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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile
At a glance
Hwasal-2larger figure on 2 of 2
Type 91 air-to-ship missilelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7 m (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hwasal-2 | Type 91 air-to-ship missile |
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| Type | Long-range, land-attack cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile[source] | Anti-ship cruise missiles[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 2021–present[source] | 1991[source] |
| Used by | Korean People's Army[source] |
4m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | North Korea[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[source] |
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| Warhead | tactical nuclear weapons 400 kg (880 lb) warhead[source] | — |
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| Engine | turbofan or turbojet[source] | Turbojet engine[source] |
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| Launch platform | Transporter erector launcher (TEL), submarine, corvette ship[source] | Air[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 5-6m[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial and active radar[source] |
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| Role | — | anti-ship missile[source] |
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