Naval missiles and Air-defence system
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10/02/2021, 20:02:45

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Naval missile system on display in Zhuhai Airshow. See that elephant in the room?

Let's get to it first. HT-1E is a universal VLS system supporting both hot and cold launch of various type of missiles. From CM-103, HHQ-9E, CM-802B, to FM-3000N four in one cell SAM.

VLS system used on 054A.

Shore based launch vehicle. There's also container based launch system.

CM-401, anti-ship missile.

CM-103.

YJ-12E supersonic anti-ship missile with 290 KM range.

CM-802B and FM-3000N.

FM-3000N anti-air missile with up to 45 km range. Can be put four-in-one cell in HT-1E universal VLS. Even 4-in-1 missile has 45 km range, HHQ-16B easily double this range. Granted, 45 km is the slant range, assume 45° angle, the horizontal range is 32 km.

CM-802B is a sub-sonic anti-ship missile with 290 km range. When CM-802B, YJ-18E, YJ-12E has the same range, you know they're artificially capped.

YJ-18E sub-sonic + terminal supersonic anti-ship missile with 290 km range. Of course we know such range is for export version only. PLAN version has double the range.