MAPMAKERS TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE

HJ-12

A Chinese man-portable, fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile designed for top-attack or direct-attack engagement of armored vehicles and fortified targets.

Anti-tank guided missile · Real-world system · Publicly unveiled in 2014

HJ-12 anti-tank missile launcher with optical command-launch unit

Technical basis

The HJ-12 uses an imaging seeker and tandem shaped-charge warhead. In The Holy Land, the missile is integrated into the fictional CQG-17C quadruped, with launch logic modified for a disposable unmanned platform operating at very short urban range.

Series appearances

  • The Holy Land — Chapter Sixteen

Further learning

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