J20!
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Umm, no. Again. Do a little reading before you post mate.I don't think you understand the practical difficulties associated with a wire tailing behind a missile whatever wire that may be.
Now that you have confirmed that the wire is "fiber optic" one I am sorry to say China may be a generation behind when most of world is ready with their 3rd gen ATGM which don't have to use wire for guidance.
About NLOS, the wire may simply break by hitting the obstacle or cover and missile will be without command. So the launcher has to be in clear sight of target while Namica can just shoot and run for cover, or just shoot from cover.
NLOS fiber optic guided ATGMs are active in the armed forces of several countries. Japan's type 96 uses FOG as well. Breakages happen, but they are not as prevalent as you assume, and when a break does happen within site of the target, the missiles thermal and optical sensors take over till engagement.
NAMICA would have to acquire its target before launching a NAG ATGM. Its a lock on before launch system. Much like man portable systems like Javelin and HJ12. Hence it's inferior survivability as a launch platform. It cannot acquire a target from cover.
HJ10s LOAL capability allows the launcher to fire from cover, acquire the target then engage. Hell, just the fact that the missile can engage at twice the range makes the HJ10s launcher more survivAble than NAMICA,.
It can also be launched in a fire and forget mode against targets within visual range acquired by the carrier's own sensors fr targets within 5km