I know, but my point is why does / can anyone thing that way and which "source" started posting this BS, which is now spread all over?
PLAN Anti-ship/surface missiles
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I know, but my point is why does / can anyone thing that way and which "source" started posting this BS, which is now spread all over?
Looks to small to be an antiship missile. The box thing underneath could be an air intake but the picture is not clear enough to say for certain. Most likely it is a target missile though it could be an air to air ramjet missile being tested with a booster instead of air dropped.
Seems like sth similar to a QGM-163 supersonic target.
A missile launch from a PLAN weapons test ship. It's too grainy to identify with certainty, but it could be a YJ-21.
Could that missile also be the Chinese counterpart to the SM-3 or SM-6?
A missile launch from a PLAN weapons test ship. It's too grainy to identify with certainty, but it could be a YJ-21.
by78
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A conceptual anti-ship missile that dives underwater for its terminal phase. The concept is designed to evade increasingly sophisticated and effective countermeasures. It seeks to combine the stealthiness of sea mines with the speed and range of missiles.
A related academic paper on a 'cross-medium' weapon, a hybrid between an anti-ship missile and a high-speed . Once the missile arrives at the designated area and locks on target, it dives into the water to detonate below the target for maximum destructive effect. Interestingly, the missile achieves great underwater speed by using , à la. The paper determines that in order to achieve supercavitation, the missile needs to enter water at a speed of >150m/s, at an angle of 10 degrees, with a rudder angle of 20 degrees.
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by78
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The HD-1 supersonic cruise missile. Due to its small size and weight, HD-1 can be launched from small surface ships and light fighters such as the JF-17. The HD-1 is capable of sea skimming at 5-10 meters, which coupled with its high speed, makes it difficult to intercept by ship-based air defense systems. Moreover, the missile has good air defense suppression capabilities, since it can be launched well outside enemy air defense zones. When launched at high altitudes, the HD-1 can cover a distance of more than 300km.
HD-1 and HD-1A make an appearance at DSA 2024 in Malaysia.
