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[[ | [[File:HJ-8.jpg|thumb|right|350px|HJ-8 - 120mm]] | ||
[[File:BaktarShikan3.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Baktar-Shikan launcher, an HJ-8 variant produced under license by Pakistan, with missile - 120mm]] | |||
'''Hongjian-8''' (红箭, "Red Arrow") is a Chinese crew-served wire-guided anti-tank missile system first deployed in 1985. The system was developed as a replacement for the Hongjian-73, a Chinese copy of the [[AT-3 Sagger]] missile system. It is generally agreed to be the result of reverse-engineering three distinct Western missile systems: the tripod is based on the launcher for the American [[BGM-71 TOW]], the tracker derived from the French [[MILAN]] system, and the missile is based on the British Swingfire. | '''Hongjian-8''' (红箭, "Red Arrow") is a Chinese crew-served wire-guided anti-tank missile system first deployed in 1985. The system was developed as a replacement for the Hongjian-73, a Chinese copy of the [[AT-3 Sagger]] missile system. It is generally agreed to be the result of reverse-engineering three distinct Western missile systems: the tripod is based on the launcher for the American [[BGM-71 TOW]], the tracker derived from the French [[MILAN]] system, and the missile is based on the British Swingfire. | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 9 December 2018
Hongjian-8 (红箭, "Red Arrow") is a Chinese crew-served wire-guided anti-tank missile system first deployed in 1985. The system was developed as a replacement for the Hongjian-73, a Chinese copy of the AT-3 Sagger missile system. It is generally agreed to be the result of reverse-engineering three distinct Western missile systems: the tripod is based on the launcher for the American BGM-71 TOW, the tracker derived from the French MILAN system, and the missile is based on the British Swingfire.
The HJ-8 Red Arrow missile launcher appears in the following video games used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 2 | Tripod and vehicle-mounted, inaccurately shown mounted on WZ551 APC's | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | Tripod and vehicle-mounted, with thermal imaging | 2005 | |
| Battlefield Play4Free | Tripod-mounted | 2011 | |
| Battlefield 4 | HJ-8 Launcher | Tripod-mounted | 2013 |