China's navy shores up defences with long-range YJ-62C missile

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China's navy shores up defences with long-range YJ-62C missile

Ted Parsons, JDW Correspondent

Key Points
China is deploying a new long-range anti-ship missile at bases in Fujian

The US BGM-109 Tomahawk and Russian Kh-55 are believed to have informed the missile's development


China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been upgrading its coastal defence units with a new version of the YJ-62 long-range anti-ship missile called the YJ-62C, Asian military officials revealed to Jane's at the beginning of June.

First unveiled in 2005, the YJ-62 is the PLAN's counterpart to the C-602 export version, which has an advertised range of 280 km. The range of the YJ-62 is said to be considerably longer than that of the C-602.

This cruise missile bears a strong resemblance to the US BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (LACM): development of the YJ-62 is believed to have benefitted from Tomahawk parts captured in Afghanistan and Iraq and from China's acquisition of Russian Kh-55 LACMs via Ukraine.

The same officials noted that the PLAN has deployed about 120 new YJ-62C anti-ship missiles at bases in Fujian province, which is opposite Taiwan. Previously, PLAN shore defence anti-ship missile units were armed with versions of the 85 km-range HY-1 and 95 km-range HY-2 'Silkworm', derived from Soviet P-15 (SS-N-2A 'Styx') missiles transferred to China in the late 1950s.

It is not known whether coastal defence YJ-62C cruise missiles were counted in the US Department of Defense's 2008 estimate that the PLA has between 85 and 220 LACMs in its inventory. Such questions may become important given indications from Chinese officials during the recent visit to Beijing of Taiwanese Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Wu Poh-hsiung that China may begin to reduce its missile forces aimed at Taiwan.

 

[Friendship]

TW will back to CHINA

 

[nitesh]

Can you please provide a link where we can see the news freely it is asking for login name and password.

 

[Jliu]

China's navy shores up defences with long-range YJ-62C missile

Ted Parsons, JDW Correspondent

Key Points
China is deploying a new long-range anti-ship missile at bases in Fujian

The US BGM-109 Tomahawk and Russian Kh-55 are believed to have informed the missile's development


China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been upgrading its coastal defence units with a new version of the YJ-62 long-range anti-ship missile called the YJ-62C, Asian military officials revealed to Jane's at the beginning of June.

First unveiled in 2005, the YJ-62 is the PLAN's counterpart to the C-602 export version, which has an advertised range of 280 km. The range of the YJ-62 is said to be considerably longer than that of the C-602.

This cruise missile bears a strong resemblance to the US BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (LACM): development of the YJ-62 is believed to have benefitted from Tomahawk parts captured in Afghanistan and Iraq and from China's acquisition of Russian Kh-55 LACMs via Ukraine.

The same officials noted that the PLAN has deployed about 120 new YJ-62C anti-ship missiles at bases in Fujian province, which is opposite Taiwan. Previously, PLAN shore defence anti-ship missile units were armed with versions of the 85 km-range HY-1 and 95 km-range HY-2 'Silkworm', derived from Soviet P-15 (SS-N-2A 'Styx') missiles transferred to China in the late 1950s.

It is not known whether coastal defence YJ-62C cruise missiles were counted in the US Department of Defense's 2008 estimate that the PLA has between 85 and 220 LACMs in its inventory. Such questions may become important given indications from Chinese officials during the recent visit to Beijing of Taiwanese Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Wu Poh-hsiung that China may begin to reduce its missile forces aimed at Taiwan.

We are looking at the implementation of a subcomponent of ChiCom access denial strategy in the Taiwan Straits to possible US intervention in Taiwan's defence making life hard for the ROCN's surface assets in the event of hostilities as sites are strategically placed at BOTH ends of the TW Strait which is basically what the entire article is trying to say after reading it but unable to copy/paste for some strange reason.

For specs on missiles do a brief wikipedia search or check out the excellent airpower australia website although I would caution taking in too many of their arguments as they do have a political agenda.

 

[Always Neutral]

I doubt Taiwan will re-join China. China will not use force ever and nor will Taiwan declare formal independance though for all purposes its free. Finally after 50 years more China and USA will do a secret deal by the China would have become a full fledged democracy.

Regards

 

[Jliu]

I doubt Taiwan will re-join China. China will not use force ever and nor will Taiwan declare formal independance though for all purposes its free. Finally after 50 years more China and USA will do a secret deal by the China would have become a full fledged democracy.

Regards

I do enjoy your humourous hypothetical scenario although for all purposes the KMT has put Taiwan at a severe disadvantage by stalling and blocking numerous arms purchases over the past eight years which increases PRC leverage over the island. If there is one thing you learn from dealing with the PRC is that they have a long term perspective and will not hesitate to use any means-dirty or otherwise-to achieve their goals over any period of time.

What you are seeing currently with respect to the Taiwan scenario is another attempt to undermine the ROC/Taiwan's sovereignty by exclusively dealing with the KMT on a party-to-party basis instead of a diplomatic state-to-state basis. The CCP has worked with the KMT before and would rather work with it as they both read from the same page-their end goal being the "reunification" of China regardless of President Ma's stated commitments on 'no reunfication'. After all, the KMT is one of the few parties in the world still packed with hardline Leninists who do not believe in the separation of party and state(much like the CCP).

 

[Always Neutral]

I do enjoy your humourous hypothetical scenario although for all purposes the KMT has put Taiwan at a severe disadvantage by stalling and blocking numerous arms purchases over the past eight years which increases PRC leverage over the island. If there is one thing you learn from dealing with the PRC is that they have a long term perspective and will not hesitate to use any means-dirty or otherwise-to achieve their goals over any period of time.

What you are seeing currently with respect to the Taiwan scenario is another attempt to undermine the ROC/Taiwan's sovereignty by exclusively dealing with the KMT on a party-to-party basis instead of a diplomatic state-to-state basis. The CCP has worked with the KMT before and would rather work with it as they both read from the same page-their end goal being the "reunification" of China regardless of President Ma's stated commitments on 'no reunfication'. After all, the KMT is one of the few parties in the world still packed with hardline Leninists who do not believe in the separation of party and state(much like the CCP).

Time will tell my friend.The comman taiwanese i meet have no love lost for China as a one nation. Remember even KMT cannot defy the will of its people.

Unless USA and Japan allow it re-unification is just propoganda to keep the Chinese people happy. Who knows if China will exist in its present form in 20 - 50 years. Remember Berlin wall, the USSR etc.

Regards

 

[vish]

I do enjoy your humourous hypothetical scenario although for all purposes the KMT has put Taiwan at a severe disadvantage by stalling and blocking numerous arms purchases over the past eight years which increases PRC leverage over the island. If there is one thing you learn from dealing with the PRC is that they have a long term perspective and will not hesitate to use any means-dirty or otherwise-to achieve their goals over any period of time.

What you are seeing currently with respect to the Taiwan scenario is another attempt to undermine the ROC/Taiwan's sovereignty by exclusively dealing with the KMT on a party-to-party basis instead of a diplomatic state-to-state basis. The CCP has worked with the KMT before and would rather work with it as they both read from the same page-their end goal being the "reunification" of China regardless of President Ma's stated commitments on 'no reunfication'. After all, the KMT is one of the few parties in the world still packed with hardline Leninists who do not believe in the separation of party and state(much like the CCP).

Jliu, please correct me if I'm wrong; but wasn't the DPP voted out of power because of their hard PRC stand?

 

[fatman17]

Can you please provide a link where we can see the news freely it is asking for login name and password.

u gotta pay for it bro!