Image Confirms Chinese Ground-Launched YJ-12 ASCM


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An image released online in early November appears to show a ground-launched version of China’s YJ-12 antiship cruise missile. The missile is paired with a five-axle TEL, similar to that paired with China’s CJ-10 cruise missile. The YJ-12 is a supersonic cruise missile with an estimated range of 400-500 km while carrying a 200 kg payload. The ground-launched variant may be designated the YJ-12B.

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Shaan Shaikh, "Image Confirms Chinese Ground-Launched YJ-12 ASCM," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 8, 2018, last modified November 26, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/image-confirms-chinese-ground-launched-yj-12-ascm/.