PLAN Type 051B/C Class Destroyers
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Hyperwarp
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I have never seen the YJ-12 canisters.
According to navyrecognition.com, this is land based YJ-18 TEL.
Note similarity in shape. The difference between the YJ-18 and DF-10A, is the YJ-18 TEL has two canisters instead of three, and the chassis is longer, with six sets of wheels instead of four..
According to navyrecognition.com, this is land based YJ-18 TEL.
Note similarity in shape. The difference between the YJ-18 and DF-10A, is the YJ-18 TEL has two canisters instead of three, and the chassis is longer, with six sets of wheels instead of four..
When the YJ-12s were shown in parade, they look like this. No canisters or anything. These look like mock ups though and may still not reflect how a land based YJ-12 battery would actually look like, so I would caution their veracity. There are reports that alleged that ground based YJ-12s were deployed in the artificial islands in the South China Seas, so it is possible there are surface units of the missile.
Going back to the 051B. If there are antiship missile versions of the DF-10A aka CJ-10, would that be the YJ-100?
Going back to the 051B. If there are antiship missile versions of the DF-10A aka CJ-10, would that be the YJ-100?
a plaque on the ship during the recent open day confirms the canisters are for YJ-12A, but naturally they use a different AShM for the picture on the plaque.
henri k has also tweeted that a presenter on the ship during the open day says the missile has a range of 400km
henri k has also tweeted that a presenter on the ship during the open day says the missile has a range of 400km
Hyperwarp
Captain
Excellent. That settles things. Yeah, max range of 400km and mach 4 is possible depending on flight profile.
