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Description
Warhead: Tandem shaped charge HEAT, Fragmentation-HE, Thermobaric
Warhead weight: 28 kg
Maximum range: 50,300 m
Guidance system: Dual-mode millimeter-wave (MMW) and imaging infrared (IIR) with semi-active laser and radio datalink

The Type 01 is a long-range standoff anti-tank attack missile created by Yongsheng Heavy Machinery Industries. First tested in late 1999 and commissioned in early 2001, it was primarily designed for anti-tank use, however it can provide standoff strike capability against various targets, such as low-flying helicopters, military personnel, equipment and buildings. The missile can be deployed from either a tripod with a guidance box, towed launcher, ground vehicle, helicopter, or a fixed-wing aircraft.

Stored in a glass-reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher, the missile has a length of 2.80 m and a maximum speed of 973 m/s. The missile has an all-weather capability and can change its flight trajectory by selecting a flight trajectory mode before launch. This can be direct trajectory, high cruising trajectory or low cruising trajectory, the cruising altitude being constant and between 45 and 2,500 m. The missile uses a solid propellant rocket engine and is powered all the way to the target during flight. It is roll-stabilized during flight.

A dual-mode millimeter-wave (MMW) and imaging infrared (IIR) autonomous seeker, along with a semi-active laser sensor and radio datalink command system, is used to acquire and guide towards the target with high accuracy. The sensors are mounted on a unique small ball-joint gimbal to accomplish sensor imaging and large sensor search areas for target acquisition. Using localized proportional navigation, the stabilized gimballed seeker head acquires, tracks and homes in on a target. With a look angle of more than 30°, the missile seeker has a search area of 6.2 km in width and 6.4 km in depth. The target can be illuminated by a laser designator. During terminal flight phase, the missile has two strike modes, consisting of a direct-attack mode with the missile striking directly into the target, and a top-attack mode that uses a dive angle of approximately 45° to strike the upper surface of the target. For missile control, the operator can choose either semi-autonomous mode, in which the operator would control the missile towards the target via radio datalink/laser designator/hybrid radio-laser control-and-illumination for continued input before the missile automatically switches to its gimballed seeker head for autonomous target tracking, or full-autonomous mode, in which the operator would lock-on to the target and fire the missile with the gimballed seeker head providing fire-and-forget capability by automatically tracking the target and guiding the missile towards it.

An automatic all-weather day/night electro-optical sight is provided for target sighting and the missile is supported by a seeker viewing channel for real-time missile control, a laser designator, a laser rangefinder, an automatic target tracking unit, a digital computer, a radio datalink control system for command guidance and a system for stabilization and operating the sighting and viewing channels. The automatic sight and radio datalink control system provide for target detection and identification, as well as automatic target tracking and missile guidance. The radio datalink control system together with the missile’s gimballed seeker head provides for its precise guidance owing to data transmission to the missile in the course of its launch. The radio datalink control system has high jamming immunity because its hardened digital receiver faces the carrier, thereby protecting it from jamming signals. A high pinpoint target hit probability is provided by the automatic target tracking system and highly accurate gimballed seeker head that makes allowance for autonomous changes in the course of firing.

The guided missile consists of a modular anti-tank warhead fitted with a contact and a proximity fuze, control electronics, a motor, dual-mode MMW-IIR autonomous seeker and semi-active laser sensor. For the warhead, the missile can use either tandem HEAT, fragmentation-HE, or thermobaric warhead.

Photo courtesy of original author. I do NOT own this image.

Description
Warhead: Tandem shaped charge HEAT, Fragmentation-HE, Thermobaric
Warhead weight: 28 kg
Maximum range: 50,300 m
Guidance system: Dual-mode millimeter-wave (MMW) and imaging infrared (IIR) with semi-active laser and radio datalink

The Type 01 is a long-range standoff anti-tank attack missile created by Yongsheng Heavy Machinery Industries. First tested in late 1999 and commissioned in early 2001, it was primarily designed for anti-tank use, however it can provide standoff strike capability against various targets, such as low-flying helicopters, military personnel, equipment and buildings. The missile can be deployed from either a tripod with a guidance box, towed launcher, ground vehicle, helicopter, or a fixed-wing aircraft.

Stored in a glass-reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher, the missile has a length of 2.80 m and a maximum speed of 973 m/s. The missile has an all-weather capability and can change its flight trajectory by selecting a flight trajectory mode before launch. This can be direct trajectory, high cruising trajectory or low cruising trajectory, the cruising altitude being constant and between 45 and 2,500 m. The missile uses a solid propellant rocket engine and is powered all the way to the target during flight. It is roll-stabilized during flight.

A dual-mode millimeter-wave (MMW) and imaging infrared (IIR) autonomous seeker, along with a semi-active laser sensor and radio datalink command system, is used to acquire and guide towards the target with high accuracy. The sensors are mounted on a unique small ball-joint gimbal to accomplish sensor imaging and large sensor search areas for target acquisition. Using localized proportional navigation, the stabilized gimballed seeker head acquires, tracks and homes in on a target. With a look angle of more than 30°, the missile seeker has a search area of 6.2 km in width and 6.4 km in depth. The target can be illuminated by a laser designator. During terminal flight phase, the missile has two strike modes, consisting of a direct-attack mode with the missile striking directly into the target, and a top-attack mode that uses a dive angle of approximately 45° to strike the upper surface of the target. For missile control, the operator can choose either semi-autonomous mode, in which the operator would control the missile towards the target via radio datalink/laser designator/hybrid radio-laser control-and-illumination for continued input before the missile automatically switches to its gimballed seeker head for autonomous target tracking, or full-autonomous mode, in which the operator would lock-on to the target and fire the missile with the gimballed seeker head providing fire-and-forget capability by automatically tracking the target and guiding the missile towards it.

An automatic all-weather day/night electro-optical sight is provided for target sighting and the missile is supported by a seeker viewing channel for real-time missile control, a laser designator, a laser rangefinder, an automatic target tracking unit, a digital computer, a radio datalink control system for command guidance and a system for stabilization and operating the sighting and viewing channels. The automatic sight and radio datalink control system provide for target detection and identification, as well as automatic target tracking and missile guidance. The radio datalink control system together with the missile’s gimballed seeker head provides for its precise guidance owing to data transmission to the missile in the course of its launch. The radio datalink control system has high jamming immunity because its hardened digital receiver faces the carrier, thereby protecting it from jamming signals. A high pinpoint target hit probability is provided by the automatic target tracking system and highly accurate gimballed seeker head that makes allowance for autonomous changes in the course of firing.

The guided missile consists of a modular anti-tank warhead fitted with a contact and a proximity fuze, control electronics, a motor, dual-mode MMW-IIR autonomous seeker and semi-active laser sensor. For the warhead, the missile can use either tandem HEAT, fragmentation-HE, or thermobaric warhead.

Photo courtesy of original author. I do NOT own this image.