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The Taiwanese command has long hidden from outside eyes the Hsiung Feng 2E cruise missile, which Western observers consider as a local modification of the American Tomahawk. However, against the background of the escalating confrontation with mainland China, it was decided to show her work.
- it is said in the edition of the United Daily News.
The other day, the military showed firing missiles from the Jiupeng base at 4 a.m. in complete darkness. The rocket reached its intended target after more than an hour of flight.
Hsiung Feng 2E is designed to destroy ground targets. It is launched from land platforms. The parameters of the missile are unknown, but the estimated flight range is from 300 to 1500 km, the weight is 1500-1600 kg, the mass of the warhead is 200 kg, the speed is most likely subsonic. GPS and navigation using the TERCOM system (along the contours of the terrain) are used to aim at the target.
The estimated range of fire is sufficient to strike coastal targets of mainland China, such as major cities and bases of ground forces, navy and aviation.
