ZSL-92 IFV

[Jacksonez__]

The HJ-73 ATGM on ZSL-92 IFV version is absolutely horrible and not suitable for APCs. The time until missile leaves is too long (3,5-4 seconds). You can literally spot the target first, attempt to shoot ATGM and still be killed by the target which you saw first. How I know? Because that happened to me in Wanda Shan.

E: Rather discuss AT-3 Malyutka ATGM on this thread than ZSL-92 ifv.

[Armchairman_Mao]

It's actually HJ-9.

Which(being 152mm instead of HJ-8's 120mm) should be at least more powerful than HJ-8.



Look on the bright side, at least you don't have to wait 15 seconds to extend the launcher after moving.

[inb4banned]

Same thing happened to me on Friday, we had a tank caught in between 2 of these IFVs but the tank simply rolled into the direction of each and killed it while we couldn't even shoot. They didn't even know there were 2 of the IFVs and we still couldn't shoot. Was great...

Look on the bright side, at least you don't have to wait 15 seconds to extend the launcher after moving.

I'd much rather wait for 15s to deploy the ATGM after stopping as I could still set up and ambush a tank. Right now you just sit there and kinda hope the tank crew is blind.

[Jacksonez__]

Well this is awkward because it is actually HJ-73 ATGM which is Malyutka not HJ-8 or -9 but just a PLA given name to it. I tested and it takes around 4,25-4,35 (!) seconds for the missile to launch. That is just exeggerated.

Is that some actual fact that it takes around 4 seconds for malyutka to launch or?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmswQ5KjHcI like if you watch this video and look carefully at the gunner's thumb at 2:49: as he squeezes the trigger, the missile leaves immediately. Or 3:28. The gunner pushes the trigger, the at-3 missile gets launched immediately from the launch pad. I am pretty sure the vehicle launch pads use same mechanism as the ground launch pad. At least the BMP-1 ATGM launch pad looks almost identical to the ground launch pad.

Why would there be 4 seconds delay? You can clearly see there is no (or VERY TINY) delay.

Could R-Devs give their word on this one?

[Armchairman_Mao]

Well this is awkward because it is actually HJ-73 ATGM which is Malyutka not HJ-8 or -9 but just a PLA given name to it. I tested and it takes around 4,25-4,35 (!) seconds for the missile to launch. That is just exeggerated.

Is that some actual fact that it takes around 4 seconds for malyutka to launch or?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmswQ5KjHcI like if you watch this video and look carefully at the gunner's thumb at 2:49: as he squeezes the trigger, the missile leaves immediately. Or 3:28. The gunner pushes the trigger, the at-3 missile gets launched immediately from the launch pad. I am pretty sure the vehicle launch pads use same mechanism as the ground launch pad. At least the BMP-1 ATGM launch pad looks almost identical to the ground launch pad.

Why would there be 4 seconds delay? You can clearly see there is no (or VERY TINY) delay.

Could R-Devs give their word on this one?

It was HJ-9, because I found that the APC name you provided, pre-edit, was for the WZ-551 re-name that has the 4 missiles on top.