C-101

This article is about the missile. For the aircraft, see CASA 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 [1]
Specifications
Mass	1.85 t (ship launched) [2] 1.5 t (air-launched) [2]
Length	6.5 m (ship launched) [2] 7.5 m (air-launched) [2]
Diameter	0.54 m [2]
Wingspan	1.62 m [2]
Warhead	300 kg warhead [3]
Detonation mechanism	Semi-armor-piercing [3]
Engine	Ramjet [2]
Propellant	Kerosene [2]
Operational range	50 km [4]
Flight altitude	50 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]

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]

See also

• HY-2

References

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.
2. Zhou and Zhang: page 4 (trans.)
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.
5. Zhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)
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. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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.
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.)

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