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BAnti-tank weapons
Top attack Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile
At a glance
Measured figures
Launch tube
Single sourceMissile
Single sourceMissile: 13.5 cm (5.3 in) Launch tube: 17 cm (6.7 in)[source]
Effective; point target
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceMaximum; area target
Single source300 m (point target)[source]
500 m (area target) 2,100 m (maximum)[source]
Effective; daytime
Single sourceEffective; nighttime
Single source4,000 m (2.5 mi) (daytime) 2,000 m (1.2 mi) (nighttime)[source]
CS
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source290 m/s (950 ft/s; 1,000 km/h), 220 m/s (720 ft/s; 790 km/h) (CS)[source]
high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round
Single source440 g high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | AT4 | HJ-12 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Disposable anti-tank launcher[source] | Top attack Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 2020–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See § Users[source] |
| Wars | See Wars[source] | — |
| Designer | Förenade Fabriksverken[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)[source] | Norinco[source] |
| Unit cost | US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)[source] | — |
| No. built | 600,000+[source] | — |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Sights | Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit[source] | — |
| Filling | Octol[source] | — |
| Role | man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
| Produced | — | 2014–present[source] |
| Warhead | — | Tandem shaped charge HEAT[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact force[source] |
| Engine | — | Solid fuel rocket[source] |
| Guidance system | — | Infrared homing , TV imaging[source] |
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