Silkworm (Missile) facts for kids
Silkworm missile stored at Umm Qasr in Iraq.
The Silkworm missile was the NATO reporting name for these kinds of Chinese anti-ship missiles:
- Shang You or SY-series
- Hai Ying or HY-series
- Fei Long or FL-series
These missiles were the Chinese version of the Soviet P-15 Termit missile. They used hot launch mechanism for launching the missile from ships.
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