List of Menghean missiles

Below is a list of missiles which were given domestic designations in Menghe between 1964 and the present. Most of the missiles in this list were designed in part or in full in Menghe, but some are domestic designations given to imported or license-produced foreign weapons, especially in the early years of the Democratic People's Republic of Menghe.

Overview

In the Menghean military designation system, missiles all bear three-letter abbreviations, starting with the letter "Y" (from Menghean 유도탄 / 誘導彈, Yudotan meaning "missile"). The next two letters in the series denote its role, i.e. YDG (Yudotan, Daegong) for anti-air missiles. After this is a two-digit number indicating the missile's place in the series. These numbers are grouped by missile types; when the system was started, 1-9 were air-to-air missiles, 10-19 were anti-tank missiles, 20-29 were anti-ship missiles, and 30-39 were anti-air missiles. As the numbers in each category rose above 10, additional digit series were allocated.

Air-to-air missiles

Menghean air-to-air missiles bear the prefix YGG for 유도탄 공대공, Yudotan Gong-dae-gong.

• YGG-1: 1968. Domestic designation for a missile produced in the FSR.

Anti-tank missiles

Menghean ATGMs bear the prefix YDCh for 유도탄 대전차, Yudotan Daejŏncha.

• YDCh-10: 1968 MCLOS wire-guided missile. Domestic copy of a missile designed in the FSR, considered less reliable than the original.
• YDCh-11: 1972 SACLOS tube-launched missile imported from the FSR.
• YDCh-12: 1980 SACLOS tube-launched missile based on the YDCh-11 with improved accuracy and a larger warhead.
• YDCh-13: 1985 SACLOS tube-launched missile incorporating a new design with greater improvements over the YDCh-12.
• YDCh-14: 1991 SACLOS GLATGM for the MinChong-5Ch tank (125mm caliber).
• YDCh-15: 1993 SACLOS GLATGM for the MinChong-4E tank (107mm caliber).
• YDCh-16: 1995 SACLOS missile for the airborne forces. Lighter and more portable than the YDCh-12.
• YDCh-17: 1997 SACLOS beam-riding missile for helicopters and aircraft, developed with assistance from the FSR.
• YDCh-18: 1998 SACLOS beam-riding missile for the ground forces, based on the FSR's 9M134 Valtorna.
• YDCh-19: 2002 SACLOS GLATGM for the MinChong-5 and SuChong-6 series tanks.
• YDCh-70: 2007 adaptation of the YDCh-17 with two downward-facing shaped charges for a rudimentary top-attack strike.
• YDCh-71: 2008 heavy kinetic missile jointly developed with New Oyashima.
• YDCh-72: 2013 fire-and-forget ATGM jointly developed with New Oyashima.
• YDCh-73: 2016 modification of the YDCh-72 for use with the SuChong-6 and SuChong-8 MBTs.

Anti-Ship Missiles

Menghean anti-ship missiles, with the exception of anti-ship ballistic missiles, bear the prefix YDH for 유도탄 대함, Yudotan Daeham.

• YDH-20: 1968 copy of a surface-launched FSR anti-ship missile. Range of 30 to 60 kilometers, depending on variant, and poor accuracy.
• YDH-21: 1969 copy of an air-launched FSR anti-ship missile. Range of approximately 200 kilometers.
• YDH-22: heavy anti-ship missile intended for launch from a cruiser class that was never built.
• YDH-23: 1985 indigenous air-launched mid-weight missile used by bombers and heavy strike aircraft.
• YDH-24: 1986 indigenous air-launched heavy missile used by bombers. Range of 700 kilometers, 1000-kilogram warhead.
• YDH-25: 1988 heavy supersonic missile for the Chungsŏng-class cruiser. Range of 700 kilometers, 1000-kg warhead.
• YDH-26: 1991 designation for an imported subsonic AShM later replaced by the YDH-28.
• YDH-27: 1993 mid-weight supersonic missile for the Wihae-class destroyer. Range of 120-250 km, depending on variant, and 300-kg warhead.
• YDH-28: 2002 subsonic, lightweight missile for smaller launch platforms.
• YDH-29: 2004 subsonic, VLS-capable missile. Range of 300-500 km, depending on variant, and 200-kg warhead.
• YDH-90: 2009 VLS-capable missile with a subsonic cruise stage and a supersonic terminal stage. Range of 400 kilometers.

Anti-Air Missiles

Menghean surface-to-air missiles use the prefix YDG (유도탄 지대공, Yudotan Jidaegong). Until the appearance of the YDG-38 in 1995, all were imports or copies of missiles designed in the Federation of Socialist Republics, or relied heavily on component imports from that country.

• YDG-30: 1964 designation for SAMs imported from the FSR. Used radio command guidance.
• YDG-31: 1972 IR MANPADS imported from the FSR.
• YDG-32: 1974 CLOS missile imported from the FSR and used on vehicles and warships.
• YDG-33: 1977 license-produced SARH missile.
• YDG-34: 1979 license-produced IR-homing MANPADS improving upon the YDG-31's range and guidance.
• YDG-35: 1980 domestic design built with FSR assistance, a larger IR-homing missile launched by vehicles.
• YDG-36: 1981 land-based SARH missile built with FSR assistance. Range of 80 km and improved accuracy over the YDG-33.
• YDG-37: 1986 land-based SARH missile designed domestically and improved after 1988. Range of 45 km in later variants.
• YDG-38: 1995 domestic-design MANPADS which brought major improvements over the YDG-34. Also known as the Nidŭl (Needle).
• YDG-39: 1997 SARH missile for the Menghean Navy, meant to replace the YDG-32's short-range defense role.
• YDG-60: 1999 TVM-guided missile with a range of 240 kilometers.
• YDG-61: 2001 IR-guided MANPADS intended to replace the YDG-35.
• YDG-62: 2002 SARH missile with land-launched and sea-launched versions.
• YDG-63: 2006 ARH-guided SAM for long-range anti-air cover and defense against shorter-ranged ballistic missiles. Range of 400 kilometers.
• YDG-64: 2009 SARH SAM intended to replace the YDG-37 in the divisional air defense role. Its naval variant could be quadpacked into VLS cells.
• YDG-65: 2011 IR-guided MANPADS using a tri-band seeker for greater sensitivity and greater resistance to countermeasures.
• YDG-66: 2014 ARH-guided SAM for short-range defense against rockets and precision-guided munitions.