Reason for China building WMDs
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What do you need to know on it, I have posted plenty of stuff on 094 in the navy section of this board.renmin said:
As for DF-31, it's first flight was in 1992. Didn't China already have 092 by then? I'm sure China thought about making something that can be launched from SSBNs and be launched half way around the world.
We know, JL-2 was tested this year, probably on 092.
http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/showthread.php?t=793
This has the article by a Taiwanese military magazine on China's submarine force. I translated the section on 094 already, so you can just check that out.
This has the article by a Taiwanese military magazine on China's submarine force. I translated the section on 094 already, so you can just check that out.
renmin
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Wow, thanks, so the type094 has already been built.Can that seriously carry 16 DF-31s because I was expecting it to be much larger than that. it seems like the JL-2s are housed in the middle of the sub and the type94 is armed with four torpedoes. this is going to be difficult to readtphuang said:
here is another article:
As for JL-2, each JL-2 has 6 warheads I think? So, it can strike 96 targets, which increases the number of targets it can hit by 8 times.
Anyhow, this article says that 094 is probably going to be commissionned in 2007/2008, because it's likely to start sea trials this year. The real factor of its deployment depends on JL-2's release.
As for JL-2, each JL-2 has 6 warheads I think? So, it can strike 96 targets, which increases the number of targets it can hit by 8 times.
Anyhow, this article says that 094 is probably going to be commissionned in 2007/2008, because it's likely to start sea trials this year. The real factor of its deployment depends on JL-2's release.
MIGleader said:
Here's a good URL to world ballistic missile data:
It's worth noting that on Globalsecurity, they list the JL-2 has being equipped with either a signle warhead or 3-4 (100kt) MIRV warheads, versus the above site claim the JL-2 could be armed with 3-8 (20kt - 90kt) MIRV warheads.
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MIGleader said:
True. But I think the 3-8 figure is with a reduced yield (up to 90kt.) . The 3-4 has a 100kt. yield. So they're saying you can put more warheads on at a reduction in nuclear payload.
@remnin & tphuang - Thanks guys for the links. These verify some other data I've seen regarding DF-31.
chinawhite
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tphuang
**-As for DF-31, it's first flight was in 1992. -**
Its first flight was in 1990's But its development period started in 1978. like i said before the design was already finalized and the period after that was development.
Regards,
Chinawhite
**-As for DF-31, it's first flight was in 1992. -**
Its first flight was in 1990's But its development period started in 1978. like i said before the design was already finalized and the period after that was development.
Regards,
Chinawhite