C-101
The C-101 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.
Also recorded as YJ-1 · FL-2
C-101
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- C-101
- Field
- anti-ship missile
- Region
- People's Republic of China
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• Is Missile — yes • Name — C-101 • Origin — China • Type — anti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile • Used By — China • Manufacturer — China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation • Propellant — Kerosene • Engine — Ramjet • Weight — 1.85 t (ship launched) 1.5 t (air-launched) • Length — 6.5 m (ship launched) 7.5 m (air-launched) • Diameter — 0.54 m • Wingspan — 1.62 m • Speed — Mach 2 • Vehicle Range — 50 km • Altitude — 50 m (cruising) 5 m (terminal) • Filling — 300 kg warhead • Guidance — Radar • Detonation — Semi-armor-piercing • Launch Platform — Air, surface
Development
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 (NATO reporting name: CSS-X-5).
Design
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.
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C-101 is associated with People's Republic of China. Classified as an anti-ship missile.
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C-101 is associated with People's Republic of China.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article C-101, revision 1327419750 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Dr. Carlo Kopp & Dr. Martin Andrew. PLA Cruise Missiles - HIAC C-101 / YJ-16 / CSS-C-5 Saples. août 2009.
- 2.John Pike. Chinese Conventional Missiles. sur le site web FAS.org. 10 août 1999.
- 3.Dimitris V.Dranidis. C-101 (Fei Long-2). sur l'encyclopédie d'Harpoon Databases.
- 4.Federation of American Scientists. C-101 / YJ-16, CSS-C-5 SAPLES, SY-2 / FL-2, CSS-N-5. sur le site web FAS.org. 10 août 1999.
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