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3M-54E (SS-N-27) ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILE
In 2005~06, the PLA Navy (PLAN) received six improved Project 636M (Kilo class) diesel-electric submarines which are fitted with the advanced ‘Club’ anti-ship weapon complex designed by Russian Novator Bureau. The system features the 3M-54E (NATO codename: SS-N-27 Sizzler) subsonic anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) with a maximum range of 220~300km. The ‘Club’ weapon system is available in two versions: the surface-ship-based Club-N and the submarine-based Club-S, both of which employs unified combat assets – two types of anti-ship cruise missiles and a type of ballistic anti-submarine missile.
The ‘Club’ weapon system includes a number of different variant missiles including the anti-ship variants 3M-54 and 3M-54E1, and the anti-submarine variant 91RE1. It is still not clear which variant the PLAN is operating on its Project 636M Kilo class submarines. The 3M-54E1 is a 300km-range subsonic anti-ship cruise variant similar to the U.S. Tomahawk. The 3M-54E variant with a shorter range is based on the subsonic stage of the 3M-54E1 but use a rocket-propelled second stage which is released 20~60km from the target. This second stage then accelerates to Mach 3 to defeat ship defences. Both missiles in the ‘Club’ weapon complex use a common active radar guidance system and both fly a low-altitude sea-skimming mission profile. The missile is launched from the torpedo tubes of the submarine.
SPECIFICATIONS
3M-54E 3M-54TE 3M-54E1 3M-54TE1 91RE1 91RE2
Length (m) 8.220 8.916 6,200 8,916 8,000 6,500
Diameter (m) 0.533 0.645 0.533 0.645 0.533 0.533
Weight (kg) 2,300 1,951 1,780 1,505 2,050 1,300
Warhead (kg) 200 200 400 400 76 76
Range (km) 220 220 300 275 50 40
Max speed (Mach) 0.6~0.8; (terminal 3) 0.6~0.8 0.6~0.8 0.6~0.8 0.6~0.8 0.6~0.8
Guidance Inertial + active radar Inertial
Flight profile Low altitude sea-skimming Ballistic
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