Chinese Missiles
Chinese Surface-to-Air Missiles
CSA-1
Chinese designation: HQ-2/HQ-2A/HQ-2B
Lenght: 10.65/10.65/10.8 m
Diameter: 0.65 m
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Launch weight: 2,211/2,211/2,322 kg
Minimum range: 12/8/7 km
Maximum range: 32/34/40 km
Minimum altitude: 3,000/1,000/1,000 m
Maximum altitude: 24,500/27,000/27,000 m
Maximum speed: Mach 3.6
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket booster + liquid-propellant rocket sustainer
Guidance: Command + semi-active radar homing
Warhead: 190 kg HE
Operational: In service since 1966/1984/?
Launch battery equipment: Command center, 'Spoon Rest A' acquisition radar, 'Gin Sling A' engagement radar, six single-rail launchers or launch vehicles, six transloader vehicles.
The HQ-2 is a modified version of the HQ-1 missile, the HQ-1 being a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet V-75 (SA-2) SAM. The HQ-2A has improved performance and ECCM capacity. The HQ-2B, also known as HQ-2J, has digital electronics, a limited ATBM ability, and is mounted on a mobile truck launcher. Over 1,000 launchers are currently deployed around China. Some HQ-2s have been converted into M-7 (CSS-8) short-range ballistic missiles.
CSA-2
Chinese designation: HQ-61A
Lenght: 3.99 m
Diameter: 0.27 m
Wingspan: 1.17 m
Launch weight: 320 kg
Minimum range: 2.5 km
Maximum range: 12 km
Minimum altitude: 50 m
Maximum altitude: 10,000 m
Maximum speed: Mach 3.0
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket
Guidance: Command + semi-active radar homing
Warhead: 40 kg continous rod
Operational: In service since 1989
Launch battery configuration: Command center, Type 571 acquisition radar, engagement radar, four launch vehicles.
The HQ-61 missile was developed during the 1960s for both the Army and Navy. The HQ-61A project definition was finalized in 1979. The missile is similar to the US Sea Sparrow, but larger and heavier. Each launch vehicle has a twin launcher. The system can only engage a single target at a time.
CSA-3
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CSA-4
Chinese designation: HQ-7, FM-80
Lenght: 2.9 m
Diameter: 0.16 m
Wingspan: 0.55 m
Launch weight: 84.5 kg
Minimum range: 0.5 km
Maximum range: 12 km
Minimum altitude: 30 m
Maximum altitude: 5,300 m
Maximum speed: Mach 2.3
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket
Guidance: Command + semi-active radar or IR homing
Warhead: Blast Fragmentation
Operational: In service since 1988
Launch battery configuration: Surveillance radar, three launch vehicles, four generators.
The HQ-7, usually deployed to ammunition depots or military bases, is a Chinese copy of the French Crotale SAM. Development began in 1978 with the first test firings in 1985. The French manufacturer supplied examples of the naval version of the Crotale system, and the Chinese then indigenously developed a land-based mobile version. The PLA variant of the HQ-7 is self-propelled, whereas the PLAAF utilizes a towed version. Four missile launch canisters are mounted on a P4R four-wheeled vehicle or a trailer together with a J-band engagement radar, electro-optical tracking system and a missile command link. The surveillance radar is mounted on the roof of a trailer-mounted shelter or a P4R four-wheeled vehicle. The radar is a pulse doppler system operating at 2 to 4 GHz (E/F-band) with an acquisition range of 20 km. It can process up to 30 targets and track 12. An improved version of the missile, the FM-90, was revealed in 1998. It has a maximum range of 15 kilometers, a minimum altitude of 15 meters and a maximum speed of Mach 2.7. The surveillance radar has also been improved.
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Chinese Surface-to-Air (Naval) Missiles
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CSA-N-2
Chinese designation: HQ-61/HQ-61B
Lenght: 3.99 m
Diameter: 0.27 m
Wingspan: 1.17 m
Launch weight: 320 kg
Minimum range: 2.5 km
Maximum range: 10 km
Minimum altitude: 50 m
Maximum altitude: 8,000 m
Maximum speed: Mach 3.0
Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket
Guidance: Command + semi-active radar homing
Warhead: 40 kg continous rod
Operational: Out of service/In service since the early 1990s
Launch platforms: Jiangdong-class FFG/Jiangwei-class FFG
The HQ-61 missile was developed during the 1960s for both the Army and Navy. The HQ-61 was initially designed for the Jianghu-class frigates, but due to the slow progress of the development work, it was first installed on two Jiangdong-class frigates. The ships had two launchers with two missiles each. Missile guidance was provided by a 'Fog Lamp' radar. The missile is similar to the US Sea Sparrow, but larger and heavier. The system can only engage a single target at a time. The six Jiangwei-class frigates were equipped with six-cell HQ-61B launchers with the missiles in sealed containers.
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