YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile
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The YJ‑12 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile designed for long-range, high-speed strikes against surface vessels, posing a significant threat to modern naval defenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10424639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile Context triple: [Xian H-6, launchPlatformFor, YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile]
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Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile
The Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile is a Japanese truck-mounted, land-based anti-ship cruise missile system designed for coastal defense against enemy naval vessels.
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Type 12 surface-to-ship missile
The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile is a modern Japanese truck-mounted anti-ship cruise missile system designed for coastal defense and long-range precision strikes against naval targets.
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C.
RBS-15 anti-ship missiles
RBS-15 anti-ship missiles are long-range, sea-skimming anti-ship weapons developed by Sweden for engaging surface targets from ships, coastal batteries, and aircraft.
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D.
Silkworm missile
The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
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E.
Exocet anti-ship missile
The Exocet anti-ship missile is a French-built, sea-skimming guided missile renowned for its effectiveness in naval warfare, particularly for its high-profile use in sinking ships during the Falklands War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile Target entity description: The YJ‑12 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile designed for long-range, high-speed strikes against surface vessels, posing a significant threat to modern naval defenses.
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A.
Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile
The Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile is a Japanese truck-mounted, land-based anti-ship cruise missile system designed for coastal defense against enemy naval vessels.
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B.
Type 12 surface-to-ship missile
The Type 12 surface-to-ship missile is a modern Japanese truck-mounted anti-ship cruise missile system designed for coastal defense and long-range precision strikes against naval targets.
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C.
RBS-15 anti-ship missiles
RBS-15 anti-ship missiles are long-range, sea-skimming anti-ship weapons developed by Sweden for engaging surface targets from ships, coastal batteries, and aircraft.
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D.
Silkworm missile
The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
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E.
Exocet anti-ship missile
The Exocet anti-ship missile is a French-built, sea-skimming guided missile renowned for its effectiveness in naval warfare, particularly for its high-profile use in sinking ships during the Falklands War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-ship cruise missile
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supersonic missile ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Eagle Strike‑12
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Yingji‑12 ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese cruise missiles
ⓘ
anti-ship missiles of China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| deploymentRegion |
South China Sea
ⓘ
Western Pacific ⓘ
linked to:
western Pacific Ocean
|
| designedFor |
anti-ship warfare
ⓘ
long-range maritime strike ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
aircraft carrier strike groups
ⓘ
modern naval air defenses ⓘ |
| developedBy |
People's Republic of China
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linked to:
People’s Republic of China
|
| domain |
anti-access/area denial
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| flightProfile |
high-low trajectory
ⓘ
sea-skimming ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
active radar homing
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inertial navigation system ⓘ satellite navigation ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
YJ‑12A
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YJ‑12B ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
air-launched
ⓘ
land-based launcher ⓘ ship-launched ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | CH‑AS‑X‑15 ⓘ |
| operator | People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| originatesFromProgram |
YJ missile family
ⓘ
linked to:
Silkworm missile
|
| primaryTarget |
surface vessels
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warships ⓘ |
| propulsion |
ramjet
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solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| rangeClass | long-range ⓘ |
| role |
anti-ship missile
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area-denial weapon ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2010s ⓘ |
| speedClass | supersonic ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| threatCharacteristic |
difficult to intercept
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high speed terminal attack ⓘ reduced reaction time for defenses ⓘ |
| type | air-breathing cruise missile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
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linked to:
Chinese Air Force
People's Liberation Army Navy ⓘ People's Liberation Army Rocket Force ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive ⓘ |
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Subject: YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile Description of subject: The YJ‑12 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile designed for long-range, high-speed strikes against surface vessels, posing a significant threat to modern naval defenses.
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