{
  "id": "hy-2-seersucker",
  "name": "HY-2 (SSC-3) Seersucker",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Short-range anti-ship cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1975,
  "operators": [
    "BGD",
    "CHN",
    "CUB",
    "IRN",
    "MMR",
    "SDN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 6,
  "summary": "The HY-2 (SSC-3) Seersucker Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile is identical to the HY-1 but with a further stretched body. The missile features a round nose accommodating the radar seeker, a pair of mid-mounted delta wings on the middle section of the missile body, and three tail control surfaces.",
  "specs": [],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "HY-2; NATO: SSC-3",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Warhead": "Shaped charge high explosive",
        "Warhead weight": "513 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.8",
        "Length": "7.48 m"
      },
      "range_km": 200
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "HY-2",
      "text": "Basic variant radar-guidance land-to-ship missile *developed from the HY-1 missile.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2A",
      "text": "IR-guidance variant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2AII",
      "text": "Improved variant of the HY-2A.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2B",
      "text": "Improved radar guidance variant with a monopulse radar seeker replacing the original conical scanning radar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2BII",
      "text": "Improved variant of the HY-2B with a newly designed radar seeker.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-201",
      "text": "Export designation for HY-2.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-201W",
      "text": "Extended-range variant powered by a turbojet engine replacing the original liquid-fuel rocket motor. Export only.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-6",
      "text": "Air launched variant of the HY-2.",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-2-seersucker"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hy-2-seersucker.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hy-2-seersucker": {
      "title": "HY-2 (SSC-3) Seersucker Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/HY-2_SSC-3_Seersucker_Chinese_Short-Range_Anti-Ship_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}