P-15 Termit

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The P-15 Termit (NATO reporting name Styx or SS-N-2) was used for a type of missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s. China acquired the design in 1958 and created at least four versions: CSS-N-1 Scrubbrush and CSS-N-2 versions were developed for ship-launched operation, while the CSS-C-2 Silkworm and CSS-C-3 Seersucker missiles were used for coastal defense. Other names for this basic type of missile include: HY-1, SY-1, and FL-1 Flying Dragon (Chinese designations typically differ for export and domestic use even for otherwise identical equipment).

Contents 1 Operational usage 2 Specifications 3 Operators 4 References

[edit] Operational usage

Soviet-made P-15 missiles were used by Egypt against Israel in 1967 where Egyptian Komar class fast-attack craft (FAC) sank the Israeli destroyer Eilat. During the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, Indian Osa class FACs raided the port of Karachi causing severe damage and sinking several ships with their P-15 missiles. Despite these early successes, in the 1973 Yom Kippur War P-15 missiles used by the Egyptian and Syrian navies proved ineffective against Israeli countermeasures. They were again employed by Iran against Iraq in the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War. All of the Chinese missile types were also used by both sides in this conflict.

[edit] Specifications

• Total length: 5.8 meters (19 ft)
• Diameter: 0.76 m (2 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Weight: 2,300 kg (5070 lb)
• Warhead weight: 454 kg (1000 lb) HE hollow charge
• Propulsion: ?
• Speed: ?
• Range: 80 km (50 mile)
• Guidance mode: autopilot, active radar
• Hit probability: ?

[edit] Operators

•  Soviet Union (Soviet Navy)
•  Russia (Russian Navy)
•  Algeria (Algerian National Navy)
•  Angola (Angolan Navy)
•  Bulgaria (Bulgarian Navy)
•  People's Republic of China (People's Liberation Army Navy)
•  Cuba (Cuban Navy)
•  India (Indian Navy)
•  Iraq (Iraqi Navy)
•  Libya (Libyan Navy)
•  North Korea (Korean People's Army naval force)
•  Poland (Polish Navy) (withdrawn from service, 31 March 2006)
•  Romania (Romanian Navy)
•  Somalia (Somali National Army)
•  Syria (Syrian Arab Navy)
•  Vietnam (Vietnam People's Navy)
•  Yemen (Yemen National Army)
•  Egypt (Military of Egypt)

[edit] References

• FAS: SS-N-2 Styx / HY-1 / SY-1 accessed March 15, 2004.
• [1] Operation Trident, Grandslam and Python : SS-N-2B Styx AsHM attacks on Karachi by Osa class missile boats of the Indian Navy