CSS-C-7 Sadsack

The CSS-C-7 Sadsack, known as the Hai Ying-4 (Sea Eagle-4) in Chinese service, is a midrange subsonic cruise missile that can be launched from ground, air or sea platforms. It is similar in configuration to the CSS-C-3 Seersucker (see separate record). Export versions are designated as C-201W.

Tracing its original lineage back to the Russian SS-N-2 Styx, the Sadsack has a thick body with an intake scoop centered on the bottom of the fuselage, two delta wings at midbody  and...