YJ-6

YJ-6
YJ-6 missile
TypeAnti-ship cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
In service1986-
Specifications
Mass2440 kg
Length7.63 m
Diameter0.76 m
Warhead500 kg semi-armor-piercing warhead

The YJ-6 (Chinese: 鹰击-6; pinyin: yingji-6; lit. 'eagle strike 6') is a series of Chinese subsonic air-launched anti-ship missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The export version is called C-601 and the NATO reporting name is CH-AS-1 Kraken.[1][2]

Development

YJ-6 is China's first air-launched anti-ship missile in large-scale service. It was developed from the land-based HY-2 missile with a more compact airframe for aircraft carriage and a newer active-radar seeker. The missile used liquid fuel and a large warhead inherited from HY-2. It entered service in 1986.[3][4]

YJ-63, also known as KD-63 or K/AKD-63,[5][6] was an air-to-surface missile developed based on the YJ-6.[7] YJ-63 (KD-63) is an air-launched cruise missile with an electro-optical (EO) seeker, allowing man-in-the-loop terminal steering via a data link.[2]

Variants

Export C-611 missile, based on YJ-61
YJ-6
Base variant
YJ-61
Improved variant, range extended to 200 km.[8]
YJ-63 (KD-63)
Air-launched LACM sharing visual characteristics of the HY-2, HY-4, and YJ-6. 200 km range.[2]
C-601
Export variant of YJ-6
C-611
Export variant of YJ-61
C-603
Export variant of YJ-63[9]

References

  1. ^ "C-601 YJ-6". globalsecurity.
  2. ^ a b c Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014b). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press.
  3. ^ ""中国飞鱼"是法国"飞鱼"的仿制品吗？". Sina News. 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "轰6轰炸机仅有的实战 就差点击沉美军宙斯盾巡洋舰". Sina News. 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ "K/AKD-63 outer air-to-surface missile". globalsecurity.
  6. ^ "说说我军的空地导弹". 说说我军的空地导弹. 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "KD-63 land-attack cruise missile". Military Periscope.
  8. ^ "C-611 / YJ-61 / YJ-63". globalsecurity.
  9. ^ Andrew S. Erickson (July 2011). Antiaccess and China's Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (PDF).