Screenshot from CCTV. DF-41 with 10 MIRVs and claims that it'll take 30-40 American interceptors to shoot them down.
China ICBM/SLBM, nuclear arms thread
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Neutron bombs were found to be very effective against armored vehicles whose blast resistance is surprisingly high. A neutron bomb activates the material around the blast zone with its neutron emission causing anything affected to become radioactive itself. In the use I said, the AFVs became radioactive and kill their occupants. Especially for arty shell based nukes (< 2 kt yield) the lethal range of this effect was larger than the blast itself. The effect doesn't scale well though. because higher neutron flux also means more absorption by air. Neutron bombs have no benefits except in this use case.
Everyone is talking about WS-15 in the aviation thread but I find something also interesting in the same competition right there.
They also said that they are certifying their T1100 class carbon fiber right now. But personally I am expecting to see T1000 carbon on the third stage engine of new ICBM. I have seen they are writing paper on journal to discuss T800 carbon fiber on 2m class engine (DF-41), 1.7m class (DF-41 3rd stage) and T1000 carbon fiber on test engine.
10t is not a trivial number for engine production. Suppose 500kg shell for third stage engine, 10t would be well enough for 20 engines and they are not the only one who produces such carbon fiber.
This company said that they achieved 10-ton T1000 fiber sale for rocket industry so far. FYI, no commercial rocket ever uses carbon fiber above T700 class for their engines so far, therefore very likely to be used on military missiles. And they are not even the main supplier for military missile industry.
They also said that they are certifying their T1100 class carbon fiber right now. But personally I am expecting to see T1000 carbon on the third stage engine of new ICBM. I have seen they are writing paper on journal to discuss T800 carbon fiber on 2m class engine (DF-41), 1.7m class (DF-41 3rd stage) and T1000 carbon fiber on test engine.
10t is not a trivial number for engine production. Suppose 500kg shell for third stage engine, 10t would be well enough for 20 engines and they are not the only one who produces such carbon fiber.
We are going to see a surge of Chinese military expansion like never seen before after 2 years. This combined with plane engine finalisation means we can expect hundreds of J-20 a year and corresponding increase in ballistic missiles as well. On the side of submarines there is already massive expansion of production facility years ago. Perhaps this increase in ballistic missile production capacity match demand of more subs using them, and etc.
Three things still advancing too slowly: WpPu, HEU, & Tritium&Deuterium gases
an of course, tactical nukes
Out of those, it is public confirmable that HEU is not an issue. Enrichment capability is exchangeable between high volume low enrichment, low volume high enrichment. China is already forced to import civil fuel from France and Russia by contract. So what is all the extra capacity doing?
How can you possibly know how much of these materials China has and how fast it's acquiring them?
Lmao arm control nerdy finally found out Chinese EW system, and they are still thinking that Shiyan-10-01 and 02 are for experimental purpose only because rough translation from Shiyan is experimental.
Wait until they find out the "S" in TJS is exactly the same "Shiyan," which stands for experimental.
Wait until they find out the "S" in TJS is exactly the same "Shiyan," which stands for experimental.
