Hunter-1 SAM System - The chinese Type 93 but better

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Hello once again! Im about to suggest an anti air for China between the PGZ04A and Tor-M1, the Hunter-1 SAM!

Hunter-1

Description:

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The Hunter-1 is a Chinese surface to air missile SAM system based on the United States Army’s AN/TWQ-1 Avenger. The system features a turret housing 8 TY-90s (some sources say FN-6, however the one im suggestion has missile containers that are the same as all the other TY-90 missile containers) with a maximum range of 6 kilometers.

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^ This is the FN-6 variant, which is different from the Hunter-1!

The Hunter-1 employs a tracking system comprising a TV camera, thermal camera, and laser range finder. Its primary purpose is air defense, providing short-range protection against aerial threats. The Hunter-1 is part of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) mechanized infantry division’s air defense arsenal.

History:

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The Hunter-1 system, developed by China, draws inspiration from the US Army’s AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) system.

The Hunter-1 is a vehicle-mounted version of the TY-90, initially unveiled in 2005 - 6. It’s built on the Shenfei SFQ2040 platform, weighing approximately 4.6 tons. The system incorporates a one-man turret positioned between two quadruple launchers. Equipped with an electro-optical fire control system, it features infrared, laser, and TV sensors.

The launching vehicle of the Hunter-1 carries TY-90s. These missiles excel at engaging low-flying targets, making them ideal for air defense scenarios.

Armaments:

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8 TY-90s

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Mobility:

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The vehicle the weapon system is mounted on is the Shenfei SFQ2040 with a Cummins 4BTAA-92 turbodiesel engine with about 92HP, achieving about 120km/h speed. The vehicle itself weight about 2.3 tons while being able to carry 1.25 tons. It has a length of about 4.7 meters, a width of 2.1 meters and a height of 1.75 meters. Its capable of carrying up to 4 crewmembers. Finding images of the exact chassis without the weapon system is hard, this is the closest i could find.

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Electronics:

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As previously mentioned, it has an electro-optical fire control system, aswell as a infrared, laser, and TV sensor, not to forget it has its own thermals, all of these are used for tracking.

Sources:

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PLA Mechanised Infantry Division Air Defence Systems / PLA Point Defence Systems

ODIN - OE Data Integration Network

Fn-6 Sam | Sino Defence Forum - China Military Forum

Chinese Hummers Part 1: The Dongfeng Warrior & The Shenfei Falcon | ChinaCarHistory

FB-6A 车载防空导弹武器系统_网易新闻

Zhuhai in 2016. Air defense equipment | Saidpvo | The Fourth Revolutionary War

Dongfeng EQ2050 Light Utility Vehicle | MilitaryToday.com

Thanks a lot for reading! If you find any more info about the vehicle, feel free to put it in the replies!

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2 more images of the Hunter-1

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Seems like a worse Type-93. Given the Type-93 was a short-range, not a long-range this seems more like a mid-range. Not a bad thing however from a mid-distance countermeasures are essential to combat Heli’s until they close the distance in which the missiles will struggle a bit. Probably not much though.

TY-90s are, objectively, better in all aspects than stingers.

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this is not the TY90, its a introduction panel of BA (Blue Arrow)7

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My apologies, will correct it soon

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Edited it, its now focused for the Hunter-1, any corrections would be much appreciated! Because finding info about the chassis is kinda hard 😅

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Here you can find some relevant information
国产四款新型近程机动防空导弹系统对比(图)_新浪军事_新浪网 (sina.com.cn)

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Thanks!

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More informations:
机动部队的保护伞:中国猎手近程防空系统(图)_新浪军事_新浪网 (sina.com.cn)
中国“猎手”防空系统-抖音百科 (baike.com)
中国“猎手”防空系统_百度百科 (baidu.com)
图文:猎手-1系统使用的天燕-90导弹_新浪军事_新浪网 (sina.com.cn)
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I really hope to see this vehicle in the game

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Same!

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Seems a new variant of Hunter-1 called Yitan-L has found a customer:
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X 上的 Al4sko Diallo:「Yitian-L https://t.co/O4TOTGDVoi」 / X
X 上的 Hammer Of War:「Pictures from @Alasko73 showing chinese made Yitian-L short range self-propelled air defense systems of the Mauritanian 🇲🇷 military. https://t.co/sygINkNAUi」 / X

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