China sank a ship in the sea with a cruise missile. The name of this anti-ship cruise missile is the YJ-12B. The missile has a range of about 500 kilometers. It travels this distance at a speed of 3580 kilometers per hour. You can watch a video of the event below.
What’s shown in the video…
In this 9-second video, it is shown that the YJ-12B cruise missile was launched from a vehicle-mounted launcher. After that, the missile landed on a ship sailing at sea. A camera was also installed on the ship to show the entire disaster scene. After that, the ship sank after exploding in the water.
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Understand the power of this missile…
The YJ-12B is a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. This means that it is used to destroy enemy ships. In addition to China, Pakistan and Algeria also use it. There are four variants of this missile. In them, a warhead of 205 to 500 kg can be installed.
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The missile’s speed makes it dangerous
What is special is that this missile can fly at speeds from Mach 2.5 to Mach 4. This means speeds from 3087 km/h to 4939 km/h. It can be launched from a warship, aircraft or truck-mounted launcher. The missile has a ramjet booster propulsion system that gives it a high speed. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
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