HY-2 incorrect designation and NATO reporting name

[Northstar98]

Hi everyone,

Minor issue - the HY-2 is incorrectly designated SS-N-2 Silkworm/Styx, when it should actually be designated CSSC-3 Seersucker.

SS-N-xx is the designation for Soviet/Russian, surface-vessel/submarine launched, anti-surface (including land attack, anti-ship and anti-submarine) missiles.

SS-N-2 is the designation for the ship-launched version of the P-15 Termit, which is given the NATO reporting name 'Styx'.

The HY-2 originates in China (even if it's derived from the P-15). As such, it should be given a CSS designation. As we have the land-based/coastal-defence version, it should be designated CSSC-xx (meaning Chinese origin, surface-to-surface, coastal-defence).

As stated above, the correct designation for the HY-2/C-201 is CSSC-3.

 

The NATO reporting name 'Silkworm' is for the land-based (i.e coastal defence) version of the HY-1 missile, which is considerably shorter-ranged than the HY-2. The NATO reporting name for the HY-2 missile is 'Seersucker'.

And the export name for the missile is C-201 (appropriate for Iran).

Personally, I'd suggest renaming the launcher to "HY-2 (C-201) [CSSC-3 Seersucker]" and the radar to "Mys-M1E", as that's what they're both actually called.

Source 1, source 2, source 3 (see page 2 for a distribution statement).

Edited August 25, 2024 by Northstar98
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