TL-6

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FieldValue
is_missileyes
nameTL-6
originChina
typeanti-ship / air-to-surface missiles
used_byChina
manufacturerHongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
propellantsolid fuel
production_dateprior to 2006
serviceprior to 2006 – present
enginerocket motor
weight≈350 kg
length≈3.5 meter
diameter0.28 meter
wingspan0.9 meter
speed≈ Mach 0.8 – 0.9
vehicle_range4 – 35 km
altitude≈12 meter cruising
filling30 kg warhead
guidanceARH / ImIR IR / TV
detonationSemi-armor-piercing
launch_platformAir & surface
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::callout[type=note] Tian Long 6, the anti-ship missile ::

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The TL-6 () is an anti-ship missile developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Group. The missile was marketed via China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) as FL-9 (). The missile is also called Nasr missile by Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO).

Development

The TL-6 missile was showcased at Zhuhai Airshow 2004.

Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation began the development of TL-6 and TL-10 missiles in the mid-1990s, and conducted test fires in the same period. According to a representative of Hongdu in 2004, the TL-6 and TL-10 programs were purely designed for export, and no missiles would be inducted into the People's Liberation Army. Three missile variants were showcased, including the air-to-surface KJ/TL-10B, the surface-to-surface JJ/TL-10A, and the surface-to-surface JJ/TL-6B. TL-6 was tested for fire by both surface systems and aircraft. TL-6B also had a radar-guided version under development.

Design

While the TL-10 series is specifically designed to engage boats displacing 500 tons or less, the TL-6 series is specifically designed to engage larger naval vessels with a displacement up to 1,000 tons. Along with C-704 that covers ships from 1,000 tons to 3,000 tons, and larger anti-ship missiles such as C-802 that covers large ships, China has developed a complete anti-ship cruise missile family that covers every displacement class. Western sources have claimed that the Iranian Nasr anti-ship missile is based on TL-6.

Like the anti-ship version of the C-701 and TL-10, TL-6 can also be armed with a television seeker, which is interchangeable with TL-10. At the sixth Zhuhai airshow in 2006, the manufacturer revealed the plan already in development to have various platforms, including aircraft, surface ships/boats, and land/vehicle. However, like most light anti-ship missiles in the world, it is certain that this missile would not be launched from submarines, as the manufacturer has confirmed. Like its smaller cousin TL-6, the version that has been successfully completed is the ship-to-ship version, and hence the designation JJ/TL-6 at the sixth Zhuhai airshow in 2006, with JJ stands for Jian Jian, meaning Ship (to) Ship.

many sources claim that Nasr is based on TL-6, there are others that claim Nasr is based on another Chinese anti-ship missile, C-704 instead.

TL-2

A new version of TL-6 appeared made its public debut at the 7th Zhuhai Airshow held at the end of 2008, together with its smaller cousin TL-1. Developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation, the same manufacturer of TL-6, the new missile is designated as TL-2, and appears almost identical to TL-6. Not much information of TL-2 was released in detail at the air show, and based on scattered technical information published in China, it has been suggested that TL-2 is an upgraded TL-6 with a data link added, so that in addition to the original fire-and-forget capability, the only capability present on TL-10, there is an extra capability present on TL-2: operators can select to attack a different target other than the original one, if a greater threat has been identified after launching TL-2. These are other speculations on TL-2, such as TL-6 was purely for export, while TL-2 is the designation for domestic Chinese use, but these have yet to be verified when more detailed technical information is released in the future. Although the manufacturer has claimed that TL-1 can be deployed from various platform, the sample shown at the 7th Zhuhai Airshow was ship-born only, designated as JJ/TL-2, with JJ stands for Jian Jian (舰舰), meaning Ship (to) Ship.

Specification

Operators

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Current operators

References

References

  1. Hewson, Robert. (17 November 2004). "China aids Iran's tactical missile programme".
  2. Barrie, Douglas. (8 November 2004). "China Reveals Domestic, Export-Oriented Guided Weapons Programs".

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