C-101

{{about|the missile|the aircraft|CASA C-101}}

{{Infobox weapon

|is_missile=yes

|name=C-101

|image=

|caption=

|origin= China

|type=anti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile

|used_by=China

|manufacturer=China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

|unit_cost=

|propellant=KeroseneZhou and Zhang: page 4 (trans.)

|production_date=

|service=

|engine=Ramjet

|engine_power=

|weight=1.85 t (ship launched)

1.5 t (air-launched)

|length=6.5 m (ship launched)

7.5 m (air-launched)

|height=

|diameter=0.54 m

|wingspan=1.62 m

|speed=Mach 2

|vehicle_range=50 km{{Cite report |last=Kan |first=Shirley A. |title=China: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles |url=https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/97-391F.html |pages=19 |date=10 August 2000 |accessdate=14 August 2018 |publisher=United States Congressional Research Service}}

|ceiling=

|altitude=50 m (cruising)

5 m (terminal)

|filling=300 kg warheadZhou and Zhang: page 6 (trans.)

|guidance=RadarZhou and Zhang: page 5 (trans.)

|detonation=Semi-armor-piercing

|launch_platform=Air, surface

}}

The C-101 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile.{{cite journal |last1=Gormley |first1=Dennis M. |last2=Erickson |first2=Andrew S. |last3=Yuan |first3=Jingdong |date=30 September 2014 |title=A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments |url=http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/NewsArticleView/tabid/7849/Article/577568/jfq-75-a-potent-vector-assessing-chinese-cruise-missile-developments.aspx |journal=Joint Forces Quarterly |publisher=National Defense University |issue=75 |pages=101 |access-date=8 May 2015}} It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.{{cite report |last1=Gormley |first1=Dennis M. |last2=Erickson |first2=Andrew S. |last3=Yuan |first3=Jingdong |date=1 April 2014 |title=A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions

|url=http://inss.ndu.edu/Media/News/Article/699509/a-low-visibility-force-multiplier-assessing-chinas-cruise-missile-ambitions/ |publisher=National Defense University |access-date=13 August 2018}}