China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread

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kroko said:
I wonder why does the TEL has that "tail" at the rear end. Very odd. Does this TEL has stability issues ? perhabs thats the reason that they had to add that tail ??
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I think those are just regular army gears or some equipment that they tied to the back end of the missile carrier.
 
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Here's a pic that been circulating of the DF-16.

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In mid-September 2012 the first full image of the China Aerospace Science and Industries Corporation’s (CASIC) Dong Feng-16 (DF-16) was revealed on Chinese web pages.

In mid-March 2011 the Director of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (their CIA) told the Taiwan legislature that the DF-16 had been deployed and that it had an estimated range of 800km to 1,000km, the latter falling within the definition of a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM).

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New imagery reveals that the DF-16 is both wider and longer than the DF-11 and that its bi-conic warhead structure leaves room for potential growth to include specialized warheads, like the terminally guided and deep penetrating warheads used by the competing DF-15 SRBM family.

It uses a 10x10 wheeled transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) similar to that employed by CASIC’s new DF-21C/D MRBMs but does not use the latter’s “cold launch” missile storage tube. Instead the DF-16 uses a new protective “shell” to cover the missile.
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Hendrik_2000 said:
I don't know where you go to school.It is simple high school physics

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Iam talking about the performance of the missile. It should be better than previous missiles, but thow much we dont know yet.

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I think those are just regular army gears or some equipment that they tied to the back end of the missile carrier.
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We dont see that on any other chinese or russian TEL.
 
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kroko said:
Iam talking about the performance of the missile. It should be better than previous missiles, but thow much we dont know yet.



We dont see that on any other chinese or russian TEL.
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Maybe it's just for this particular exercises.
 
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Equation said:
Maybe it's just for this particular exercises.
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Perhabs. The other photos we have from this TEL dont appear to show that (they were camouflaged).

However i starting to think that this DF-16 is in fact a hot-launched version of DF-21 C/D. Notice that the TEL is the same for both missiles, with only some superficial differences.

The fact that it is hot-launched results in a smaller, lighter and more economical cannister. Thats why the TEL can transport it horizontaly, while in DF-21 C/D, the cannister is so big that it must be transported inclined. Its a theory but its possible.

Also i dont think a big missile like that only has 800-1000 km range. Likely its much more. DF-21 C has the same size and has 1700 km range.
 
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Report on an academician specialized in explosive mechanics retraces the last 8 days of his life at the hospital where he refused to rest and continued to work to capitalize all of its work to his colleagues. He repeated to the hospital staff that his time is running out and he must complete a thing. It seems that his research has focused in recent years on the earthquake shock wave caused by a tactical nuclear warhead.

He died on May 31, 2012, without leaving a word to his family according to the report.

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