Built with the heart of the HJ-10 anti-tank missile, the AFT-10 Anti-Tank Missile Complex is China's latest generation of self-propelled anti-tank weapons
They were first introduced in 2014 and then entered mass service at a very rapid rate
The AFT-10 is said to be capable of destroying most modern tanks in the world
According to some meager sources, the chassis of the system is the ZBD-08 infantry fighting vehicle
with a diesel engine of 590 horsepower and a 4-speed gearbox for a speed of up to 65km/h, a range of 500km
A single launcher has 8 ready to fire missiles. Missiles are launched from containers
Vehicle is operated by a crew of 3, including commander, driver and operator
The power of the AFT-10 is eight HJ-10 anti-tank missiles, a copy of the Israeli Spike NLOS missile
The HJ-10 can be also seen as a scaled-down version of the Chinese CM-501G land attack missile
The AFT-10 is only a third weight of the CM-501G. It has a range of 10 km and Minimum range of fire is 3 km
It has a range of 10 km and Minimum range of fire is 3 km
The missile is designed to engage modern armored vehicles, including equipped with dynamic protection
fortifications and engineering structures, low-speed air and surface targets at any time, under severe weather conditions
The HJ-10 has a cylindrical body of large elongation and a hemispherical head cowl
It is made according to the normal aerodynamic scheme, in the middle part of the hull there are X-shaped wings, which are unfolded after leaving the launcher
Two pairs of rudders are located in the tail part. The rocket is equipped with solid propellant launch and marching engines
The weight of ZBD-08 infantry fighting vehicle is 20 tons
The hull's armor provides protection against bullets of large-caliber small arms and artillery shell fragments
If necessary, the BMP can overcome water obstacles in swimming using a water-jet propulsion system
The guidance system is a combined system that includes a thermal imaging homing head, an inertial system and a two-way fiber optic data transmission channel
The target image generated by the homing head is transmitted to the operator's console via a data transmission channel
and control commands are received on board the missile via the same channel
This makes it possible to implement a wide range of combat use, including fire-and-forget technology
command guidance and composite paths, target acquisition and redirection after launch, shooting at an invisible target from a closed position
The HJ-10 enables the target to be hit both in direct hit and from above by using different types of combat units
A swivel platform is mounted on the chasing of the tower, on which a lifting frame with a hydraulic lifting mechanism is mounted, which provides an elevation angle of 40°-80°
On the lifting frame there are two four-seat blocks of transport and launching containers with HJ-10 ATGM
between which on the lifting mast there is a block of guidance equipment. Guidance equipment of the complex includes
radar target detection station, optical and electronic equipment with a thermal imager and laser rangefinder
In the rear part of the turntable there are radio antennas of the combat vehicle communication system