Broccoli
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That TEL is able to carry DF-21 horizontally, but for parades canister is always elevated so people get to see it better.
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That TEL is able to carry DF-21 horizontally, but for parades canister is always elevated so people get to see it better.
Equation
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That's an interested and strange incident. Felt sorry for that academia.
No. If you see photo nº 3 of your post, you will notice that the cone of the cannister goes above TEL driver cabin. That doesnt happen with DF-16, in which the cannister never reaches the cabin. Photo nº 4 demostrates this even further, there is a clearly visible elevation in the forward portion of the truck. The cannister is clearly inclined.
Broccoli
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There is few differences between this new missile and DF-21.
Warhead section is clearly longer in this new missile, and if that white line marks stage separation then it's clearly shorter than DF-21's second stage. This new missile is also sporting tail fins... something what DF-21 does not have.
DF-21
New missile.
Lookwise this new missile is more similar to DF-11 and DF-15.
Warhead section is clearly longer in this new missile, and if that white line marks stage separation then it's clearly shorter than DF-21's second stage. This new missile is also sporting tail fins... something what DF-21 does not have.
DF-21
New missile.
Lookwise this new missile is more similar to DF-11 and DF-15.
AssassinsMace
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Are you sure that is DF-21 in this picture? this picture shows DF-21 with a different warhead (and similar to DF-16). Perhabs your picture is an older version of DF-21 (when it was using its older TEL, before the new one)
Its way too distant to discern anything of the missile. We cant conclude anything from this video.
Broccoli
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Yes, that picture is probably from early 90's.
Here is rare video of DF-21 launch, this DF-21 version has more pointy warhead. That new DF-16 is more similar to other hot launch missiles like DF-11 and DF-15.
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Broccoli
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I found this from other forum, wheelbase is very similar to that new TEL what was spotted months ago. That missile canister must be at least 15m in length if that truck is "WS2900". Size wise I would say that it's carrying three-stage IRBM or something very similar.
Of course it could be Midgetman style SICBM, but this would be odd since Chinese already have DF-31 and DF-41 is supposedly even larger missile. Or perhaps long rumored DF-41 is actually single warhead SICBM like Midgetman?
Of course it could be Midgetman style SICBM, but this would be odd since Chinese already have DF-31 and DF-41 is supposedly even larger missile. Or perhaps long rumored DF-41 is actually single warhead SICBM like Midgetman?
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