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YJ-62 / Yingzhe-62 / Eagle Strike 62

The YJ-62 missile is a long-range anti-ship cruise missile developed and equipped by China in recent years. Although it belongs to the broad category of the YJ-6 series, it is not a new equipment of the technical grade at all. The missile has a greater range than the previous Eagle Strike-6 series missiles, and solves the problem of the existence of long-range anti-ship cruise missiles in China.

The Eagle 62 anti-ship missile belongs to the category of high subsonic speed. Its flight speed is about 0.6-0.8 Mach, the minimum range is 40-60 kilometers, the cruise altitude is 30 meters, and the final cruise altitude is reduced to 7-10 meters. Because it uses a turbojet engine, the maximum range can reach 280 kilometers, and the weight of the warhead is 300 kg. The unique aerodynamic layout of the Eagle 62 allows it to maintain a long-distance stable flight of hundreds of kilometers at a wave tip height of 3-5 meters. The improved digital missile-borne flight control system allows it to perform multiple maneuvers throughout the entire attack trajectory, which greatly increases the probability of successful penetration.

According to foreign media speculation, this type of missile deployed along the Chinese coast can control most of the waters from the Chinese coast to the first island chain. As long as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force enters the East China Sea, it has already entered the range of this type of missile.

Eagle -62 elastomer finer and lighter, the H-6 can carry both four (latest H -6K "Ares" amounted to 6); 052C missile destroyers 8 can be loaded. On August 19, 2010, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense website stated that the People’s Liberation Army’s new shore-to-ship missile force conducted a live-fire saturation attack in the East China Sea. The picture of the missile issued by the military's announcement shows that the triple-mounted Eagle-62 anti-ship missile carried by a mobile launch vehicle . Some media describe the Eagle-62 as an "aircraft carrier killer," which makes the US aircraft carrier cautious.

Although the performance of the Eagle-62 has reached the technical level of the late 1980s, considering the gap in comprehensive scientific and technological strength, the Eagle-62 still has many urgent improvements and improvements, especially the micro turbofan engine that requires very high performance and reliability. The appearance of the Eagle-62 is similar to that of the American Tomahawk missile. The turbojet engine consumes a lot of fuel, has a low fuel loading rate, and has a significant gap in range compared to the Tomahawk.