695:
31:
675:
722:
344:
The user must be able to see and identify the target and estimate the range to it. The round of ammunition is self-contained in a disposable launch tube. The system weighs only eight pounds and can be used effectively with minimal training.
340:
and is fired from the right shoulder only. The launcher is watertight for ease of transportation and storage. The PF-89 has a simple 2.5x, 12° field of view optical sight for aiming, with no night combat ability.
1579:
1569:
1546:
1541:
1535:
1038:
1750:
401:
version of the PF-89. The WPF-89-1 is reusable, but did not see much use due to its complex reload process. As a result, China developed the improved single-use WPF-89-2 in 2003.
1760:
364:
The PF-89 has six variants with each variant corresponding to a specific type of ammunition. The earliest variant, simply called the PF-89, uses high-explosive double
1031:
36:
1024:
372:(RHA) penetration at 90° angle in static tests. In kinetic tests, the RHA penetration is more than 400mm at 0° angle or 180mm at 68° angle.
333:. The weapon consists of a free-flight, fin-stabilized, rocket-propelled cartridge packed in a one-piece, one-off, fiberglass-wrapped tube.
348:
The problem of back blast became prominent after the PF-89's adoption. Collateral damage is especially concerning for the PLA, which uses
912:
1745:
1497:
885:
356:
multipurpose recoilless gun with a countermass balance mechanism to replace the PF-89, especially the multipurpose PF89A variant.
1005:
290:, providing a man-portable, single-use assault weapon system that could be used mainly by infantry squads to engage and defeat
337:
984:
1405:
1048:
705:
283:
1755:
1441:
1194:
1088:
1084:
805:
369:
291:
1507:
436:
298:
272:
379:. These multipurpose rounds can penetrate 300 mm of reinforced concrete, and release steel fragments and
301:(HEAT) warhead, with negligible recoil. The PF-89 entered mass production in 1993, and generally replaced the
1492:
1305:
1300:
30:
1338:
1333:
1328:
265:
1574:
1446:
1202:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
376:
1016:
321:(U.S. Designation M136). However, unlike the AT4, the PF-89 is a rocket-propelled weapon instead of a
1664:
1517:
1058:
685:
174:
164:
1418:
1413:
1222:
305:
in the PLA throughout the 1990s. Since 2010, the system is being used along with the more advanced
1011:
448:
398:
349:
1692:
1433:
1372:
195:
920:
1712:
1484:
1475:
322:
893:
1589:
1556:
391:
275:
205:
383:-based incendiary composition to kill targets and light up wood and fabric upon impact.
317:
The PF-89 is a lightweight, self-contained, anti-armor weapon comparable to the
Swedish
1564:
1320:
1093:
1079:
1074:
955:
1739:
1717:
1707:
1702:
1132:
1054:
972:
387:
365:
860:
1527:
1255:
1136:
839:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1363:
1235:
302:
287:
231:
223:
937:
732:
380:
269:
1697:
1051:
680:
1622:
1461:
1423:
1395:
1390:
1292:
1278:
1273:
1245:
1212:
1184:
1066:
769:
326:
279:
185:
115:
40:
1612:
1597:
1512:
1502:
1456:
1451:
1385:
1380:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1310:
1268:
1263:
1240:
1207:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
793:
757:
404:
A training replica version is also available for operation practice.
353:
330:
306:
1640:
1607:
1230:
1123:
745:
727:
700:
227:
219:
375:
The second variant, the PF-89A, employs specialized multipurpose
1650:
1645:
1635:
1630:
297:
Its design permits accurate delivery of a rocket-propelled 80mm
1020:
781:
318:
386:
The third variant, known as the PF-89B or PF-89-1, uses
352:
fighting tactics. To address this, China developed the
985:"Saisie d'armes à El Oued: l'empreinte de Fadjr libya"
286:(PLA), the PF-89 was designed to replace the obsolete
1663:
1621:
1588:
1555:
1526:
1483:
1474:
1432:
1404:
1371:
1362:
1319:
1291:
1254:
1221:
1193:
1131:
1122:
1065:
810:
798:
786:
774:
762:
750:
246:
238:
214:
204:
194:
184:
173:
163:
150:
142:
134:
129:
121:
111:
103:
95:
90:
77:
69:
64:
56:
48:
21:
973:https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/171425/SIPRIPP38.pdf
35:A dissected PF-89 rocket launcher (top) at the
1032:
390:HEAT warheads to improve penetration against
8:
840:"PF-89 Single use anti-tank rocket launcher"
325:, which makes the PF-89 more similar to the
932:
930:
368:(with 8701 explosives) to achieve 628mm of
1761:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s
1728:Note: = limited in numbers or phasing out
1480:
1368:
1128:
1039:
1025:
1017:
919:(in Chinese). 24 July 2009. Archived from
892:(in Chinese). 24 July 2009. Archived from
29:
18:
1751:Weapons of the People's Republic of China
37:China People's Revolution Military Museum
907:
905:
903:
406:
99:China North Industries Group Corporation
855:
853:
834:
832:
830:
828:
824:
880:
878:
876:
874:
16:Anti-tank, anti-bunker rocket launcher
264:is a portable, disposable, unguided,
7:
23:Type 89 Individual Anti-tank Rocket
146:900 mm (2 ft 11 in)
14:
944:(in Chinese). 10 September 2004.
720:
693:
673:
215:Effective firing range
138:Total: 3.7 kg (8.2 lb)
453:HEAT/thermobaric tandem-charge
169:80×900 mm rocket-assist grenade
239:Maximum firing range
1:
659:120 m/s (390 ft/s)
656:120 m/s (390 ft/s)
653:140 m/s (460 ft/s)
650:147 m/s (480 ft/s)
647:147 m/s (480 ft/s)
606:1,000 m (3,300 ft)
1406:General-purpose machine guns
210:147 m/s (480 ft/s)
913:"成熟适用的PF89式80毫米系列单兵火箭筒 (2)"
615:850 m (2,790 ft)
612:850 m (2,790 ft)
603:400 m (1,300 ft)
250:Optical 1x/2.5x (day sight)
1777:
1195:Designated marksman rifles
242:400 m (1,300 ft)
180:1.84 kg (4.1 lb)
154:1 (single-use, disposable)
82:
1746:Cold War weapons of China
1726:
586:180 m (590 ft)
583:200 m (660 ft)
370:rolled homogeneous armour
158:
57:Place of origin
28:
706:People's Liberation Army
442:Multipurpose incendiary
437:High-explosive anti-tank
299:high-explosive anti-tank
284:People's Liberation Army
190:80 mm (3.1 in)
886:"成熟适用的PF89式80毫米系列单兵火箭筒"
459:Cartridge diameter (mm)
560:Length w/o cover (mm)
480:Cartridge weight (kg)
52:Anti-tank, anti-bunker
500:Launcher weight (kg)
1223:Anti-materiel rifles
731:: WPF-89-2s used by
686:Royal Cambodian Army
397:The WPF-89-1 is the
206:Muzzle velocity
445:HEAT tandem-charge
409:
1434:Heavy machine guns
633:Higher than PF-89
407:
350:motorized infantry
91:Production history
1756:Anti-tank rockets
1733:
1732:
1713:18.4 mm shotshell
1659:
1658:
1485:Grenade launchers
1470:
1469:
1373:Light machine gun
1287:
1286:
663:
662:
377:incendiary rounds
266:shoulder-launched
254:
253:
1768:
1481:
1369:
1129:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1018:
993:
992:
991:. 11 March 2016.
981:
975:
970:
964:
963:
952:
946:
945:
934:
925:
924:
923:on 30 June 2011.
909:
898:
897:
896:on 29 June 2011.
882:
869:
868:
857:
848:
847:
836:
814:
812:
802:
800:
790:
788:
778:
776:
766:
764:
754:
752:
730:
726:
724:
723:
713:Non-state actors
703:
699:
697:
696:
683:
679:
677:
676:
460:
410:
309:recoilless gun.
273:rocket-propelled
33:
24:
19:
1776:
1775:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1766:
1765:
1736:
1735:
1734:
1729:
1722:
1655:
1617:
1584:
1551:
1522:
1466:
1428:
1400:
1358:
1321:Submachine guns
1315:
1283:
1250:
1217:
1189:
1118:
1061:
1055:service weapons
1045:
1002:
997:
996:
989:menadefense.net
983:
982:
978:
971:
967:
954:
953:
949:
936:
935:
928:
911:
910:
901:
884:
883:
872:
859:
858:
851:
838:
837:
826:
821:
808:
796:
784:
772:
760:
748:
742:
721:
719:
718:
715:
694:
692:
691:
674:
672:
671:
668:
626:
624:
520:Full mass (kg)
458:
408:PF-89 variants
392:reactive armour
362:
315:
278:. Developed by
276:rocket launcher
159:
70:In service
65:Service history
44:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1774:
1772:
1764:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1738:
1737:
1731:
1730:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1669:
1667:
1661:
1660:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1627:
1625:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1594:
1592:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1561:
1559:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1532:
1530:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1489:
1487:
1478:
1472:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1438:
1436:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1410:
1408:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1377:
1375:
1366:
1360:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1325:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1314:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1289:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1260:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1227:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1199:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1141:
1139:
1133:Assault rifles
1126:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1082:
1077:
1071:
1069:
1063:
1062:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1001:
1000:External links
998:
995:
994:
976:
965:
960:Military Today
947:
926:
899:
870:
865:Military Today
849:
844:Military Today
823:
822:
820:
817:
816:
815:
803:
791:
779:
767:
755:
741:
738:
737:
736:
714:
711:
710:
709:
704:: Used by the
689:
684:: Used by the
667:
664:
661:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
641:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
621:
617:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
597:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
577:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
557:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
517:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
497:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
477:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
455:
454:
451:
446:
443:
440:
434:
430:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
366:shaped charges
361:
358:
323:recoilless gun
314:
311:
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
236:
235:
226:) to 250
216:
212:
211:
208:
202:
201:
198:
192:
191:
188:
182:
181:
178:
171:
170:
167:
161:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
130:Specifications
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
88:
87:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1773:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1743:
1741:
1725:
1719:
1718:35 mm grenade
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1666:
1662:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1626:
1624:
1620:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1591:
1587:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1554:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1529:
1528:Hand grenades
1525:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1490:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1435:
1431:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1411:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1374:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1361:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1290:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1257:
1256:Sniper rifles
1253:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1138:
1137:battle rifles
1134:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1121:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1042:
1037:
1035:
1030:
1028:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1004:
1003:
999:
990:
986:
980:
977:
974:
969:
966:
961:
957:
951:
948:
943:
939:
933:
931:
927:
922:
918:
914:
908:
906:
904:
900:
895:
891:
887:
881:
879:
877:
875:
871:
866:
862:
856:
854:
850:
845:
841:
835:
833:
831:
829:
825:
818:
807:
804:
795:
792:
783:
780:
775:United States
771:
768:
759:
756:
747:
744:
743:
739:
734:
729:
717:
716:
712:
707:
702:
690:
687:
682:
670:
669:
665:
658:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
642:
638:
635:
632:
629:
625:>400 mm/0°
622:
619:
618:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
598:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
578:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
558:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
538:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
518:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
498:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
478:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
457:
456:
452:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:
405:
402:
400:
395:
393:
389:
388:tandem-charge
384:
382:
378:
373:
371:
367:
359:
357:
355:
351:
346:
342:
339:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
312:
310:
308:
304:
300:
295:
294:and bunkers.
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
274:
271:
267:
263:
259:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
207:
203:
199:
197:
193:
189:
187:
183:
179:
176:
172:
168:
166:
162:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
128:
124:
120:
117:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
89:
86:
85:
80:
76:
72:
68:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
42:
38:
32:
27:
20:
1602:
1364:Machine guns
1006:
988:
979:
968:
959:
950:
941:
921:the original
917:NetEase News
916:
894:the original
890:NetEase News
889:
864:
843:
799:Soviet Union
620:Penetration
600:Sight range
540:Length (mm)
413:Designation
403:
396:
385:
374:
363:
347:
343:
338:man-portable
335:
316:
296:
261:
257:
255:
112:Manufacturer
83:
78:Used by
73:1993–present
1012:SinoDefence
942:Gun's World
627:180 mm/65°
449:Thermobaric
399:thermobaric
313:Description
303:Type 69 RPG
292:light armor
288:Type 69 RPG
200:Single-shot
1740:Categories
1708:14.5×114mm
1703:12.7×108mm
1665:Cartridges
1059:cartridges
956:"WPF-89-1"
819:References
733:Fajr Libya
630:20 mm/65°
623:628 mm/90°
433:Ammo type
230:(820
222:(330
1688:7.62×51mm
1683:7.62×39mm
1598:FHJ-84/01
1542:Type 82-2
1306:Type 97-2
1301:Type 97-1
809:– (
797:– (
785:– (
773:– (
761:– (
749:– (
644:Velocity
428:WPF-89-2
425:WPF-89-1
381:zirconium
270:anti-tank
218:100
175:Cartridge
165:Cartridge
1693:8.6×70mm
1678:5.8×42mm
1673:5.8×21mm
1623:Missiles
1476:Ordnance
1293:Shotguns
1067:Handguns
1052:infantry
1047:Current
861:"DZJ-08"
740:See also
681:Cambodia
580:Zeroing
360:Variants
329:and the
282:for the
122:Produced
104:Designed
96:Designer
1590:Rockets
1580:PBP-172
1557:Mortars
1547:Type 86
1462:QJZ-171
1442:Type 85
1424:QJY-201
1419:Type 80
1414:Type 67
1396:QJB-201
1391:QJB-191
1354:QCQ-171
1339:Type 85
1334:Type 79
1329:Type 64
1279:QBU-203
1274:QBU-202
1269:QBU-141
1246:QBU-201
1213:QBU-191
1203:Type 85
1185:QBZ-191
1160:Type 87
1155:Type 81
1150:Type 63
1145:Type 56
1114:QSZ-193
1094:Type 77
1085:Type 64
1080:Type 64
1075:Type 54
938:"PF-89"
806:Kestrel
770:M72 LAW
439:(HEAT)
422:PF-89B
419:PF-89A
354:Type 08
327:M72 LAW
307:Type 08
280:Norinco
262:Type 89
186:Caliber
116:Norinco
41:Beijing
1698:9×19mm
1613:DZJ-08
1536:FSL-02
1518:QLU-11
1513:QLG-10
1508:QLG-91
1503:QLZ-04
1498:QLT-89
1493:QLZ-87
1457:QJZ-89
1452:QJG-02
1447:QJC-88
1386:QJB-95
1381:QJY-88
1349:QCW-05
1344:QCQ-05
1311:QBS-09
1264:CS/LR4
1241:QBU-10
1236:QBU-99
1208:QBU-88
1180:QTS-11
1175:QBZ-03
1170:QBZ-95
1165:QBS-06
1124:Rifles
1109:QSW-06
1104:QSZ-11
1099:QSZ-92
811:Taiwan
794:RPG-26
787:Sweden
758:DZJ-08
725:
698:
678:
495:>4
492:>4
416:PF-89
336:It is
331:RPG-26
247:Sights
196:Action
177:weight
143:Length
1641:HJ-12
1636:HJ-11
1608:PF-98
1603:PF-89
1575:PP-93
1570:PP-89
1565:PP-87
1538:smoke
1231:AMR-2
1007:PF-89
763:China
751:China
746:PF-98
728:Libya
701:China
666:Users
515:1.85
512:1.85
509:1.85
506:1.85
503:1.85
486:2.35
483:1.84
258:PF-89
107:1980s
84:Users
60:China
1651:QW-2
1646:HN-6
1631:HJ-8
1135:and
1057:and
639:N/A
636:N/A
609:N/A
595:N/A
592:N/A
589:N/A
575:880
572:880
569:880
566:880
563:880
555:900
552:900
549:900
546:900
543:900
535:6.5
532:6.5
529:4.7
526:4.2
523:3.7
489:2.5
256:The
151:Crew
135:Mass
125:1989
81:See
49:Type
1049:PLA
1010:at
782:AT4
475:80
472:80
469:80
466:80
463:80
319:AT4
260:or
39:in
1742::
1089:67
987:.
958:.
940:.
929:^
915:.
902:^
888:.
873:^
863:.
852:^
842:.
827:^
394:.
268:,
232:ft
224:ft
1087:/
1040:e
1033:t
1026:v
962:.
867:.
846:.
813:)
801:)
789:)
777:)
765:)
753:)
735:.
708:.
688:.
234:)
228:m
220:m
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
