I see at least three launch tubes. The HQ-19 has two.
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so HQ-26 ..
I think that SSBN will be deployed, but it won't be relied upon. It's just China's geography dual blessing and curse that the seas nearby are so shallow and enclosed. On one hand that means easy trade, easy influence over neighboring countries and encouraged maritime development in the first place when sailors could find land in every direction. On the other hand it means that hostile neighbors box you in.
it's still going to be silos, TELs and early warning satellites doing the heavy lifting.
escobar
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Maybe HQ-19 system has two different TEL launcher like HQ-9B: one designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their terminal phase like THAAD and the second for exo-atmospheric missile defense interceptor like SM3....
Got some interesting rumors:
It seems PLARF built at least 30 new DF-5 silos, making the number up to 48. It is not a news and everyone knew it or heard about it at least from 2020. But it took almost 4 years from construction to completion.
If the timescale also applies to solid ICBM silo fields, we wouldn't see the earliest silos completion until late 2024, in line with heavy ICBM development.
That being said, it is so weird that CASC tested solid ICBM engine back in late 2018 but YF-581 in the middle of 2021, which means solid ICBM development is much faster than the liquid one. But on the contrary, liquid silo field constructions are 3 years earlier than solid one, a mismatch between silos and ICBMs.
As reference, CASC tested engine for DF-41 around 2007 or 2008 and conducted first flight in 2012. The test fire of new solid ICBM could be imminent if it follows a similar pattern like DF-41. It could enter the initial phase of deployment in Yumen from 2024 and gradually ramp up production rate to fill other silo fields once they are completed.
I have circled out new factory expansion of CASC's solid engine factory since 2016, not surprising as the solid rocket department is poised to triple its revenue during the past decade.
It seems PLARF built at least 30 new DF-5 silos, making the number up to 48. It is not a news and everyone knew it or heard about it at least from 2020. But it took almost 4 years from construction to completion.
If the timescale also applies to solid ICBM silo fields, we wouldn't see the earliest silos completion until late 2024, in line with heavy ICBM development.
That being said, it is so weird that CASC tested solid ICBM engine back in late 2018 but YF-581 in the middle of 2021, which means solid ICBM development is much faster than the liquid one. But on the contrary, liquid silo field constructions are 3 years earlier than solid one, a mismatch between silos and ICBMs.
As reference, CASC tested engine for DF-41 around 2007 or 2008 and conducted first flight in 2012. The test fire of new solid ICBM could be imminent if it follows a similar pattern like DF-41. It could enter the initial phase of deployment in Yumen from 2024 and gradually ramp up production rate to fill other silo fields once they are completed.
I have circled out new factory expansion of CASC's solid engine factory since 2016, not surprising as the solid rocket department is poised to triple its revenue during the past decade.
Mandatory repost from Ben.
Can anyone tell where the lid is?
antiterror13
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Why existing DF-5 get updated engine? to get more range ?
And/or to carry larger warhead payload?
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