C-101

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C-101
Type anti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byChina
Production history
Manufacturer China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation [1]
Specifications
Mass1.85 t (ship launched) [2]
1.5 t (air-launched) [2]
Length6.5 m (ship launched) [2]
7.5 m (air-launched) [2]
Diameter0.54 m [2]
Wingspan1.62 m [2]
Warhead300 kg warhead [3]
Detonation
mechanism
Semi-armor-piercing [3]

Engine Ramjet [2]
Propellant Kerosene [2]
Operational
range
50 km [4]
Flight altitude50 m (cruising) [2]
5 m (terminal) [2]
Maximum speed Mach 2 [2]
Guidance
system
Radar [5]
Launch
platform
Air, surface

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]

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'). [6] [7]

Description

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]

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  3. 1 2 Zhou and Zhang: page 6 (trans.)
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  5. Zhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)
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  8. Zhou and Zhang: page 11 (trans.)
  9. Zhou and Zhang: page 10 (trans.)
  10. Zhou and Zhang: page 13 (trans.)
  11. Zhou and Zhang: page 14 (trans.)
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