Chinese Technology in Hamas Hands: Anti-Tank Missile Attack in Rafah Unveiled
Hamas demonstrates a sophisticated attack with an advanced Chinese missile against Hamas demonstrates a sophisticated attack with an advanced Chinese missile against Israeli armored vehicles in Rafah, while Western experts reveal the missile's origin
By Dan Arkin, Israel Defense, 27/06/2024
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/index.php/en/node/62429
Chinese HJ-8L "Red Arrow" anti-tank guided missile. Photo: Chamal N via Wikimedia Commons
Hamas released a video showing an attack on an Israeli armored combat vehicle (ACV) using a Chinese-made HJ-8L "Red Arrow" anti-tank guided missile. The missile is also known as the Hongjian-8. The video indicated that the missile struck the IDF's engineering vehicle, the Nammerha, during battles in Rafah.
The video shows the missile hitting the side of the ACV, followed by a fire-fighting tractor approaching the Nammerha and extinguishing the fire with sand.
The HJ-8L missile, known as the "Red Arrow," is a Chinese-made anti-tank-guided missile designed to destroy heavily armored targets. It is a second-generation missile with optical tracking and wire guidance, allowing for high accuracy in hitting targets. The missile was developed in the 1980s and is used by numerous armies worldwide.
Defense Blog reports that the Chinese military has been using these missiles since the 1980s and compares them to the Western TOW missile made in Germany. These Chinese anti-tank missiles have also been deployed in Somalia, Sudan, and Sri Lanka.
Western experts told Defense Blog that the Chinese missile includes components copied from similar Western-made missiles.
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