WEasel update the missile orbat
Updated this with data from various sources. Items in yellow = particularly not verified.
For launcher numbers refer below.
ICBM - 12 per bde
IRBM - 18 per bde
MRBM - 12 per bde
GLCM - 27 per bde
Based on US DoD, there should be at least 2 more CJ-10 units not identified.
Here is the estimate for all Chinese missile and CM from Pentagon report
Number changes
The most obvious launcher number changes are for ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs), which have in effect doubled, and those for intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), which have nearly tripled. Launcher totals for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) have both seen slight increases, whilst short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) launchers remain essentially static. The totals for the missiles themselves are even more diverse, including a five-fold increase in IRBMs and a potential decrease in MRBMs and SRBMs.
What might be behind these adjustments? The missile changes are probably easier to explain than the launchers: the report appears to have shifted to a simpler, formula-based approach to calculating missile totals. For ICBMs, the report seems to now allocate one missile per launcher regardless of type; for IRBMs the multiple is 1–2 missiles per launcher, with 1–3 missiles for MRBM launchers and 3–6 for SRBMs and GLCMs. If such a change has indeed been adopted, the 2019 missiles totals are probably not directly comparable with their predecessors; a disappointment for open-source observers of the Rocket Force.
Spec of CJ 10
In the September 2014 edition of
Joint Forces Quarterly, an article reportedly described CJ-10 as a subsonic missile with a range of more than 1,500 km and a 500 kg payload. The article attributes the missile having a guidance package using
,
,
, and a likely
for terminal guidance. Ships and ground
were listed as launch platforms.
In 2013, the United States believes that the missile has a range of more than 1,500 km, and can potentially carry either conventional or nuclear payloads;
other sources claim the missile has ranges of 2,000 km (1,200 mi; 1,100 nmi),
or as much as 4,000 km (2,500 mi; 2,200 nmi).
In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a
of 10 m.
The YJ-100 is a subsonic
version of the CJ-10 with a range of 800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi). The missile can be air-launched by the
and fired from a
of the
.
The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar and is potentially a counter to the American
(LRASM).
Variant of CJ-10
CJ-10K
Air-launched version with a 1500 km range; may be carried by the
.
DF-10A
Ground attack cruise missile.
Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10.
"DH-2000"
Supposedly a supersonic version of the DH-10A.
CJ-20
Air-launched version of the CJ-10.
Reportedly been tested on the
; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.
YJ-100
version with an 800 km range, launched by H-6 bomber and Type 055 warship
