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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source4,800 mm (190 in)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hsiung Feng II | PL-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | China[source] |
| In service | Early 1990s-present[source] | — |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | — |
| Designer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
PL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourcePL-5E
Single source0.657m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.617m (PL-5E)[source]
Operational; Block 1
Single sourceOperational; Block 2
Single source160 km (99 mi) (Block 1) 250 km (160 mi) (Block 2)[source]
Operational; (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~
Single sourceOperational; PL-5E
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source180 kg (400 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Variants | Air launched version without first stage rocket booster[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance midflight, terminal with dual active radar homing and infrared homing seekers[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Box launcher or aircraft[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1982[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)[source]