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 During the late 1960s took place the Sino-Soviet border conflicts, especially around the Zhenbao / Damansky Island where the Mainland Chinese Army captured a [[T-62 545 (China)|Soviet T-62]] from the Soviet Border Troops. The PLA found they were behind in terms of anti-armor weaponry, especially regarding ATGM capabilities (which were inexistent in Mainland China). A long-time friend of Mainland China, North Korea (DPRK), provided some 9K11 Malyutka missiles samples and Romania later provided another batch of samples for the PLA in 1973.
-After multiple departments and research facilities efforts, finally in 1979, the HJ-73 had passed state tests and was ready to be commissioned in PLAGF. Later during the Sino-Vietnamese War, it proved its ability by "sniping" a Vietnamese commanding post 2,100 m apart from the launching site and all 4 of those missile launched hit its target.
+With the continuous efforts from different institutes and factories, in 1979, the HJ-73 has finally passed field tests and was ready to be commissioned in PLAGF. Its debut would be on 2nd July, 1985 during the border skirmish period of Sino-Vietnamese War; a platoon of ATGM troops arrived at the position defended by 138th Division, 46th Army Corps for a bizarre plan to neutralize Vietnamese frontline command outpost - using the four newly arrived HJ-73, the unit stationed at 35th Position "sniped"  the commanding outposts at the Height 1031, 2.1km away from the site and achieved all-hit, as well as detonating the ammunition stored alongside with 17 officers on the Vietnamese side.
-Later with its latest [[HJ-73E]] modification, they served as a last-ditch weapon for PLAGF/PLA Airborne troops/PLANMC to handle heavier targets with its tandem warhead.
+Later with its latest [[HJ-73E]] modification, it served as a last-ditch weapon for PLAGF/PLA Airborne troops/PLANMC to defeat more protected, heavier targets with its tandem warhead while the original HJ-73 would serve as the training missile for PLAGF troops and sometimes anti-fortification munition.
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
-* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
+* [[9M14]] - AT-3, its Soviet ancestor
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* [[HJ-73E]] (AFT07E) - post-2000 modification with tandem warhead and SACLOS control.
 == External links ==

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 [[File:WeaponImage 9M14.png|thumb|left|420px|The HJ-73 (9M14) missile with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
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-The {{PAGENAME}} (Chinese: 红箭-73) is an ATGM developed in Mainland China during the 1970s based on the  Soviet missile 9K11 Malyutka (NATO designation: AT-3 Sagger).
+The {{PAGENAME}} (红箭-73), Officially the AFT73式反坦克导弹 (AFT73 ATGM) under post-2003 nomenclature, is an ATGM developed in Mainland China during the 1970s based on the  Soviet missile 9K11 Malyutka (NATO designation: AT-3 Sagger). By 1960s, although there were domestic efforts to built ATGMs, due to the complete lack of experience on this concept, engineers have to seek for foreign examples; after acquiring some examples of 9K11 from different sources and reverse-engineer efforts, the new HJ-73 won the bidding for PLAGF ATGM over the J-201 and served the armed force for more than 5 decades with upgraded variant [[HJ-73E]].
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 [[File:WeaponImage 9M14.png|thumb|left|420px|The HJ-73 (9M14) missile with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
 {{Break}}
 The {{PAGENAME}} (Chinese: 红箭-73) is an ATGM developed in Mainland China during the 1970s based on the  Soviet missile 9K11 Malyutka (NATO designation: AT-3 Sagger).
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.'' -->
-As it was based on the Soviet Malyutka ATGM, the HJ73 share the same characteristics. It is a MCLOS missile flying at a lower speed than most of its counterparts at the same BR.
+As it was based on the Soviet Malyutka ATGM, the HJ-73 shares the same characteristics. It is a MCLOS missile flying at a lower speed than most of its counterparts at the same BR.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="14" | Missile characteristics
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
+| '''Fuze delay''' || 0.05 m
 |-
-! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
+| '''Fuze sensitivity''' || 0.1 mm
 |-
-| HJ-73 || ATGM || 125 || 10.9 || 140 || Hand aiming || 3.00 || 30.0 || 4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 80° || 82° || 90°
+| '''Armour penetration''' || 400 mm
 |-
 |}
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-During the late 1960s took place the Sino-Soviet border conflicts, especially around the Zhenbao / Damansky Island where the Mainland Chinese Army captured a [[T-62 545 (China)|Soviet T-62]] from the Soviet Border Troops. The PLA found they were behind in terms of anti-armor weaponry, especially regarding ATGM capabilities (which were inexistent in Mainland China). A long-time friend of Mainland China, North Korea (DPRK), provided some 9K11 Malyutka missiles samples and Romania later provided another batch of samples for the PLA in 1973.
+During the late 1960s took place the Sino-Soviet border conflicts, especially around the Zhenbao / Damansky Island where the Mainland Chinese Army captured a [[T-62 545 (China)|Soviet T-62]] from the Soviet Border Troops. The PLA found they were behind in terms of anti-armor weaponry, especially regarding ATGM capabilities (which were inexistent in Mainland China). A long-time friend of Mainland China, North Korea (DPRK), provided some 9K11 Malyutka missiles samples and Romania later provided another batch of samples for the PLA in 1973.
 After multiple departments and research facilities efforts, finally in 1979, the HJ-73 had passed state tests and was ready to be commissioned in PLAGF. Later during the Sino-Vietnamese War, it proved its ability by "sniping" a Vietnamese commanding post 2,100 m apart from the launching site and all 4 of those missile launched hit its target.

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 ! rowspan="2" | Missile guidance time (s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuze Delay (mm)
+! rowspan="2" | Fuze Delay (m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuze Sensitivity (mm)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet

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 As it was based on the Soviet Malyutka ATGM, the HJ73 share the same characteristics. It is a MCLOS missile flying at a lower speed than most of its counterparts at the same BR.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="13" | Missile characteristics
+! colspan="14" | Missile characteristics
 |-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Missile
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Caliber (mm)
 ! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
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 ! rowspan="2" | Guidance system type
 ! rowspan="2" | Firing range (km)
-! rowspan="2" | Missile guidance time
+! rowspan="2" | Missile guidance time (s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuze Delay (mm)
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| HJ-73 || 125 || 10.9 || 140 || Hand aiming || 3.00 || 30.0 || 4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 80° || 82° || 90°
+| HJ-73 || ATGM || 125 || 10.9 || 140 || Hand aiming || 3.00 || 30.0 || 4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 |-
 |}
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 {| class="wikitable"
 ! rowspan="2" |Distance
 ! colspan="3" |Angle of attack

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 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.'' -->
 As it was based on the Soviet Malyutka ATGM, the HJ73 share the same characteristics. It is a MCLOS missile flying at a lower speed than most of its counterparts at the same BR.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
+! colspan="13" | Missile characteristics
 |-
-| '''Calibre''' || 125 mm
+! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Missile
 |-
-| '''Mass''' || 10.9 kg
+! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| '''Guidance''' || Hand aiming
+| HJ-73 || 125 || 10.9 || 140 || Hand aiming || 3.00 || 30.0 || 4 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 80° || 82° || 90°
 |-
-| '''Maximum speed''' || 140 m/s
+|}
 |-
-| '''Firing Range''' || 3 km
+! 0° !! 30° !! 60°
 |-
-| '''Missile guidance time''' || 30 secs
+|'''10 m''' || 400 mm || 346 mm || 200 mm
 |-
-| '''Explosive''' || 4 kg TNTeq
+|'''100 m''' || 400 mm || 346 mm || 200 mm
 |-
-| '''Fuze sensitivity''' || 0.1 mm
+|'''500 m''' || 400 mm || 346 mm || 200 mm
 |-
-| '''Fuze delay''' || 0.05 m
+|'''1000 m''' || 400 mm || 346 mm || 200 mm
 |-
-| '''Armour penetration''' || 400 mm
+|'''1500 m''' || 400 mm || 346 mm || 200 mm
 |-
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 [[File:WeaponImage 9M14.png|thumb|left|420px|The HJ-73 (9M14) missile with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
 {{Break}}
-The HJ-73 (Chinese: 红箭-73) is a ATGM developed in Mainland China during the 1970s based on a Soviet missile-9K11 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger)
+The {{PAGENAME}} (Chinese: 红箭-73) is an ATGM developed in Mainland China during the 1970s based on the  Soviet missile 9K11 Malyutka (NATO designation: AT-3 Sagger).
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* [[ZBD86]]
+* {{Specs-Link|cn_type_86}}
 == General info ==
-Due to the nature that it was based on 9K11 ATGM of Soviet Union, they shares all the same traits like they are MCLOS missiles and they fly in a struggling speed to most of its counterparts in the same BR range
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.'' -->
 === Effective damage ===
-This missile comes with 2.6kg TNT equivalent of TNT and having the damage as any other HEAT shells and also possibly a certain overpressure damage to lighter vehicles
+<!-- ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)'' -->
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-HJ-73 is pretty much a reverse-engineered 9K11 ATGM so they perform the same in many aspects and in its BR range, only Japanese [[Type 64 MAT|Type 64]] ATGM falls way behind it in terms of its speed while their NATO counterpart [[SS.11]] served better in terms of speed.
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 == Usage in battles ==
-Since its carrier is ZBD-86, the reverse-engineered [[BMP-1]], HJ-73 is a MCLOS missile that requires players using their WASD key to control the missile to its target, making the launcher vulnerable to any possible attacks from enemies, so the best way to utilize this missile is stay hidden and look for targets that are not in move, then deliver your blow with this missile.
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
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 * Can used as a last-ditch weapon in case gun barrel was knocked out.
 * Penetration is sufficient at its tier.
 '''Cons:'''
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 * MCLOS meaning that players have to keep full control of the missile with your keyboard.
 * It has trajectory that makes it not suitable for close-quarter combat.
 == History ==
-During the late 1960s was the Sino-Soviet border conflicts, especially at Zhenbao /Damansky Island where Mainland Chinese [[T-62 545 (China)|captured a T-62]] from the Soviet Border Troops, PLA found they were in the lower hand in terms of anti-armor weaponry, especially in ATGM (which, there was none in Mainland China); but a long-time friend of Mainland China- North Korea (DPRK) provided some 9K11 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) missiles samples for them and Romania later provided another batch of samples for the Mainland in 1973, they started the story of this old yet sufficient missile's journey in Mainland China service.
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-After multiple departments and research facilities efforts, finally in 1979, HJ-73 has passed state tests and ready to be commissioned in PLAGF, later during the Sino-Vietnamese War, it proved its ability by "sniping" a Vietnamese commanding post 2100m apart from the launching site and all 4 of those missile launched hit its target.
+After multiple departments and research facilities efforts, finally in 1979, the HJ-73 had passed state tests and was ready to be commissioned in PLAGF. Later during the Sino-Vietnamese War, it proved its ability by "sniping" a Vietnamese commanding post 2,100 m apart from the launching site and all 4 of those missile launched hit its target.
 Later with its latest [[HJ-73E]] modification, they served as a last-ditch weapon for PLAGF/PLA Airborne troops/PLANMC to handle heavier targets with its tandem warhead.
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == Description ==
-[[File:WeaponImage 9M14.png|thumb|left|420px|The HJ-73 (9M14) rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
+[[File:WeaponImage 9M14.png|thumb|left|420px|The HJ-73 (9M14) missile with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
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