is an upgrade of the HQ-1 SAM system (a Chinese copy of the
SA-2). As US ECM and ECCM
capability grew, the Chinese realized the need for an almost complete redesign
of the HQ-1. The first version, the
HQ-2A, entered service in 1966, and shot down its first enemy aircraft, an
American U-2, in September of 1967.
Other users include Iran, North Korea, Albania, and Pakistan.
There have been a number of variants to cope with improving US
technology. The HQ-2 has a
secondary surface-to-surface attack capability, including land targets and
ships, but it is very inaccurate when used in such a manner.
(There is a tactical ballistic missile variant, the CSS-8, that is not so
inaccurate in the surface-to-surface role, but the CSS-8 has no antiaircraft
capability.)
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
HQ-2 Launcher |
(Trailer Launcher) 9116 kg |
NA |
NA |
NA |
$164117 |
HQ-2A Missile |
2332 kg |
Formidable |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$33376 |
HQ-2B Missile |
2332 kg |
Difficult |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$33376 |
HQ-2F Missile |
2332 kg |
Difficult |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$34192 |
HQ-2J Missile |
2326 kg |
Average |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$34168 |
HQ-2P Missile |
2326 kg |
Average |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$34128 |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
|
HQ-2A |
200 |
6250 |
7000 |
35000 |
C235 B218 |
68C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-2B |
200 |
6250 |
7000 |
35000 |
C235 B218 |
68C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-2F |
200 |
6250 |
7000 |
35000 |
C281
B244 |
68C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-2J |
213 |
6000 |
7000 |
34000 |
C281
B244 |
68C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-2P |
213 |
6000 |
7000 |
34000 |
C329
B262 |
68C |
FRAG-HE |
HQ-7
Notes:
This missile system is the result of a technology transfer between France
and China. The HQ-7 system is thus
very similar in appearance and technical characteristics to the Crotale.
The complete HQ-7 consists of one or more quadruple missile launchers,
several maintenance vehicles, a control vehicle, a mobile generator, and a radar
vehicle. (The launcher statistics
below are for the launcher trailer itself.)
The HQ-7 may detect and track its target by one of three methods: radar
detection/IR launch/radar intercept; TV detection/IR launch/radar intercept; or
manual/optical detection/launch/intercept.
The system can track up to 30 targets and attack two of them at once.
As far as is known, the HQ-7 is used only by the PLA, though there are
persistent rumors of imminent sales to Pakistan.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
HQ-7 Launcher |
(Trailer Launcher) 1152 kg |
NA |
NA |
NA |
$162235 |
FM-80 Missile |
84.5 kg |
Average |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$24324 |
FM-90 Missile |
84.5 kg |
Easy |
Radar |
All Aspect |
$24372 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
FM-80 |
20 |
3750 |
500 |
12000 |
C34
B80 |
16C |
FRAG-HE |
FM-90 |
20 |
3750 |
700 |
15000 |
C34
B80 |
16C |
FRAG-HE |
Notes:
This is the successor to the HN-5 in Chinese service, and has also been
sold to countries such as Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Yugoslavia, among others.
It has a higher speed, better seeker, and better target aspect
capabilities.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
QW-1 |
(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 11.5
kg |
Average |
IR |
Side Aspect |
(Sight Unit) $3478, (Missile) $12488 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
QW-1 |
1 |
3000 |
300 |
5000 |
C7
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |
QW-2
Notes:
QW-2 is an advanced Chinese MANPADS missile, comparable to the Scorpion
or Grappler. It uses advanced
target acquisition and tracking features, and a combination guidance system to
resist countermeasures.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The QW-2 was usually issued only to special operations troops due to its
short supply, and the only export customers known were Pakistan and Iran, where
it was in even shorter supply.
Weapon |
Weight |
Accuracy |
Guidance |
Sensing |
Price |
QW-2 |
(Sight Unit) 6.68 kg, (Missile Unit)
11.5 kg |
Easy |
IR/Radar |
All Aspect |
(Sight Unit) $34048, (Missile) $16648 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Speed |
Min Rng |
Max Rng |
Damage |
Pen |
Type |
QW-2 |
3 |
3000 |
200 |
5000 |
C8
B38 |
4C |
FRAG-HE |