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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Blowpipe (missile) | QW missile |
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| Speed | Mach 1.5[source] | — |
| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
complete system
Single sourcelauncher
Single sourcemissile in launch tube
Single source14.5 kg (32 lb) (missile in launch tube) 22 kg (49 lb) (complete system) 6.2 kg (14 lb) (launcher)[source]
QW-1
Single sourceQW-2
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single source0.5 to 3.5 km (0.31 to 2.17 mi)[source]
Operational; QW-1
Single sourceOperational; QW-2
Single sourceOperational; QW-3/4
Single sourceQW-1: 0.5–5 km (0.31–3.11 mi) QW-2: 0.5–6 km (0.31–3.73 mi) QW-3/4: 0.8–8 km (0.50–4.97 mi)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source2.2 kg (4.9 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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See Operators[source] |
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Short Brothers[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Short Brothers[source] | Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
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| Produced | 1975 to 1993[source] | — |
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| No. built | 34,382[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Shaped charge[source] | 1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | Rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | MCLOS system[source] | QW-1: Infrared homing (IR) QW-2: Infrared homing (IR) QW-3: Semi-active laser homing (SALH) QW-4: Imaging infrared homing (IIR)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | QW-1: 30–4,000 m (98–13,123 ft) QW-2: 10–4,000 m (33–13,123 ft) QW-3/4: 4–5,000 m (13–16,404 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS & surface[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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QW-3
Single sourceQW-4
Single sourceQW-1: 16.5 kilograms (36 lb) QW-2: 18 kilograms (40 lb) QW-3: 21 kilograms (46 lb) QW-4: 21 kilograms (46 lb)[source]