A five kilogram warhead can be suitable for many purposes. What i was questioning is that i very highly doubt the weight of entire missile (warhead, body, fins, electronics) is only 5KG
Chinese air to ground weapons (missiles, PGMs, etc)
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A new small multi-purpose missile has been recently. It's developed by a company called Feiteng (飞腾). The missile weighs only 5kg and can be launched by an individual soldier or from airborne, vehicle-mounted, as well as ship-based platforms. It's capable of autonomous action and networked swarm. The seekers are modular (infrared, daylight, laser guidance).
Hmm ... there is already an even smaller missile available called QN-202:
broadsword
Brigadier
1.2kg for the missile! How could 5kg be implausible for a micro-missile! Just drone them.
by78
General
Sorry, I see how I have confused you with my last post. I didn't proofread it. Yes, the missile itself (warhead, guidance, propulsion and all) weighs approximately 5kg. It's really not that unbelievable. Even smaller missiles exist.
NAVAir Spike F2M2 is a 2.4kg missile all up. The warhead is 1lb (454g) EFP. Range is 3.2km+
A 5kg all-up missile with the same warhead could probably round that up to 5km.
If you take the write up for the ZR-1500(?) and the experience from the Ukraine conflict, something like this "close defense vehicle with 12 micro missiles" can possibly protect SAM batteries, artillery batteries, command posts, etc from loitering munitions like Lancet and Spike NLOS.
Alternate use in a man portable role is definately anti-vehicle and anti-hardpoint given operational experience of troops proclivity to expend very expensive atgm on similar tasks. (Oh yes, anti drone too - lest the drone brings the heavy metal rain)
A 5kg all-up missile with the same warhead could probably round that up to 5km.
If you take the write up for the ZR-1500(?) and the experience from the Ukraine conflict, something like this "close defense vehicle with 12 micro missiles" can possibly protect SAM batteries, artillery batteries, command posts, etc from loitering munitions like Lancet and Spike NLOS.
Alternate use in a man portable role is definately anti-vehicle and anti-hardpoint given operational experience of troops proclivity to expend very expensive atgm on similar tasks. (Oh yes, anti drone too - lest the drone brings the heavy metal rain)
Is this from the same video clips where a J-16 pilot claimed to score a hit through the hole made by a previous bomb Top Gun 2 style?
I saw this too and IMO clearly a AKF-88C ... at least I know no missile with such fins other than the AKF-88C.