C-101

C-101
C-101
Type	anti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile
Place of origin	China
Service history
Used by	China
Production history
Manufacturer	China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Specifications
Mass	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
Warhead	300 kg warhead
Detonation; mechanism	Semi-armor-piercing
Engine	Ramjet
Propellant	Kerosene
Operational; range	50 km
Flight altitude	50 m (cruising); 5 m (terminal)
Maximum speed	Mach 2
Guidance; system	Radar
Launch; platform	Air, surface
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The C-101 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile.^[6] It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.^[1]

Development

The C-101 was an early Chinese supersonic cruise missile. It has been described as unsuccessful.^[6]^[7]

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).^[6]^[7]

Design

The C-101 is launched with solid-fuel rocket boosters to a speed of Mach 1.8.^[8] Two ramjets sustain a cruise and impact speed of Mach 2.^[9] At three kilometers from the target, the missile descends from a cruise altitude of 50 meters^[10] to 5 meters.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Zhou and Zhang: page 4 (trans.)
^ ^a ^b Zhou and Zhang: page 6 (trans.)
^ Kan, Shirley A. (10 August 2000). China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles (Report). United States Congressional Research Service. p. 19. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ Zhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Zhou and Zhang: page 11 (trans.)
^ Zhou and Zhang: page 10 (trans.)
^ Zhou and Zhang: page 13 (trans.)
^ Zhou and Zhang: page 14 (trans.)

Bibliography

Zhou, Zhizhong; Zhang, Changgen (5 November 1991), "China'S C10 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Weapons System" (PDF), Shijie Daodan Yu Hangtian, translated by SCITRAN, pp. 34–38, archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2017

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[Gormley2_p14-1] 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.

[ZhouZhang_p4-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Zhou and Zhang: page 4 (trans.)

[ZhouZhang_p6-3] 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.

[ZhouZhang_p5-5] Zhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)

[Gormley_p101-6] 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.

[Carlson_2013-02-04-7] 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.

[ZhouZhang_p11-8] Zhou and Zhang: page 11 (trans.)

[ZhouZhang_p10-9] Zhou and Zhang: page 10 (trans.)

[ZhouZhang_p13-10] Zhou and Zhang: page 13 (trans.)

[ZhouZhang_p14-11] Zhou and Zhang: page 14 (trans.)

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