CSS-N-3
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| General Information | |
| Type | Medium Range Missile ( SLBM ) |
| Local name | JuLang 1 |
| NATO designation | CSS-N-3 |
| Country of origin |
 People's Republic of China
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| Manufacturer | China Space Sanjiang Group Corporation |
| development | 1967 |
| Commissioning | 1986 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 10.70 m |
| diameter | 1,400 mm |
| Combat weight | 14,700 kg |
| Drive First stage Second stage |
Solid rocket engine Solid rocket engine |
| Range | 2,150-2,500 km |
| Furnishing | |
| steering | Inertial navigation system |
| Warhead | 1 nuclear warhead 250 or 500 kt |
| Weapon platforms | Submarine |
| Lists on the subject | |
The CSS-N-3 is a submarine-based medium-range ballistic missile ( SLBM ) of the People's Republic of China . In the Chinese armed forces, the missile is called JL-1 or JuLang-1 .
development
In March 1967, under the direction of Huang Wei-Lu, the development of the first Chinese SLBM began. The first subaquatic ejection test took place in October 1972. The first test launch from land took place on June 17, 1981. The first test launch from a submarine took place in 1982. In 1986 the CSS-N-3 was introduced to the Chinese naval forces.
The improved version CSS-N-3 mod 1 was introduced in the mid-1990s. This version has a GPS steering system and achieves a hit accuracy ( CEP ) of less than 100 m.
The CSS-N-3 is the main armament of the submarines of the Xia class (Type 092). Each submarine is armed with 12 JL-1 guided missiles. Until 1995 the only Chinese submarine of the Golf class was equipped with a JL-1 guided missile. It served as a test platform for this weapon system and was then converted into a test platform for the successor model JL-2 .
technology
The CSS-N-3 is a two-stage solid fuel rocket . The CSS-N-3 is controlled using an inertial navigation platform . A precision (CEP) of 700 m is achieved. The guided weapons can be fired from the surface or from the submerged submarine. If the launch takes place under water, the guided weapons are fired to the surface of the water using gas pressure. The rocket motor ignites immediately after the missile breakthrough the surface of the water.
status
A total of two Xia-class submarines were built. The boat with the number 406 underwent major modifications from 1995 to 1998. It could also have been converted to the improved version JL-1A. In 2003 it was back in use but its current status is unknown. According to an unconfirmed report, the second boat in the class was lost in an accident in 1985.
swell
- Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems Edition 2003 Jane's Verlag
Web links
- Article at Missilethreat.com (English)
- Article at Sinodefence.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 新 长征 路上 的 开拓 之 舟 ： 解读 中国 固体 运载火箭 发展. In: m.thepaper.cn. September 25, 2015, accessed April 19, 2020 (Chinese).