作者：克里斯多夫 F 福斯

    中国的“新时代”（Xinshidai）公司已经发展一种新的温压非制导火箭，可以从广泛使用的俄国人发展的RPG-7便携式火箭发射器上发射。

    指定为WPF 2004，翼-稳定火箭发射重量3.2公斤并且从发射器发射35米到50米后进入战斗状态。初速度89米/秒和有效精度射程据引用为200米对抗一个0.45x0.45米大小目标。

    操作经验已经证明传统的RPG-7反装甲火箭不是最佳的用于城市或防暴乱-类型任务，并且因此，国家逐渐增加数目现在是守备各种不同类型温压武器。这些不但非常有效对抗建筑物而且对在掩体和洞穴中部署的军队是一种威胁。

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China unveils new portable thermobaric rocket

By Christopher F Foss

China's Xinshidai Company has developed a new thermobaric unguided rocket that can be fired from the widely deployed Russian-developed RPG-7 manportable rocket launcher.

Designated the WPF 2004, the fin-stabilised rocket has a launch weight of 3.2 kg and becomes armed 35 m to 50 m from the launcher. Muzzle velocity is 89 m/s with an effective accurate range quoted as 200 m against a 0.45x0.45 m target.

Operational experience has shown that traditional RPG-7 anti-armour rockets are not optimised for urban or counter insurgency-type missions and, therefore, an increasing number of countries are now fielding thermobaric (fuel air explosive) weapons of various types. These are not only highly effective against buildings but also prove a threat to forces deployed in bunkers and caves.

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