The Republic of China (Taiwan) has completed the trial of a Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missile from a coast guard ship.

The “Taiwan Military” reports about this.

The Hsiung Feng II ASM was launched from an Anping-class Coast Guard ship (CG-601).

The test launches were planned and executed by the Navy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to examine the use of coast guard ships as a naval asset during wartime.

After the test firing, the Anping entered the naval base in the south of Taiwan to remove the missile launchers and other equipment.

It had then proceeded to a port in Hualien County in the east of Taiwan to examine whether the ship’s structure had suffered any impact.

The dock is operated by Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company (JSSC), which had produced all 15 Anping-class ships.

According to the fleet branch of Taiwan’s Coast Guard Agency, the first test-fire of an anti-ship missile from the Anping class is significant to the Coast Guard and Navy.

Hsiung Feng II

The Hsiung Feng II is a subsonic anti-ship missile produced by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan. It is very roughly equivalent to the RGM-84 Harpoon.

Development of the missile system was launched in the early 1980s, and it is reported to have been adopted into service in 1990.

The missile is designed with the ability to take out targets both on land and at sea, with the latter being the weapon’s primary focus, and has an operating range of approximately 75 miles.

The HF-3, HF-2’s supersonic relative, is Taiwan’s newest addition to the Hsiung Feng cruise missile family. It can also be fitted onto the Anping-class ships.