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Measured figures
Approx
Single sourceApprox. 6.1 m (20 ft)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi (missile) | Hsiung Feng III |
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| Type | Cruise missile[source] | Anti-ship missile Surface to surface missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Taiwan[source] |
| In service | 20 August 2020[source] | — |
| Used by | Iran[source] | ROCN[source] |
missile body only
Single source0.46 m (18 in) missile body only[source]
Mass
Single source3,000–3,300 lb (1,400–1,500 kg)[source]
Maximum; ~( Mach 3.5)
Single source~( Mach 3.5) 1,200 m/s (2,700 mph)[source]
Operational; >
Single source>100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Warhead | High Explosive[source] | 225 kg (500 lb) self-forging fragments[source] |
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| Designer | — | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | NCSIST[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | >250 (2012)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | smart fuse[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Liquid fuel ramjet engine, solid fuel main booster and two side boosters[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 125–250 m (410–820 ft) (maximum altitude unknown)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial guidance with ( X band ), active radar homing for terminal guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | surface ships , transporter erector launcher , and hardened bunkers[source] |
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