HongYing-6
| HongYing-6 | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Type | Anti-aircraft missile |
| Local name | HY-6, HongYing-6, FN-6, FeiNu-6 |
| Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Space Technology |
| Commissioning | 1990s |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 1.495 m |
| diameter | 72.2 mm |
| Combat weight | 16 kg (entire system) |
| drive | Solid - rocket engine |
| speed | 600 m / s |
| Range | 0.5 - 6 km |
| Service ceiling | 15 - 3,500 m |
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | passive IR |
| Warhead | Fragmentation warhead |
| Detonator | Impact fuse |
| Lists on the subject | |
The FN-6 (alternative name: FeiNu-6 or the export name FN-6 ) is a Chinese , shoulder-supported and mobile (FB-6A) short-range ground-to-air missile system . It is used to combat helicopters and fighter planes at low altitudes. The HongYing 6 anti-aircraft missile system was developed in parallel with the QianWei series.
technology
The FN-6 has an infrared seeker head that is supposed to be largely resistant not only to IR decoys , but also to interference from solar and ground heat. The percentage hit probability is given as about 70%. The pyramid-shaped rocket tip contains the infrared seeker head, which can capture targets from all directions ("all-aspect"). The shoulder-mounted rocket launcher is equipped with an optical aiming system and an IFF antenna . The response time is ten seconds. The batteries for the power supply and the cooling system are located in the handle under the launch tube.
A mobile variant of the FN-6 called FB-6A has been available since 2014 . In this version, 2 starting blocks, each with 4 FN-6 missiles, are mounted on an off-road vehicle or a truck. 1 to 6 vehicles form an anti-aircraft battery, another vehicle forms the command and radar unit with a phased array radar . The mobile system is produced in the PR China and Sudan. The FB-6A system is similar in shape and design to the American AN / TWQ-1 Avenger .
Countries of operation
Although the QianWei-2 system is a more powerful shoulder-based air defense system, the HongYing-6 is in use with the People's Liberation Army . It was also delivered to Sudan in 2008 .
Since the beginning of 2013, Qatar has been supplying weapons of this type to the "rebels" who use them against the government troops in the Syrian civil war . A rebel commander lamented the unreliability of the system, which in two cases even led to the missile exploding during take-off, with two dead and several wounded among the operating crew. It also became known that the weapons system was apparently supplied by Sudan , where the military industry corporation was built with Chinese and Iranian support .
Individual evidence
- ↑ FB-6C mobile air defense system
- ↑ Sudan displays FB-6A air-defense system in exercise Janes December 2016 ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ PLA Mechanized Infantry Division Air Defense Systems PLA Point Defense Systems
- ↑ Article on www.upiasiaonline.com: China ships more advanced weapons to Sudan
- ↑ Mark Mazetti, CJ Chivers, Eric Schmitt: Taking Outsize Role in Syria, Qatar Funnels Arms to Rebels. In: The New York Times. www.nytimes.com, June 29, 2013, accessed May 22, 2018 .
- ↑ CJ Chivers, Eric Schmitt: Arms Shipments Seen From Sudan to Syria Rebels. In: The New York Times. www.nytimes.com, August 12, 2013, accessed May 22, 2018 .
