Chinese ATGM discussion
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SinoSoldier
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The HJ-20/HJ-50 (GTS11) ATGM made an appearance at the 2022 Zhuhai Airshow. It is unknown if they are variants of the same system or two separate missiles.
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The newly unveiled HJ-20 and HJ-50 ATGMs, displayed here as a single model because their exterior designs are identical, differing in only range and payload size. The HJ-20 has a maximum range of 25km, and HJ-50 has a maximum range of 50km. Both are image-guided, over-the-horizon ATGMs, and both use broadband wireless datalink to communicate with the operator. Both feature lock-on and forget, but with man-in-the-loop mode. Due to their very long attacking range, they rely on other assets such as drones and forward observers to provide them with approximate positions of targets. Once fired, the missile beams back a video feed to the operator, who then locks on to target. The operator may then choose to walk away after the lock-on, or he may choose to re-insert himself and re-take control of the missile and guide it to target. Both HJ-20 and HJ-50 are launched vertically from vehicles (Mengshi 4x4). They can also be used to attacked fixed targets such as enemy command posts, communication nodes, radar positions, etc.
I see the HJ-16 on the display as well, is there newer info on this ATGM?The newly unveiled HJ-20 and HJ-50 ATGMs, displayed here as a single model because their exterior designs are identical, differing in only range and payload size. The HJ-20 has a maximum range of 25km, and HJ-50 has a maximum range of 50km. Both are image-guided, over-the-horizon ATGMs, and both use broadband wireless datalink to communicate with the operator. Both feature lock-on and forget, but with man-in-the-loop mode. Due to their very long attacking range, they rely on other assets such as drones and forward observers to provide them with approximate positions of targets. Once fired, the missile beams back a video feed to the operator, who then locks on to target. The operator may then choose to walk away after the lock-on, or he may choose to re-insert himself and re-take control of the missile and guide it to target. Both HJ-20 and HJ-50 are launched vertically from vehicles (Mengshi 4x4). They can also be used to attacked fixed targets such as enemy command posts, communication nodes, radar positions, etc.