PLA Anti-Air Missile (SAM) systems

[Totoro]

To my eyes, HQ9C and HQ20 are quite close in length.





Too bad the trucks arent the same, but they seem pretty close. If one assumed the tyres are of same size, then HQ20 container is even slightly longer than hq9c container. by approximately 10 percent. both should be cold launched missiles, unlike the hot launched hq11.
Too bad we don't even have a baseline measurement for hq11. i'd say its container 3.5 to 4 m long, but who knows.
If someone knows the exact length of truck used or dimensions of the tyres, that'd be very helpful.

What is apparent is that hq20 container is more or less 50% longer than hq11. Which doesnt translate into 50% longer missile, as hq20 is cold launched, so it doesnt occupy the same length percentage of the container as the hq11. But still, we could be looking at a 5 m to 5.5 m long missile. Which might then make the hq9c roughly 5 meters long? Important to keep in mind is that the naval HHQ9c is longer, as it has an additional booster stage, adding some 30% to missile's length. (assuming the baseline missile is the same) So that one might indeed be like 6.5 meters long, give or take. In other words, it's almost as long as the baseline HQ9B.

 

[Maikeru]

Trucks are the same. HQ-11 has a radar built in i.e. is a TELAR while HQ-20 is just a TEL.

 

[Totoro]

Trucks are the same. HQ-11 has a radar built in i.e. is a TELAR while HQ-20 is just a TEL.

hq9c and hq20 trucks arent the same. i wasnt talking about hq11 and hq20 truck comparison.

 

[The Observer]

size wise using Russian missiles as a scale:

FK-3B ≈ 9M100E
HQ-11 ≈ 9M96E
HQ-20 ≈ 9M96E2

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Actually, size wise I think FK-3B is around 9M96E sized. Below is a pic of quad packed 9M96 missile on the S-400 system, right beside a 48N6 missile canister.



If we compare that with the HQ-22 pic & discount the increased spacing for FK-3B mounting solution, they're pretty much in the same ballpark size wise.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1988115842111017178

Anyone fimiliar with the type of target the HQ-20 intercepted towards the end of the clip?

Here as a still!

 

[Totoro]

Okay, so I finally got around to doing some research and measurement. To the best of my ability, the truck that HQ11 and HQ20 use might be Taian TA5450 model. Sadly, manufacturer's website doesn't seem to work, I can't find exact dimensions. Some third hand sources claim between 11.1 m and 12 m length but both can't really be taken at face value. There's also a claim the truck uses a 16.00R20 type tires, which should be 1.343 mm in diameter. Again, can't be sure that's the actual tire.

But IF one takes that at face value, then the 11-12 m truck gives 3.9 to 4.25 m length for HQ11 missile container. If the tire size is used as measurement, then conatainer length goes up to 4.5 m

For HQ20, using the 11-12 m long truck, one gets 6.55 to 7.05 m long container. Using the tire, one gets 6.55 m long container.

Now, for HQ9c, i found that it likely uses Taian TA5380 model. again, it's length is not sure, though some third hand sources mention 11 m.
There's no claims on the tire type and size. So i can only assume, perhaps erroneously, that the same or very similar tire diameter is involved.
Now, using a 11 m long truck, missile container goes to 6.4 m. If the truck is 12 m long, then missile container might be 7 m long.
And if the tire is of same diameter, then the container might be also 7.1 m.

So, I would say there's fairly decent likelihood that HQ11 container is around 4.2 m long, give or take a few tens of centimeters. Given the missile is hot launched, most of the container should be filled by the missile itself, with perhaps only a few centimeters of clearance. Which might give a 4.1 m long missile. Again, give or take a few tens of centimeters.

For HQ20 and HQ9c, missiles are cold launched. which means there's a spherical gas generator with a diameter just under the diameter of the container.

Using the 1.343 mm for tire diameter as a reference, the diameter of the HQ9c works out to 50 cm. The gas generator inside is of course slightly narrower, but likely not by much. And there should be a pusher plate in between the gas generator and the missile. Assuming the length of the container is approximately 7 m, and accounting for various clearances, the missile inside could be something like 6.3 m long. Again give or take a few tens of centimeters.

Finally, the hq20 container diameter seems to also be like 50 cm wide, though it's getting quite hard to be that precise, due to low resolution. Assuming the missile container is 6.55 m long, and deducting the gas canister, pusher plate and clearances, the missile might be something like 5.85 m long. Again give or take few tens of centimeters.

So indeed HQ9C, in its base form, seems to be slightly longer than hq20. Shoutout to Albatross.

Interestingly, if the above figures are true, and if the container at the parade was for the boosterless hq9c (as we saw in different pla videos, hq9c being fired didn't have a booster) then the naval hhq9c might be astonighingly long, at little over 8 meters.

I would certainly appreciate more people offering links, sources, their own measurements and so on, so we can get to the bottom of this.

 

[Albatross]

Okay, so I finally got around to doing some research and measurement. To the best of my ability, the truck that HQ11 and HQ20 use might be Taian TA5450 model. Sadly, manufacturer's website doesn't seem to work, I can't find exact dimensions. Some third hand sources claim between 11.1 m and 12 m length but both can't really be taken at face value. There's also a claim the truck uses a 16.00R20 type tires, which should be 1.343 mm in diameter. Again, can't be sure that's the actual tire.

But IF one takes that at face value, then the 11-12 m truck gives 3.9 to 4.25 m length for HQ11 missile container. If the tire size is used as measurement, then conatainer length goes up to 4.5 m

For HQ20, using the 11-12 m long truck, one gets 6.55 to 7.05 m long container. Using the tire, one gets 6.55 m long container.

Now, for HQ9c, i found that it likely uses Taian TA5380 model. again, it's length is not sure, though some third hand sources mention 11 m.
There's no claims on the tire type and size. So i can only assume, perhaps erroneously, that the same or very similar tire diameter is involved.
Now, using a 11 m long truck, missile container goes to 6.4 m. If the truck is 12 m long, then missile container might be 7 m long.
And if the tire is of same diameter, then the container might be also 7.1 m.

So, I would say there's fairly decent likelihood that HQ11 container is around 4.2 m long, give or take a few tens of centimeters. Given the missile is hot launched, most of the container should be filled by the missile itself, with perhaps only a few centimeters of clearance. Which might give a 4.1 m long missile. Again, give or take a few tens of centimeters.

For HQ20 and HQ9c, missiles are cold launched. which means there's a spherical gas generator with a diameter just under the diameter of the container.

Using the 1.343 mm for tire diameter as a reference, the diameter of the HQ9c works out to 50 cm. The gas generator inside is of course slightly narrower, but likely not by much. And there should be a pusher plate in between the gas generator and the missile. Assuming the length of the container is approximately 7 m, and accounting for various clearances, the missile inside could be something like 6.3 m long. Again give or take a few tens of centimeters.

Finally, the hq20 container diameter seems to also be like 50 cm wide, though it's getting quite hard to be that precise, due to low resolution. Assuming the missile container is 6.55 m long, and deducting the gas canister, pusher plate and clearances, the missile might be something like 5.85 m long. Again give or take few tens of centimeters.

So indeed HQ9C, in its base form, seems to be slightly longer than hq20. Shoutout to Albatross.

Interestingly, if the above figures are true, and if the container at the parade was for the boosterless hq9c (as we saw in different pla videos, hq9c being fired didn't have a booster) then the naval hhq9c might be astonighingly long, at little over 8 meters.

I would certainly appreciate more people offering links, sources, their own measurements and so on, so we can get to the bottom of this.

I think the length difference of the two missiles can also be gauged here though of course the perspective is different. Secondly we have seen HQ-9C containers in the vertical position and they are indeed very long (even longer than HQ-9B?) or at the least just as long.