FN-6 vs Type 91 surface-to-air missile

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of FN-6

APortable air defence

FN-6

Man-portable surface-to-air missile

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 91 surface-to-air missile — licensed reference photograph

BPortable air defence

Type 91 surface-to-air missile

Man-portable surface-to-air missile

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FN-6Length

1.495 m

Length source ↗

Type 91 surface-to-air missileLength

1.43 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FN-6larger figure on 2 of 3

Length+5%
Mass+39%

Type 91 surface-to-air missilelarger figure on 1 of 3

Diameter+11%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

1.5m

1.43m

Length+5%

All recorded figures & sources

1.495 m

Length

Single source

1,495 mm (4.905 ft)^[source]

1.43 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FN-6 and Type 91 surface-to-air missile configuration
Specification	FN-6	Type 91 surface-to-air missile
Type	Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]	Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Japan^[source]
In service	2000–present^[source]	1994–Present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Japan^[source]

Wars	Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Internal conflict in Myanmar Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	—

Designed	1990s^[source]	1979-1990^[source]

Manufacturer	Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)^[source]	Toshiba^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	See Variants^[source]

Engine	Rocket Motor^[source]	Solid Rocket Motor Mach 1.9^[source]

Flight altitude	15–3,800 m (49–12,467 ft)^[source]	—

Guidance system	Multi-element passive infrared homing^[source]	Infrared homing^[source]

Launch platform	MANPADS & surface^[source]	Kawasaki OH-1 Toshiba Type 93 Surface-to-air missile^[source]

Designer	—	Toshiba^[source]

Unit cost	—	$ 145,000 (As of 2006)^[source]

Produced	—	1991–1993 (Original) 2007–Present (Type 91 Kai)^[source]

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