Most probably it is a datalink. Its located in the jet thruster stage so its not likely to be an ImIR which you should expect to be in the second stage rocket body.
PLAN Anti-ship/surface missiles
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Most probably it is a datalink. Its located in the jet thruster stage so its not likely to be an ImIR which you should expect to be in the second stage rocket body.
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We are talking about a good chunk of Earth's surface area here. I don't care how many layers you have or how many surveillance assets you have to detect and track targets, you need that last layer of coastal defense just in case. In fact, that last layer is a very important deterrent. To say the coastal missiles are optional is to say that short-range defense is unnecessary because the adversary is unlikely to penetrate the long- and medium-range layers.
Absolutely they will. Fast attack submarines against port and shipping facilities, littoral craft, small assault parties will get in close.
Also, don't assume that this will happen on the mainland. If it comes to island warfare or occupying locations, these type of systems are exactly what is needed.
HMS QE HERE WE COME!!!Four YJ-12 missiles on a H-6.
Don’t know why, but I have an insane need for H-6 to carry 6 YJ-12 and I need to see this, now!
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pretty sure 4 is going to be the standard load. if China equips 100 H-6K the number of missiles per craft isnt all that important. one wave of 10 H-6K is enough to destroy pretty much any navy other than USN.
if these missiles are deployed to Fujian they can cover the entire Taiwan Strait, that's a pretty valuable capability as it liberates air assets from having to conduct anti-surface missions.
You are most probably correct. I’ve seen one loaded with six of the subsonic long-range cruise-missiles, CJ-10 or YJ-100 I think (which are much lighter in weight), and it’s such a great picture. But I don’t think the outer most pylon is capable of handling the weight of YJ-12.
I’m sure that’s true. However, and back to my unpopular opinion, I just don’t see any adversarial Navy deploying major surface vessels in such a constrained environment during high-intensity combat. With the absence of commercial-shipping due to ongoing combat, it’d be pretty easy to detect, track, and target any, and possibly, all surface vessels inside the strait.
I don’t know if Taiwan has vessels like the PLAN Type 022 that might be more difficult to get a bead on. But, even if they do, then coastal batteries might not be the most effective means with which to engage them.