{
  "id": "hy-3",
  "name": "HY-3 (CSS-C-6 Sawhorse)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Short-range anti-ship cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1985,
  "operators": [
    "BGD",
    "CHN",
    "CUB",
    "IRN",
    "SDN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 5,
  "summary": "The HaiYing-3 (HY-3, also known as C-301 in its export name; NATO codename: CSS-C-6 Sawhorse) is the active radar homing, ramjet-powered supersonic land-to-ship missile developed by China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy (CHETA, also known as 3rd Space Academy).",
  "specs": [],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "HY-3; NATO: CSS-C-6 Sawhorse",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Warhead": "Shaped charge high explosive",
        "Warhead weight": "500 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5",
        "Length": "9.85m"
      },
      "range_km": 180
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "HY-2",
      "text": "Basic variant radar-guidance land-to-ship missile *developed from the HY-1 missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2A",
      "text": "IR-guidance variant",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2AII",
      "text": "Improved variant of the HY-2A",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2B",
      "text": "Improved radar-guidance variant with a monopulse radar seeker replacing the original conical scanning radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HY-2BII",
      "text": "Improved variant of the HY-2B with a newly designed radar seeker",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-201",
      "text": "Export designation for HY-2",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-201W",
      "text": "Extended-range variant powered by a turbojet engine replacing the original liquid-fuel rocket motor. Export only",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-6",
      "text": "Air launched variant of the HY-2",
      "src": [
        "weg-hy-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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-3.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hy-3": {
      "title": "HY-3 (CSS-C-6 Sawhorse) 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-3_CSS-C-6_Sawhorse_Chinese_Short-Range_Anti-Ship_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}