Re: Military FAQ
hi,
You should first know the types MRV(multiple reentry vehicle) and MIRV(multiple independently targeted reentry).
A MRV is a bunch of warheads in one missile. It is used as a area attack weapon for targets which are spread out of larger because they attack a large area. This one can only attack one area at a time and is mostly used because it can attack a much larger area than the largest possibl yeild warhead. and only needs one missile.
China definatly has this technology because it can launch multiple satellites with just one rocket which is basicly this technology
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A MIRV is like a MRV but all its warheads can be targeted at different places and only uses one missile to target multiple areas. This technology would be useful for china because it can attack a lot more targets with its small amount of missiles.
The main technology involed in a MIRV is a miniturized warhead. Its about under 500Kt to be used to destroy a city or other important structures. China at this point should be capable of making warheads small enough to fit three or so warheads in one missile.
From the chinese warhead test it looks like china is trying to develop this capability
The main reason the chinese used higher yields is becauses their missiles were incredibly inaccurate and needed to make the yields large to actually hit a target. while the americans had smaller yields becauses their missiels were more accurate. But now chinas missile have a low CEP it is not nessary to have higher yields and make smaller warheads
I am not going to say a definate answer becauses i have not seen a picture or report of such so im pretty much making a informed guess.
The guidence system for a missile is pretty much developed since china fields many IRBM and MRBM. It does not have the same warhead but a GPS type guidence and inertial guidance used on the DF-5 and DF-4 can be used on multiple warheads.
Last but not least is a decoy system. Most large missiles like the peace maker or the SS-25 have complex decoy systems which release very very large amount of flares to trick american missiles.
End Note
In my opinion china has already got this capability or is in the final development stage of development. It would be the chinese reactions againest the american SDI
Regards,
chinawhite
