CSS-C-5 Saples
Country of Origin: China
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The CSS-C-5 Saples was a shore-based, supersonic, anti-ship missile similar in configuration to the British Bloodhound SAM. It could also be launched from air and ship platforms.
The requirements of high speed and long range resulted in a large missile with two rocket boosters and two ramjet cruise engines. The ramjets were mounted on stubs extending from the after fuselage sides. The boosters were nestled under the stubs, between the ramjets and the fuselage. The fuselage was...
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