China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread

[Deino]

@Sergey

Again here since this seems to be one of your most active threads. Please reply in English.

 

[shanlung]

Chinese nuclear warheads are larger than American ones. The American lightest weigh 200-300 kilograms. Chinese lightest warheads are 600-1000 kilograms. The DF-41 delivers 2200-2500 kilograms at Intercontinental range. 10 Chinese warheads will weigh 6-10 tons. Such cargo even DF-5 will be able to deliver only at medium range.

I suspect your numbers.

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[SpicySichuan]

I suspect your numbers.

Since you so sure that you are correct and infallible and others are so wrong, I suggest you go for a much bigger audience and go correct wikipedia to your satisfaction.

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I thought the 650kt warheads for DF-41s only weight 250kg?

 

[Broccoli]

I thought the 650kt warheads for DF-41s only weight 250kg?

NASIC figure of 470kg for 600-650kt warhead for DF-31 seems to be more realistic and i'd guess DF-41 warhead is modernized lighter weight version of that. 650kt for 250kg yeild-to-weight ratio seems strange... unless that's just the warhead without RV.

 

[SpicySichuan]

NASIC figure of 470kg for 600-650kt warhead for DF-31 seems to be more realistic and i'd guess DF-41 warhead is modernized lighter weight version of that. 650kt for 250kg yeild-to-weight ratio seems strange... unless that's just the warhead without RV.

So the DF-41 could probably carry only 4 470kg warheads if the PLARF seeks blowing up more stuffs?

 

[Hyperwarp]

Those figures must be for thermonuclear warheads.
What about regular fission and boosted fission warheads?

 

[shanlung]

I thought the 650kt warheads for DF-41s only weight 250kg?

Sergio, with his ineffable and transcendental infallible wisdom, know deep in his heart those 650kt warheads weigh a lot more. That Chinese lightest warheads are 600-1000 kilograms.
You best be prepared to kowtow to Sergio wisdom and go chastise yourself for your wrong thoughts.

Please ignore the info in photo below and defer to Sergio as Sergio wisdom is supreme.

 

[AndrewS]

Sergio, with his ineffable and transcendental infallible wisdom, know deep in his heart those 650kt warheads weigh a lot more. That Chinese lightest warheads are 600-1000 kilograms.
You best be prepared to kowtow to Sergio wisdom and go chastise yourself for your wrong thoughts.

Please ignore the info in photo below and defer to Sergio as Sergio wisdom is supreme.

Translation please

 

[Broccoli]

Those figures must be for thermonuclear warheads.
What about regular fission and boosted fission warheads?

Knowing that Chinese scientist developed aspherical primary for DF-31 i'd assume regular fission warheads should be similar size to W76 (less than 200kg in weight) and not much larger on diamater basis.

 

[Broccoli]

So the DF-41 could probably carry only 4 470kg warheads if the PLARF seeks blowing up more stuffs?

Three DF-31 warheads is more practical figure if they want decoys or perhaps one HGV as those things are much much heavier than oridinary RV's.

Maybe smaller diameter fission weapons if they arm DF-41 with rumored 10 warhead capability.