C-101

C-101
Typeanti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byChina
Production history
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Specifications
Mass1.85 t (ship launched)
1.5 t (air-launched)
Length6.5 m (ship launched)
7.5 m (air-launched)
Diameter0.54 m
Wingspan1.62 m
Warhead300 kg warhead
Detonation
mechanism
Semi-armor-piercing
EngineRamjet
PropellantKerosene
Operational
range
50 km
Flight altitude50 m (cruising)
5 m (terminal)
Maximum speedMach 2
Guidance
system
Radar
Launch
platform
Air, surface

The C-101 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.

Development

The C-101 was an early Chinese supersonic cruise missile. It has been described as unsuccessful.

The People's Liberation Army Navy designation is YJ-1 (Chinese: 鹰击-1; pinyin: yingji-1; lit. 'eagle strike 1'; NATO reporting name: CSS-X-5).

Design

The C-101 is launched with solid-fuel rocket boosters to a speed of Mach 1.8. Two ramjets sustain a cruise and impact speed of Mach 2. At three kilometers from the target, the missile descends from a cruise altitude of 50 meters to 5 meters.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (1 April 2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (Report). National Defense University. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Zhou and Zhang: page 4 (trans.)
  3. 1 2 Zhou and Zhang: page 6 (trans.)
  4. ↑ Kan, Shirley A. (10 August 2000). China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles (Report). United States Congressional Research Service. p. 19. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Zhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)
  6. 1 2 3 Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (30 September 2014). "A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments". Joint Forces Quarterly (75). National Defense University: 101. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 Carlson, Christopher P. (4 February 2013). "China's Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: Designation Confusion and the Family Members from YJ-8 to YJ-8A". DefenseMediaNetwork. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Zhou and Zhang: page 11 (trans.)
  9. ↑ Zhou and Zhang: page 10 (trans.)
  10. ↑ Zhou and Zhang: page 13 (trans.)
  11. ↑ Zhou and Zhang: page 14 (trans.)
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