YJ-6 explained
| YJ-6 |
| Type: | Anti-ship cruise missile |
| Origin: | China |
| Is Missile: | yes |
| Service: | 1986- |
| Mass: | 2440 kg |
| Length: | 7.63 m |
| Diameter: | 0.76 m |
| Range: | 110 km |
| Filling: | 500 kg semi-armor-piercing warhead |
The YJ-6 is a series of Chinese subsonic air-launched anti-ship missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. The export version is called C-601 and the NATO reporting name is CH-AS-1 Kraken.[1] [2]
Development
YJ-6 is China's first air-launched anti-ship missile in large-scale service. It was developed from the land-based HY-2 missile with a more compact airframe for aircraft carriage and a newer active-radar seeker. The missile used liquid fuel and a large warhead inherited from HY-2. It entered service in 1986.[3] [4]
YJ-63, also known as KD-63 or K/AKD-63,[5] [6] was an air-to-surface missile developed based on the YJ-6.[7] YJ-63 (KD-63) is an air-launched cruise missile with an electro-optical (EO) seeker, allowing man-in-the-loop terminal steering via a data link.
Variants
- YJ-6
Base variant
- YJ-61
Improved variant, range extended to 200 km.[8]
- YJ-63 (KD-63)
Air-launched LACM sharing visual characteristics of the HY-2, HY-4, and YJ-6. 200 km range.
- C-601
Export variant of YJ-6
- C-611
Export variant of YJ-61
- C-603
Export variant of YJ-63[9] Notes and References
- Web site: C-601 YJ-6 . globalsecurity .
- Gormley . Dennis M. . Erickson . Andrew S. . Yuan . Jingdong . 2014b . A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions . Washington, D.C. . National Defense University Press . lowvis.
- Web site: “中国飞鱼”是法国“飞鱼”的仿制品吗？ . Sina News . 12 April 2020 .
- Web site: 轰6轰炸机仅有的实战 就差点击沉美军宙斯盾巡洋舰 . Sina News . 3 February 2021 .
- Web site: K/AKD-63 outer air-to-surface missile . globalsecurity .
- Web site: 说说我军的空地导弹 . 说说我军的空地导弹 . 11 February 2020 .
- Web site: KD-63 land-attack cruise missile . Military Periscope .
- Web site: C-611 / YJ-61 / YJ-63 . globalsecurity .
- Book: Antiaccess and China's Air-Launched Cruise Missiles . Andrew S. Erickson . July 2011 .
