They probably mean that two ALBMs that the H-6 carries.
But the sea-based version (YJ-20) should indeed be a project of the same period
2025 Victory Day parade thread (workup, 3rd Sept)
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But the sea-based version (YJ-20) should indeed be a project of the same period
HZ = naval
two stage ballistic or boost-glider
Yes, you're right. The first two digits of the parade code are indeed the phonetic abbreviations for the parade's classification. For example, HZ stands for "Naval Battle Module."
Based on experience from previous parades, the first digit represents the sequence number of the formation within the module, and the last two digits represent the sequence number of the vehicles within the formation.
However, this year, there are too many numbers like X5X and X8X. I don't believe a single formation will have more than 80 vehicles, so the validity of this rule remains to be determined.
You are referring to the land-attack and anti-ship versions of the KD/YJ-21 ALBM, right?
I wonder what the ranges for these are.
YJ-17, YJ-19 and YJ-20: Likely somewhere between 1500 - 2500 kilometers.
YJ-15: Below 1000 kilometers (perhaps somewhere between 600 - 800 kilometers).
Note that all the ranges mentioned above are merely my own take on the matter, and is dependent on various factors (e.g. modes of launch).
Expect much shorter since these don’t have the same booster sizes that land based missiles do.
And they won't have comparable payload capacities as their land-based counterparts due to UVLS size contrains, either.
So while there will be range reductions in these YJs, those differences couldn't be in the orders of magnitudes.
Viewing it as a LO-equivalent of Tomahawk would be safer.