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To: laplata
YJ-12

Type: Anti-ship cruise missile

Place of origin People's Republic of China

Service history

In service: ~2011-present

Used by People's Liberation Army Navy

Specifications:

Length	6.3 m (21 ft)[1]
Diameter	0.756 m (2.48 ft)[1]
Warhead	205–500 kg (452–1,102 lb)[2][3]
Engine	integrated ramjet/booster propulsion system[4]

Operational range:

250–400 km (160–250 mi; 130–220 nmi)[4][2]

(depending on altitude), 300 km at Mach 3, 400km at Mach 4[5]

Maximum speed: Mach 2-4[1][2] (depending on altitude)

Guidance system: Terminal guidance

Launch platform:

H-6
JH-7B
JF-17
Type 051B destroyer[6]
Sovremenny-class destroyer[7]

73 posted on 01/26/2023 5:15:02 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Thanks. I guess I was wrong and we don’t have to worry about long range hypersonic missiles.


75 posted on 01/26/2023 6:30:02 AM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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