Fire Snake 90A
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Description
The Fire Snake 90A (BRM1) laser guided rocket is a precision guided weapons system based on the Type 90-1 Rocket, akin to the APKWS guidance kit for Hydra-70 rockets. The weapon was developed by NORINCO subsidy Harbin Jiancheng Group in an effort to reduce the innacuracy of Type 90-1 rockets.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
| Mass | 16.8KG |
| Guidance | Laser |
| Maximum Speed | 565 m/s |
| Firing Range | 10km |
| Garunteed Launch Range | 8km |
| Missile guidance time | 45s |
| Explosive Type | Comp B |
| Explosive TNT Equivalent | 1.19KG |
| Warhead Type | HEAT |
| Armour Penetration | 283mm |
Effective damage
The missile produces HEAT damage.
Comparison with analogues
The Fire Snake 90A produces similar damage to a M247 Hydra-70, albeit slightly less.
Usage in battles
In Air Realistic
The Fire Snake 90A serves very little purpose in air realistic, being unable to destroy heavily armoured targets, such as ground based MBTs, it can be used to target light vehicles, airfield AA, pillboxes, etc. However due to the nature of the rocket it is unsuitable for consistent usage, as the distance between target and shooter will have closed to the point of unsatisfactory results by the time the rocket makes impact.
In Ground Battles
The Fire Snake 90A performs poorly against Main Battle Tanks in ground battles, however, the rocket performs exceedingly well against soft targets, such as SPAA, Light Tanks, etc. Users may benefit from taking a singular Fire Snake 90A pod, and utilising it to neutralise enemy AA, before using laser guided bombs on heavier targets.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Has good potential against soft targets.
- Doesn't trigger proximity fuses on SACLOS AA at the same BR.
- Relatively high speed (compared to APKWS rockets)
Cons:
- Lacking a tandem warhead for usage against ERA plated targets
- Poor maneuverability.
- Low penetrative capability.
History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
- https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210306A039T600- An article discussing the BRM-1 Rocket
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TG_PGB#TJ_series
