YJ-12

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YJ-12
Type Anti-ship cruise missile
Place of origin People's Republic of China
Service history
In service ~2015-present
Used by People's Liberation Army Navy
Specifications
Weight 2,500 kg (5,500 lb)
Length 7 m (23 ft)
Diameter 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Warhead 205–500 kg (452–1,102 lb)[1][2]
Engine integrated ramjet/booster propulsion system[3]
Operational
range
 250–400 km (160–250 mi; 130–220 nmi)[3][1]
Speed Mach 2.5-4[3][1]
Launch
platform

The YJ-12 (Chinese: 鹰击-12; pinyin: yingji-12; literally: "eagle strike 12") is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile.

Description

The YJ-12 is an air-launched missile[4] that resembles a lengthened Kh-31.[3]

A 2011 article in the United States Naval War College Review credited the "YJ-91/YJ-12" with a range of 400 km and a 205 kg high explosive warhead, compared to the 130 km (81 mi; 70 nmi) range of a Harpoon anti-ship missile. Furthermore, an aircraft could launch the "YJ-91/YJ-12" while still 230 km beyond the range of SM-2 and Sparrow anti-air missiles, which have ranges of less than 170 km.[2][5]

In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the missile was credited with a range of up to 250 km and a speed of Mach 2.5.[3]

In February 2015, military expert Li Li claimed the YJ-12 has a 400–500 kg (880–1,100 lb) warhead and a range of 300 km (190 mi; 160 nmi) when traveling at Mach 3, or 400 km at a speed of Mach 4.[1]

A saturation attack by YJ-12's fired at long range would pose a grave threat to American carrier strike groups; once the wave of sea-skimming missiles appeared over the horizon and was detected by ships' own sensors, they would only have some 45 seconds to engage before impact and if there were enough, short range defenses would be overwhelmed. Given that fighters such as the Su-30MKK and J-11B have a combat radius of about 1,500 km, equipping them with the YJ-12 gives them a potential strike range out to 1,900 km (1,200 mi; 1,000 nmi). The U.S. Navy's counter is to use the Cooperative Engagement Capability to detect and destroy the YJ-12's launch aircraft with SM-6 missiles and fighters at long range before they can be fired.[6]

It has been test-launched from Xian H-6 bombers.[7] Reportedly, they may also be launched from the Su-30MKK, the J-11, and the J-16.[8]

Development

In August 2000, the Chinese unveiled a model of an air-launched missile - labelled as the YJ-91 - resembling the French Air-Sol Moyenne Portée. Later, a similar looking missile was seen that may have been designated as the YJ-12. Jane's reported that a YJ-12A was supposedly in development in 2004. The YJ-91 designation ultimately went to the Chinese development of the Russian Kh-31.[9] The YJ-12 ultimately resembled a lengthened Kh-31.[3]

The YJ-12 appeared at the 2015 China Victory Day Parade,[10] indicating that the missile has entered active service since all weapons showcased during the parade are actively inducted prior to the parade.[11]

CM-400AKG

The CM-400AKG is an air-launched supersonic surface-attack cruise missile. The 910 kg. missiel has a range of 100-240km. It may carry either a 150 kg blast warhead or 200 kg penetration warhead. Seeker options include "INS + GNSS + Passive Radar Seeker," potentially for anti-ship with a circular error probable (CEP) of 5 m., and "INS-GNSS+IR/TV Seeker", with a CEP of 5-10 m.[12] It may have a top speed of Mach 5.[13]

The missile was bought by Pakistan to equip the CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder and may have been in service in 2012;[14] in 2015 a Pakistan official declined to confirm or deny that the missile was in service.[13] Pakistan Air Force officers described the missile as "an aircraft carrier killer".[14]

In 2013, StrategyPage.Com claimed that the CM-400AKG was the export version of the YJ-12.[15]

See also

Related development

Comparable missiles

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pradun: From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts, p.14
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  5. ↑ Pradun: From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts, p.25
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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