The second benefit: the range is obviously increased. "Xiong Feng" -3 is equipped with a ramjet engine developed by "Qingtian Project", which adopts a wedge-shaped ramjet inlet without wings and is equipped with four X-shaped tails, so the resistance is very small; Its fuselage is longer than Xiongfeng -2, which increases the amount of fuel, so the maximum range is increased to more than 500 kilometers.
The service of Xiong Feng -3 missile will have the following operational functions: First, it can carry out long-range attacks on land. Some people call this missile an anti-ship cruise missile. Its range is over 500 kilometers. Taiwan Province Strait is 220km at its widest point and130km at its narrowest point. Theoretically speaking, Xiong Feng -3 missile can threaten large and medium-sized coastal cities, port bases or important facilities after being launched from Taiwan navy warships, and it can also strike some strategic deep targets. However, due to the limited detection means of Taiwan military, the range of its existing destroyer shipborne radar is limited, and it is necessary to rely on Taiwan Province E-2T early warning aircraft or shipborne helicopters to provide information or relay guidance for missiles in order to detect targets and obtain information. However, these platforms are easy to be discovered by the other side. Second, you can attack each other's surface ships. Xiong Feng -3 missile has the ability to attack ships at supersonic speed. The maximum flight Mach number is 2.5, and it can fly about 0.83 kilometers per second. It takes only tens of seconds from finding the target at sea to hitting the target; Even if the other surface ship is equipped with Aegis air defense system, the reaction time is only 20-30 seconds. The missile can also launch a large number of ships with insufficient air defense capabilities and carry out multi-directional saturation attacks, thus giving it the ability to "counter" large surface ships. Third, it can produce no small deterrent ability. Xiong Feng -3 missile has a range of over 500 kilometers, good maneuverability, good concealment and excellent performance. Therefore, the combat platform carrying this missile, whether at sea or in the air, is easy to cause considerable psychological pressure on the other side and form a certain deterrent effect. The Taiwan military claims that its deterrent range can be "to Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong in the mainland." The purpose of the Taiwan military is to prove that it has advanced weapons to attack the mainland. On the one hand, it encourages "Taiwan independence" elements, on the other hand, it wants to "deter the mainland". In the next step, the Taiwan military will step up the development of this type of missile, and on this basis, develop surface-to-surface missiles with longer range, and enhance the counterattack capability of "decisive battle outside the country" and "preemptive strike".