C-701

YingJi-7 (C-701)
Type	anti-ship missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Service history
In service	1989
Production history
Manufacturer	China Haiying Electromechanical Technology Academy (中国海鹰机电技术研究院)
Specifications
Weight	117 kg
Length	2.507 m
Diameter	0.18 m
Warhead	29 kg semi armour-piercing high explosive, with time-delay fuze
Engine	Solid rocket engine
Wingspan	0.587 m (unfolded); 0.450 m (folded)
Operational range	25 km
Flight altitude	15-20 m (flight)
Speed	Mach 0.8
Guidance system	millimeter wave ARH / TV guidance / Infrared homing
Launch platform	ground-based vehicles, naval ships, fixed-wing aircraft

The C-701 is a Chinese missile that is roughly comparable to the American AGM-65 A/B/D/H Maverick air-to-surface missile. However, the C-701 is smaller and has less than half the weight of the AGM-65 A/B/D/H Maverick.

The C-701 was developed by the China Precision Machinery Import Export Co or CPMIEC. The air-launched television guided version (C-701T) was the first to appear, while the surface-launched version followed. The third version to appear was version with the imaging infrared seeker and after that, the version after that was the one with radar guidance (C-701R). A millimetre-wave radar seeker (C-703) was revealed to be under development in 2002, though the designation was not revealed until six years later in 2008 during the 7th Zhuhai Airshow.

Although the existence of the first two versions has been reported for a long time, it was not until the six Zhuhai Airshow held near the end of 2006 did these report have been officially confirmed by the Chinese government in public. All of the versions are offered for export.

Although originally designed as an anti-ship missile (AShM), the missile was eventually developed into an air-to-surface missile that can engage various targets. When used as an anti-ship missile, its intended targets are boats with 180 ton displacement or less, such as missile or torpedo armed FAC, patrol boats, and gunboats.

There are two types of guidance: the Fire-and-forget mode and the command mode. The first type of guidance enables the aircraft/boats/vehicles to get out after launching, providing greater safety while the second type enables the operator to change targets after launching, or to terminate the attack if needed. The television seeker of the missile can be replaced by either an imaging infrared seeker or a millimetre-wave radar seeker. A version with a radar seeker (not the millimetre-wave radar seeker) designated as C-701R has also been displayed in public.

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