JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread

[volleyballer]

Speed of the YJ-12 is reputed to be > Mach 4.

Only during the terminal stage (< 50KM). It cruises around Mach 1.25 I believe. I learned in a video clip that the YJ-12 apparently does some pretty cool maneuvers to avoid enemy interception, including ditching its rocket boosters individually ...

 

[AssassinsMace]

Have any specs come out for the YJ-12. I would imagine it or something else China has would have to at least be equal in performance to the CM400K.

 

[Quickie]

... and how much bigger the missile itself is !

Is this YJ-12? It doesn't have the fins in the mid section of the missile.

Edit: Never mind...I see them now. The bright sunlight and shadow kind of obscure some details.

 

[tphuang]

Only during the terminal stage (< 50KM). It cruises around Mach 1.25 I believe. I learned in a video clip that the YJ-12 apparently does some pretty cool maneuvers to avoid enemy interception, including ditching its rocket boosters individually ...

look at the intakes. It's meant to be going supersonic the entire way.

 

[jobjed]

look at the intakes. It's meant to be going supersonic the entire way.

Mach 4 and Mach 1.25 are both supersonic speeds.

 

[broadsword]

It was based off the Kh-31, with a solid fuel rocket in initial stage, ramjet for rest of trajectory. During the rocket stage, the speed of the Kh-31 is 1,340–1,570 mph before the ramjet kicks it up to >Mach 4.

 

[volleyballer]

look at the intakes. It's meant to be going supersonic the entire way.

I believe Mach 1.25 is supersonic ... Mach 4 would be close to hypersonic ..

 

[AssassinsMace]

What I read on the Chinese boards, so I don't know if this correct, that cruise speed is Mach 2.5-3 while terminal is 3.5-4. Anti-radiation version has a 400km range while anti-ship is 280km.

 

[volleyballer]

Here's a graph on CJDBY that shows the different air defense layers of a CSG :

Translation from top to bottom:

• F/A-18 E/F
• SM-2 Extended SAM
• SM-2 SAM
• SM-1 SAM
• Sea Sparrow SAM
• RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles
• CIWS
• RBOC

 

[tphuang]

Mach 4 and Mach 1.25 are both supersonic speeds.

I believe Mach 1.25 is supersonic ... Mach 4 would be close to hypersonic ..

clearly when I said supersonic, I didn't mean something in the transonic range. Based on all the similar missiles, we are talking about mach 4 here. Do I need to spell out everything?