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| SY-1
[CSS-N-1 "Scrubbrush"] |
Ship-launched anti-ship | Out of service | |||
| HY-1/SY-1
[CSS-N-2 "Safflower"] |
CSS-N-2: Ship-launched anti-ship CSSC-2: Coastal defense anti-ship |
85 km (50 km)
400 kg (513 kg) |
Conventional HE warhead | Liquid propellant; autopilot and active radar guidance | In service |
| HY-2/C-201
[CSS-N-3 Silkworm] |
Coastal defense anti-ship | 95 km
513 kg |
Conventional HE warhead
Nuclear warhead under development (?) |
Liquid propellant; autopilot with active radar or IR guidance; self-control plus homing guidance | In service; 0.9 Mach speed; 310 launchers; single-fire or salvo launch mode; variants include HY-2G, HY-2A, and HY-2B; export version designated C-201; often referred to as the "Silkworm" missile |
| HY-3/C-301
[CSS-X-6 "Sawhorse"] |
Anti-ship | 140 km (100 km);
extended range version: 180 km
513 kg (500 kg) |
Conventional HE fragmentation warhead | 2 liquid ramjet engines and 4 solid boosters; inertial and active radar guidance | Under development; Mach 2 (?) |
| HY-4/C-201/
C-201W/ C-611/XW-41 [CSSC-7 "Sadsack"] |
Coastal defense anti-ship | 150 km
500 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Turbojet engine; autopilot and active radar guidance | In service; XW-41 later version under development (?); C-201W designation for export version (?); C-611 designation for export version of air-launched variant (?) |
| FL- | Ship-launched anti-ship | 45 km (40 km)
513 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Liquid propellant; autopilot and active radar guidance | In service |
| FL-2/SY-2
[CSS-NX-5 "Sabbot"] |
Ship-launched anti-ship | 50 km
365 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Solid propellant; autopilot and active radar guidance | In service |
| FL-7 | Anti-ship | 30 km
365 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Liquid propellant; autopilot and active radar guidance | Under development; supersonic version of FL-2 |
| FLG-1 | mobile launched anti-air | 800-5,000 m
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Conventional HE warhead | infra-red (IR) or laser guidance | Under development; 2005 deployment? |
| C-101
[CSS-X-5 "Saples"] |
Anti-ship | 45 km (50 km)
300 kg (400 kg) |
Conventional HE SAP warhead | Ramjet engine; inertial and active radar guidance | In service; March 2 |
| C-601/
C-611 (extended range version) [CAS-1 "Kraken"] |
Air-launched anti-ship | 110 km (95 km)
C-611 extended range version: 200 km 500 kg |
Conventional SAP blast fragmentation warhead | Liquid propellant; autopilot and active radar terminal guidance | C-601 in service;
air-launched version of the HY-2; export versions designated C-201; C-611 under development |
| YJ-1/C-801/C-801K
[CSS-N-4 "Sardine"] |
Coast/ship-launched anti-ship | 42 km (ship or shore
launched)
50 km (air launched) 165 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Solid propellant; inertial and active radar guidance | In service; Mach 0.8-0.9 |
| YJ-2/C-802/C-802K
[CSSC-X-8 "Saccade"] |
Ship/sub/air/
coast-launched anti-ship
Extended range C-802 may also have land-attack capability |
120 km
C-802 extended range version: 180 km 165 kg |
Conventional HE warhead | Turbojet engine; inertial and active radar guidance | YJ-2 in service; extended range version under development; one version is China's first land-attack cruise missile--will be air-launched from Chinese aircraft and deployed after 2000; possibly using US Harpoon technology for land-attack version; Mach 0.8-0.9 |
| Raduga 3M-80
[SS-N-22 "Sunburn"] |
Ship-launched anti-ship | 90-160 km
300 kg |
Single HE warhead | Solid propellant and ramjet engine; inertial with updates and active/passive radar | Supersonic; purchased from Russia along with four Sovremenny class destroyers. The first lot of 24 missiles were shipped 16 May 2000, the second lot will be shipped at the end of the year. |
| YJ-12A | Anti-ship | Medium range | Under development; supersonic; assisted by Israeli technology | ||
| YJ-62 | Anti-ship | Long range | Under development; assisted by Israeli technology | ||
| YJ-91 | Air-launched anti-radiation | Under development; possibly based on Russian KR-1 missile; assisted by Israeli technology | |||
| YJ-8-2 | Submerged-launch anti-ship | Advanced stage of development; extended range, submerged-launch derivative of the C-802; to be deployed on the Song-class submarine and possibly other systems | |||
| Zezda Strela Kh-31A
[AS-17 "Krypton"] |
Air-launched anti-ship | China pursuing a deal to purchase the missiles from Russia to equip 55 Sukhoi Su-30 multi-role combat aircraft (also to be negotiated) |
Notes:
HY stands for "Hai Ying" ("Sea Eagle")
SY stands for "Shang You" ("Upper Stream"?)
FL stands for "Fei Long" ("Flying Dragon")
YJ stands for "Ying Ji" ("Eagle Strike")
CSSC stands for "Chinese Surface-to-Surface (Coastal)" -
Coastal defense versions
CSS-N stands for "Chinese Surface-to-Surface Naval" -
Ship-launched versions
CAS stands for "Chinese Air-to-Surface"
C-# is usually the designation of an export version.
Updated 02/21/2003
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