HQ-17AE Air Defense Missile Weapon System

China National Precision Machinery Import & Export Cooperation

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The ground attacking ability is upgraded increasingly in modern warfare, and the short-
range air defense weapon system will face various threads, including aircraft, armed
helicopter, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), cruise missile, air-to-surface missile and
rocket projectile.

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The tactical and operational methods, such as penetration at an ultra-low altitude,
formation and saturation attack and UAV suppression enemy air defence, pose the
obvious threats to the ground service, equipment and personnel, so the necessity of the
advanced air defense system is highlighted.

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Due to diverse operation scenarios, complicated battlefield environment
and adverse natural environment,
An air defense weapon system is needed to have the following capabilities .

√Intercepting multiple targets simultaneously

√Coping with ultra-low altitude, hyper-velocity and saturation attack
effectively
√Meeting operational requirements in various battlefields and natural
environments
√Being mature and reliable with excellent equipment maintenance support

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 Optimal Selection
of Short-Range Air Defense Weapon System
— HQ-17AE

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 CONTENTS
Operational Purpose and
1 Mission

2 Features of Weapon System

3 System Specification
目录
C ONTENTS
4 System Composition

Main Operational
5 Equipment

Tactical Operational
6 Application

7 Maintenance

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 1. Operational purpose and mission

1.1 Escorting air-defense

• Mechanized troops marching, deployment and withdrawal
• Key equipment, assets and personnel transferring

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 1. Operational purpose and mission

1.2 Key point air defense

• Command and control center, missile launching site
• Airport, port, military base

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 1. Operational purpose and mission

1.3 Types of targets to be intercepted

Non-stealth aircraft Stealth aircraft Armed helicopter Cruise missile

Velocity: 500m/s Velocity: 400m/s Velocity: 100m/s Velocity: 780m/s

RCS: 2m2 RCS: 0.05m2 RCS: 1m2 RCS: 0.1m2

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 1. Operational purpose and mission

1.3 Types of targets to be intercepted

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Air to surface misssile Unmanned aerial vehicle Guidance rocket projectile

Velocity: 1020m/s Velocity: 120m/s Diameter:122mm, 300mm
RCS: 0.1m2 Type: 1~5 types RCS: 0.1m2

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 2. Features of the weapon system

Mature and
reliable

Excellent
performances
HQ-9BE
Advanced
HQ-17AE air
technology
defense weapon
system Strong
environment
adaptability
Good support
Flexible
operational
application
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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.1 Mature and reliable

 Main combat equipment inducted in PLA forces
•Mass induction
•Only land short-range air defense missile appears in the 70th anniversary National Day
parade.

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.1 Mature and reliable

 Sufficient verification
• Accumulated launched missiles: multi-hundred rounds
• Full-airspace practice verification for diverse targets in various environments
• Most of live firing carried out with the Third Party’s interference

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.1 Mature and reliable

 Strong delivery ability
• Modernization production line
• Batches rolling production
• Shorter delivery period
• High-quality after-sales service

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.2 Excellent performances

 Strong interception capability
Capable of effectively intercepting:
• 0.05 m2 stealth aircraft
• 1~5 types of unmanned aerial vehicles
• Helicopter hovering at 10m altitude
• 2.5 Mach cruise missile
• 3 Mach supersonic air-to-surface missile
• 122mm and 300mm guidance rocket
projectiles

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.2 Excellent performances

 Strong multi-target interception capability
• Single combat vehicle can guide 4 missiles to intercept 4 targets
simultaneously.
• Four combat vehicles can guide 16 missiles to intercept 16 targets.

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.2 Excellent performances

 High killing effectiveness
• High single shot kill probability
• Short preparation time, short launch interval, good kill minimum range, multiple time
interceptions

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.2 Excellent performances

Strong anti-jamming capability
• To counter active jamming such as external protection jamming, self- noise jamming and
deceptive jamming
• To counter passive jamming such as chaff jamming and ground clutter jamming

Means：
• Large-power countermeasure
• Passive tracking mode
• Triangulation
• Automatic switching of operating
frequency group
• Optoelectronic/radar switching

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.2 Excellent performances

Operation during marching
• To perform target searching and tracking, missile firing

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.3 Advanced technology

 Outstanding informatization
• The highly integrated single combat vehicle can perform independent operation,
and multiple vehicles can perform cooperative operation.
• remote operation mode.
• Advanced electronic equipment.

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.3 Advanced technology

 Advanced radar
• The search radar adopts three-coordinate solid-state active phased array technology.
• The guidance radar adopts solid-state active phased array four-coordinate Pulse Doppler
system.
• Long detection range, strong multi-target ability, high reliability.

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.3 Advanced technology

 Advanced missile technology
• Single-chamber dual-thrust solid rocket motor • Gas direct force turning control
• Rotary fins • Double focusing warhead

Large average and terminal velocity, large available overload, strong lethal
power

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.4 Environment adaptability

• The weapon system can adapt to tough environments such as coast, gobi, plateau
at 4500m altitude above sea level

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.4 Strong environment adaptability

• High-temperature, frosty, rainy, snowy and strong windy conditions

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.5 Great maintenance support ability

•Accumulated power-on time 10000h
•Modularization design, fault automatic detection, detection rate ≧90%
•Combat vehicle LRUs : more than 200, with high line repair efficiency
•Intelligentized maintenance support system, providing all-round and accurate support
service

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.6 Flexible combat operations

Diverse modes
• Single vehicle independent • Linear deployment • One-line deployment
operation • Circular deployment • Two-line deployment
• Cooperative operation under • Sector deployment
command
• Multi-vehicles master-slave
operation

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 2. Features of the weapon system

2.6 Flexible combat operations

 Excellent connectivity
• Connected into the long-range weapon system or the HE to form the
integrated air and missile defense system

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 3. System Specification

3.1 Interception airspace

Interception airspace against
non-stealth aircraft

Interception altitude 10m-10km

Interception range 1.5km-15km

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 3. System Specification

3.1 Interception airspace

Interception airspace against
stealth aircraft

Interception altitude 10m-6km

Interception range 1.5km-9km

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 3. System Specification

3.1 Interception airspace

Interception airspace against
supersonic cruise missile with 780m/s

Interception altitude 10m-5km

Interception range 1.5km-8km

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 3. System Specification

3.1 Interception airspace

Interception airspace against
air to surface missile with 1020m/s

Interception altitude 1km-4km

Interception range 1.5km-6km

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 3. System Specification

3.1 Interception airspace

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Armed helicopter Unmanned aerial vehicle Guidance rocket projectile

Range: 1.5km~15km Range: 1.5km~15km Range : 1.5km~8km

Altitude: 10m~10km Altitude: 10m~10km Altitude : 10m~6km

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 3. System Specification

3.2 System
• Canister-type vertical cold launch, radio telecommand guidance

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 3. System Specification

3.3 Searching and tracking abilities

Searching range in marching (RCS=2.0m2 )

Target detection range: 45km

Target tracking range: 40km

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 3. System Specification

3.3 Searching and tracking capabilities

Searching radar
• C band three-coordinate solid-state active phased array
• Maximum operating range (1s/r) 45km (RCS=2.0m2)
• Searching airspace range
Azimuth angle: 360
Elevation angle: 0 ~64
• Antenna rotation speed: 1s/r, 2s/r, 4s/r
• Target identification capability：
Capable of identifying targets such as aircraft, helicopter and missile

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 3. System Specification

3.3 Searching and tracking capabilities

Tracking and guidance radar
Ku band 2-dimensional electronic-scanning solid-state active
phased-array four-coordinate pulse Doppler system
• Maximum operating range: 40km (RCS=2.0m2)
• Tracking range
Azimuth angle: -340° ~+340°
Elevation angle: -5°~+74°
Electronic-scanning angle: 20°

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 3. System Specification

3.3 Searching and tracking capabilities

Optoelectronic tracking system
• System：
TV/IR dual-mode angle tracking system
• Band
TV: 0.4μm~0.8μm
IR: 8μm~12μm
• Tracking range (under standard atmospheric weather conditions)
• Aircraft target (target radiation intensity of 100W/sr): ≥21km
• Missile target (only in the IR mode, with target radiation intensity of 50W/sr):
≥13km

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 3. System Specification

3.4 Command, control and communication capabilities

Command and control system
• Target processing capability: 48 batches
• Display capacity: 20batches

Communication distance with

external connection objects
• In the wireless mode: ≥10km (static)
≥5km (moving)
• In the wired mode: ≥5km

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 3. System Specification

3.5 Multi-target capability, kill probability

 Multi-target capability  Single shot kill probability
• To process 48 batches of targets
• Against aircraft and missile: ≥0.85
simultaneously;
• To establish track of 24 batches of targets;
• One combat vehicle can guide 4 missiles
simultaneously to intercept 4 targets.

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 3. System Specification

3.6 System preparation and reaction time

System preparation time: 3min

System reaction time: 8s (from searching radar detecting the target to

missile leaving the launcher)

4s (from tracking and guidance radar detecting

the target to missile leaving the launcher ）


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 3. System Specification

3.7 Maneuverability and transportability

Maneuverability
• The combat vehicle and command vehicle adopt 6 6 wheeled cross-country chassis.
• Continuous travelling mileage: 600km
• Maximum travelling speed: 90km/h
• Maximum gradeability: 60%
• Fording depth: 1m
• Trench crossing width: 0.75m

Transportability
• Road shipping
• Railway air transportation

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 3. System Specification

3.8 Environment adaptability

• Operating temperature: -40 C~+60 C
• Storage temperature: -45 C~+70 C
• Relative humidity in operating environment: ≤95% (at 30 C)
• Max. altitude above sea level of operational site: 4500m
• Max. wind speed: 20m/s
• The weapon system can adapt to the natural environments such as rain, snow, ice, hail, fog,
salt spray and fungus.

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 3. System Specification

3.9 Storage and service life

• Storage life of the missile-in-canister (MIC) in the standard storehouse: 10
years
• Service life of ground equipment under normal operation and maintenance
conditions: 20 years

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 4. System Composition

4.1 Operational equipment

Command vehicle(1) Combat vehicle (1~6) Missile-in-canister

Missile (16~96)
module (2~12)

One standard fire unit

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 4. System Composition

4.2 Direct support equipment

Electromechanical maintenance vehicle

Transporting and loading vehicle

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 4. System Composition

4.3 Logistics support equipment

S/N Name Unit Qty. Remarks

Optional, for power supply in routine
1 Power supply vehicle 1
training and maintenance
Optional, for MIC hoisting and transfer in
2 MIC hoisting device Set 1
storehouse
Portable missile integrated test
3 Set 1 Optional, for missile test in storehouse
system
Missile canister- in/out
4 Set 1 Optional, for missile in/out of canister
equipment

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 4. System Composition

Post configuration of the weapon system

Personnel
Equipment Post number /vehicle
(set)

Commander 1

Radar operator 1

Driver 1
Combat vehicle
Operational
equipment Commander 1

Command coordinator 1

Air situation operator 1

Radio operator 1

Command vehicle Driver 1

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 4. System Composition

Post configuration of the weapon system

Personnel number
Equipment Post
/vehicle (set)

Loading team leader 1

Loading operator 1
Transporting and loading vehicle
Support
equipment
Driver 1

Maintenance personnel 3

Electro-mechanical
maintenance vehicle Driver 1

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.1 Composition of the Search radar

combat vehicle Missile module

Tracking and
guidance radar

Power cabin Optoelectronic

sensor

Equipment cabin
Combat cabin
Driver's cabin

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.1 Combat vehicle

Tactical and technical specification

Overall dimensions(L W H):

• Operational state: ≤8500mm 3200mm 6200mm

• Transportation state: ≤8500mm 3200mm 3700mm

Full-load weight: ≤28.5t

Starting time (normal temperature): ≤1min

Continuous travelling mileage: ≥600km

Max. travelling speed: ≥90km/h

Max. travelling speed in march-and-fire: ≥25km/h

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.1 Combat vehicle

The main functions of the combat vehicle are as follows.

To conduct airspace search and Upgraded to the command vehicle to

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identification of friend or foe command other combat vehicles to
04 complete air defense missions jointly

To perform track establishment and

Main
02 air situation evaluation, and connect
functions 05 Autonomous power supply,
with HE autonomous positioning and
orientation capabilities

To carry out radar tracking or 06 Automatic fault detection and

03 location
optoelectronic tracking, missile
launching and guidance

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2 Missile module

Missile, launching canister and ejection device
Each missile module contains 4 missiles
Dimensions of launching canister: 3003mm 1220mm 445mm (L W H)

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.1 Missile
Ø Aerodynamic configuration
Differential canard control surfaces in an “X” type
Ø Dimensions
Length: 2900mm
Diameter: 200mm

 Missile mass: 136kg

 Maximum velocity: 1050m/s
 Max. available overload: 40g

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.1 Missile
Fuze: Pulse Doppler radio fuze
Warhead:
Type: Double focusing fragment
Weight: 14kg
Kill radius: 15m
Missile motor:
Type: Single-chamber dual-thrust solid rocket motor
Fuel type: Composite hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene propellant
Operating time: 6.8s (at normal temperature of 20 C)

Missile: 10-year maintenance-free

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5.2.2 Command vehicle

Composition of the command vehicle
• The command vehicle is mainly composed of data processing, display and control
system, communication system, positioning and orientation device, power supply and
distribution system, optoelectronic searching and tracking device, chassis and air
conditioner.

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.2 Command vehicle

Tactical and technical specifications
Gross weight in the operational status: ≤17t
Overall dimensions (L W H): 7900mm×3000mm×3400mm
Airspace searching and tracking range:
•Searching field-of-view: 360 in azimuth,
10 in elevation
•Tracking field-of-view: 2 2.5
•Searching range: 25km (100W/sr target)
•Tracking range: 23km (100W/sr target)

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.2 Command vehicle

The main functions of the command vehicle are as follows.

To conduct track establishment and

To c o n t r o l t h e s u b o r d i n a t e

01 combat vehicles and make 04 target tracking, target allocation and

designation
resource allocation of combat
vehicles
Autonomous power supply and

02 Air situation data fusion and

processing
Main
functions 05 autonomous positioning and
orientation

03 Jamming target processing 06 Autonomous fault detection and

location

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.3 Transporting and loading vehicle

• Missile module transporting and loading
• It is mainly composed of chassis, auxiliary frame, crane, hydraulic system, adjustable
hoisting device and auxiliary equipment.

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.4 Power supply vehicle

• It is used for providing AC power supply and DC power supply for the combat
vehicle and command vehicle during routine training and maintenance to reduce
daily consumption of the combat vehicle’s engine.

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.5 Electromechanical maintenance vehicle

• It provides O-level electronic and mechanical maintenance support for the combat
vehicle, carries the O-level spare parts for the combat vehicle and command vehicle, and
has maintenance information management capability.

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 5. Main operational equipment

5.2.6 Portable missile integrated test system

• It is used for the integrated test of missile, check of operating state of the onboard
equipment, and safety check and performance test of the pyrotechnics link.

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 6. Tactical operational application

6.1 Operational mode cooperative

operation. cooperative operation.
The command vehicle commands multiple combat
vehicles to perform cooperative operation.

Combat vehicle
Combat vehicle
Command vehicle
Combat vehicle

Combat vehicle

The command vehicle performs air situation information comprehensive processing,

target assignment and designation and anti-jamming cooperation, and commands the
combat vehicles in air defense combat.

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 6. Tactical operational application

6.1 Operational mode

When the command vehicle is damaged in combat or the operational mission is carried out
by multiple combat vehicles only, one of combat vehicles is set as the master combat
vehicle to command other vehicles in Master-slave operational mode.

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 6. Tactical operational application

6.1 Operational mode

A combat vehicle forms a fire unit. Single-vehicle independent combat is the typical
operational mode, it is mainly used in field air defense. The commander may choose the
most threatening target and intercept it independently according to the set operational
command principle.

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6.2 Operational application

Linear deployment

In escorting air defense protection, four combat vehicles and one command
vehicle are arranged in the marching formation sequence.

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 6. Tactical operational application

6.2 Operational application

One-line deployment

With possible incoming direction of target determined, the above

application can expand the site defense width.

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 6. Tactical operational application

6.2 Operational application

Two-line deployment

It can be used for enlarging interception depth and for mutual protection
between combat vehicles.
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 6. Tactical operational application

6.2 Operational application

Circular depolyment

With incoming direction of target undetermined, the circular depolyment can be

adopted. At this time the combat vehicles are deployed in circular shape around the
key point, with the command vehicle in the center.
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6.2 Operational application

Sector deployment

For the defense sector of the weapon system stipulated by the HE, the sector
deployment can be adopted. Four combat vehicles are deployed in the sector, and
the command vehicle is located in the sector center to cover the designated air
defense sector.
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 7. Maintenance

Two-level maintenance system: O-level and D-level.

O-level maintenance- conducted by the operation and repair units of the troops
• Fault detection by means of real-time monitoring, function self-check and maintenance
test program of the combat vehicle
• Faulty parts replacement with the spare parts on the combat vehicle and electromechanical
maintenance vehicle
• Function check of missile module with the missile test system

D-level maintenance - conducted in the service center

It is mainly used to remove the faults that cannot be solved in the O-level, including
faulty parts repair, system calibration and missile troubleshooting.

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