HJ-8
Sign in to saveThe HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 () is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by the People's Liberation Army in the late 1980s.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- HJ-8
- Weapon.image
- SLA Red Arrow 8L.JPG
- Weapon.caption
- The HJ-8L on display
- Weapon.type
- Anti-tank missile
- Weapon.service
- 1985–present
- Weapon.wars
- Yugoslav WarsSri Lankan Civil WarSudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue NileSyrian Civil WarWar in Iraq (2013-17) India–Pakistan border skirmishesWar in Sudan (2023–present) Gaza war
- Weapon.designer
- Research Institute 203
- Weapon.length
- 1,566 mm
- Weapon.diameter
- 120 mm
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Tripod, vehicle, aircraft
- Weapon.manufacturer
- NORINCO (Factory 282, Factory 5618)GIDS (Pakistan)
- Weapon.design_date
- 1970–1984
- Weapon.production_date
- 1984–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.variants
- see variants
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Development
- Design
- Turret launch platform
- Combat use
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Iraq
- Pakistan
- Gaza Strip
- Variants
- Operators
- Non-State actors
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 () is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by the People's Liberation Army in the late 1980s.
== Development == In 1970, China's armored corps first proposed to develop a successor to HJ-73 and this was later approved, designated as the AFT-8 or HJ-8. The missile was jointly developed by Research Institute 203 and 282nd Factory, but the program was interrupted by political turmoil. The key designers were Wang Xingzhi (王兴治) and Zhao Jiazheng (赵家铮), who developed the missile. Development was not completed until the early 1980s, after the end of the Cultural Revolution. After receiving state certification, the missile entered mass production in 1984. HJ-8 is an optically tracked, wire guided ATGM.
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