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AT4larger figure on 0 of 1
HJ-8larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source102 cm (40 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AT4 | HJ-8 |
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| Wingspan | — | ???[source] |
| Type | Disposable anti-tank launcher[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 1985–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators |
1,566 mm[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source220 m/s[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.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | See Wars[source] | Yugoslav Wars Sri Lankan Civil War Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) India–Pakistan border skirmishes War in Sudan (2023–present) Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | Förenade Fabriksverken[source] | Research Institute 203[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)[source] | NORINCO (Factory 282, Factory 5618) GIDS (Pakistan)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 600,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | see variants[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit[source] | — |
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| Filling | Octol[source] | — |
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| Role | man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1970–1984[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1984–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | HEAT[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS wire guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Tripod, vehicle, aircraft[source] |
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