HQ-7
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| General Information | |
| Type | Surface-to-air guided missile system |
| Local name | HQ-7 |
| NATO designation | CSA-4 or CSA-7 (version FM-90) |
| Country of origin |
 People's Republic of China
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| Manufacturer | China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) |
| development | 1983 |
| Commissioning | 1980s |
| Working time | in service |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 3000 mm |
| diameter | 156 mm |
| span | 550 mm |
First stage drive |
Solid rocket engine |
| speed | Mach 2.3 (750 m / s) |
| Range | 500 m / 700 m (FM-80 / FM-90) - 15,000 m |
| Service ceiling | 30-5,000 m (FM-80); 15 - 6,000 m (FM-90) |
| Furnishing | |
| steering | Inertial navigation platform , electro-optical route guidance |
| Target location | SACLOS via radar |
| Warhead | 15 kg |
| Detonator | Impact and proximity fuses |
| Weapon platforms | Trailers, vehicles, ships |
| Mass (rocket) |
84.5 kg |
| Lists on the subject | |
The HQ-7 ( Chinese 紅旗 -7 / 红旗 -7 , Pinyin Hóng Qí-7 , in German: Rote Fahne -7 ) is a mobile, all-weather anti - aircraft missile system made in China . It is used to combat low-flying aircraft and helicopters. It was developed from the French Crotale system.
Development history
In 1978 and 1979 the People's Republic of China imported some Thomson CSF Crotale systems from France in order to close the striking deficiency of short-range air defense systems that existed in the armed forces. These were both the land-based and ship-based versions, in particular the "R.440 Sea Crotale". Finally, the replica was carried out by Chinese armaments companies in the 1980s. The first Chinese replica of the land-based version was tested in 1983 and serial production took place from 1986 to 1988. The HQ-7 system was used by the Chinese Air Force in addition to the Army and Navy. Since 1989 the HQ-7 has been offered to export customers as the FM-80 (FeiMeng-80).
technology
Like the Crotale system, the anti-aircraft missile system consists of two components. The starter vehicle has four rocket launch containers, the fire control radar is mounted between two 2 × 4 launch containers . The other vehicle carries the search radar . The surveillance vehicle can be connected to several starter vehicles via a simple cable. At the People's Liberation Army , the system was first developed on a 4 × 4 wheeled vehicle with four starting bins, which is a copy of the French Thomson-Hotchkiss P4R. This vehicle had a mass of 14.95 tons. To ensure greater mobility, a three-axle 6 × 6 base vehicle with better off-road driving characteristics was decidedly designed at the end of the 1990s. In the navy, the missile system is used on various combat ships. For example, the destroyers of the Luhu-class (Type 052) and the Luhai-class (Type 051B) have an HQ-7 eight-fold starter behind the bow turret. The guided missile is powered by a solid rocket motor. After the start, the missile reaches its top speed of Mach 2.3 within a few seconds . The guided missiles are brought to the target by means of a radar beam. If the target comes within the proximity fuse's response radius, the fragmentation warhead is detonated. This has an effective radius of action of several meters. The control ranges vary depending on the version.
Users
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People's Republic of China
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Bangladesh : Various FM-90 (land version) and FM-90 for a DW-2000 frigate . -
Iran : Six FM-80s delivered between 1999 and 2004. Iranian replicas (and possible further development) under the name "Shahab Thaqeb". -
Pakistan : Received various FM-90s between 2014 and 2016. -
Turkmenistan : FM-90 received in 2016.
variants
- HQ-7 (FM-80): Land-based version with four launch tubes on a trailer.
- HQ-7 (FM-80): Modernized land-based version based on a 4 × 4 self-propelled gun .
- HQ-7 (FM-80): Sea-based version with eight starters; Use on various ship classes. The surveillance and target tracking Doppler radar Type 360S (E / F band) has a range of 18.4 kilometers.
- HQ-7A (FM-90): Modernized land-based version from 1998.
- HQ-7B (FM-90): The most modern version from 2009 with faster and longer range missiles with an IR target search. This version received the export designation FM-90. The new 6 × 6 starter vehicle is a new development with better off-road driving properties.
- Shahab Thaqeb: Iranian copy of version FM-80 from 1999.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles - List of Designations for Chinese Rockets and Missiles (English)
- ↑ a b c HongQi 7 Surface-to-Air Missile System (English)
- ↑ a b c d Dr. Carlo Kopp (AFAIAA, SMIEEE, PEng): CPMIEC HQ-7 / FM-80 / CSA-4 Sino-Crotale, CPMIEC HQ-7 / FM-90 / CSA-5 Sino-Crotale, Self Propelled Air Defense Systems (English)
- ↑ a b c d SIPRI - Trade Registers China (English)
- ↑ a b defense-update.com: Pakistan inducts Chinese SHORAD missile systems (English)
- ↑ NAVAL HQ-7 SHIP-TO-AIR MISSILE (English)
- ↑ Shahab Thaqeb Air Defense Missile (English)