{
  "id": "type-92-yitian",
  "name": "Type 92 Yitian",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "6x6 self-propelled short-range air-defense system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2009,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 92Yitian is a short-range air-defense (SHORAD) system built by China for the domestic and export market. Its primary mission is to provide low-altitude protection for armored units against fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and other airborne threats.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "The Yitian can be mounted to a variety of vehicles",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 16,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control system",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "In Chinese service, a Yitian battery consists of a command vehicle, six Yitian vehicles, two missile resupply vehicles, one missile testing and maintenance vehicle and a mechanical/electronics maintenance vehicle.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Day Sensors",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Night Sensors",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Laser Rangefinder",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, on WMZ-551",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, on WMZ-551",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "CATIC TY-90 Fire-and-Forget SAMs",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-92-yitian"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "3 kg",
        "Guidance": "Yes"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "generic",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-92-yitian.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-92-yitian": {
      "title": "Type 92 Yitian Chinese 6x6 Self-Propelled Short-Range Air-Defense System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_92_Yitian_Chinese_6x6_Self-Propelled_Short-Range_Air-Defense_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}