HQ-6 vs Type 03 Chū-SAM: Specs Compared

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AAir defence

HQ-6

air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles

BAir defence

Type 03 Chū-SAM

mobile surface-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

HQ-6Length

3.69 m

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Type 03 Chū-SAMLength

4.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

HQ-6larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 03 Chū-SAMlarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+33%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

3.69m

4.9m

Length+33%

All recorded figures & sources

3.69 m

Length

Single source

3.69 meter^[source]

4.9 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

HQ-6 and Type 03 Chū-SAM configuration
Specification	HQ-6	Type 03 Chū-SAM
Speed	Mach 3^[source]	Mach 2.5^[source]
Type	air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles^[source]	mobile surface-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Japan^[source]
In service	late 1980s – present^[source]	2003 - Present

Used by	Primary user: China See Operators section for others^[source]	Japan^[source]

Manufacturer	Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology^[source]	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries^[source]

Produced	since late 1980s^[source]	—

Warhead	33 kg warhead^[source]	High-explosive^[source]

Detonation mechanism	impact / proximity^[source]	Proximity fuse^[source]

Engine	rocket motor^[source]	Mitsubishi single-stage solid propellant rocket motor^[source]

Propellant	solid fuel^[source]	—

Guidance system	SARH / ARH^[source]	Active AESA radar homing seeker plus inertial guidance and mid flight command link with track-via-missile^[source]

Launch platform	Air & surface^[source]	—

Designer	—	Mitsubishi Electric , Kato Works LTD.^[source]

Source measurement	—	The Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) developed the Type 03 in 1990 alongside Mitsubishi Electronics Corporation (MEC). The first prototypes were developed in 2001.^[source]Type 03 Chū-SAM · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Chu-SAM air defense system is based on 8×8 cross country unarmored trucks, and includes a command center, radar unit, launcher, and transloader, with each unit equipped with six missiles that travel at Mach 2.5. The system can track up to 100 targets simultaneously and target 12 at the same time, engaging fighter jets, helicopters, and cruise missiles .^[source]Type 03 Chū-SAM · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) developed the Type 03 in 1990 alongside Mitsubishi Electronics Corporation (MEC). The first prototypes were developed in 2001.^[source]Type 03 Chū-SAM · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Chu-SAM air defense system is based on 8×8 cross country unarmored trucks, and includes a command center, radar unit, launcher, and transloader, with each unit equipped with six missiles that travel at Mach 2.5. The system can track up to 100 targets simultaneously and target 12 at the same time, engaging fighter jets, helicopters, and cruise missiles .^[source]Type 03 Chū-SAM · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage