HY-1J A (CSS-N-2 Safflower) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
HY-1J
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Name
HY-1J A (CSS-N-2 Safflower) Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Designation
HY-1J
Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
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Manufacturer
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Date of Introduction
1975
Description
The HY-1 received two separate NATO reporting name, the CSS-N-2 Safflower for the ship to ship version and the CSSC-2 Silkworm for the land based coastal defense variant. The HY-1J was intended for use on the Type 051 destroyers. However, the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution prolonged development into the 1980s. As a result, the Type 051s deployed into the Pacific Ocean to support ballistic missile tests without anti-ship missiles.
Variants
HY-1
Basic developmental version developed from the SY missiles, used only in very small numbers as land-to-ship missile for evaluation purposes. Did not enter series production and was replaced by HY-1J.
HY-1J
Ship-to-ship variant for Type 051 DDG
HY-1JA
Improved ship-to-ship variant with a new radar seeker for better anti-jamming capability and accuracy
HY-1A
Land-to-ship variant based on the HY-1JA
HY-1B
Low level target drone for the test of HQ-2A SAM
HJ-1YB
Target drone for the test of HQ-61 SAM
HY-1J A (CSS-N-2 Safflower) Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Missile
Name
HY-1J A; NATO: CSS-N-2 Safflower
Type
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Basic Load
INA
Manufactuer
Nanchang Aircraft Factory (Chinese)
Length
6.60 m
Diameter
0.76 m
Wingspan
2.4 m
Weight, Total
2,300 kg
Warhead Type
Shaped charge high explosive
Warhead Weight
513 kg
Propulsion
One liquid rocket engine and one solid rocket booster
Speed
Mach 0.8
Range
85 km
Cruising Altitude
< 20 meters
Guidanc System
Inertial + active conical scanning terminal guidance radar (early models); or inertial + monopulse active radar (later models)
Single-Shot Kill Probability
70%
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Details
Country of Origin
China
Category
Vessel-Launched Cruise Missiles (VLCM) (Less than 600 km)
Air > Vessel-Launched Cruise Missiles (VLCM) (Less than 600 km)
Filter Label
H
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (2)
China
Bangladesh
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