The YJ-82 () is a
Chinese
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subsonic
anti-ship cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhe ...
. It is manufactured by the
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
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Third Academy.
[Gromley et al.: page 101]
The YJ-82 is the submarine-launched version of the
YJ-8
The YJ-8 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-4 Sardine) is a Chinese surface-launched subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) Third Academy.Gromley et al.: page 101
The YJ-8 ...
missile family.
Description
The YJ-82 is a solid-fuelled rocket. It is launched from submarines from a buoyant launch canister. The YJ-82 lacks the solid-rocket booster of the surface-launched
YJ-8/8A and likely has less range than the latter's 42 km. The terminal sea-skimming attack altitude is 5 to 7 meters.
The launch capsule is a copy of the one used by submarine-launched
Harpoon
A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, seal hunting, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine mammals such as seals and whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the t ...
s; China likely received the technology from Pakistan, which had such weapons.
Development
In the fall of 1983, the
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
(PLAN) test fired YJ-8 missiles from a modified
Type 033 submarine; the submarine had to surface to fire, and six missiles could be fired in six to seven minutes. The missile's short range and surface launch left the submarine vulnerable. The YJ-82 was developed by placing the missile inside a buoyant launch capsule; the capsule technology was acquired from Pakistan.
The YJ-82 was first test fired from a
Type 039 submarine
The Type 039 submarine ( NATO reporting name: Song-class) is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The class is the first diesel-electric submarine to be fully developed within China and also the first Chi ...
in 1997; initial tests did not go well. The first photographs of the missile appeared at the 2004
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition
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Hist ...
.
Variants and derivatives
*YJ-82
*CM-708UNA - YJ-82 derivative, 128 km range
*CM-708UNB - YJ-82 or
YJ-83
The YJ-83 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-8 Saccade) is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.Gromley et al.: page 101
Description
The YJ-83 uses m ...
derivative, 290 km range
References
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Guided missiles of the People's Republic of China
Weapons of the People's Republic of China
Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China
Military equipment introduced in the 1990s