From a news report about the artillery brigade of 72nd G. A.
Should be 155mm truck-based artillery.
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From a news report about the artillery brigade of 72nd G. A.
Should be 155mm truck-based artillery.
Hendrik_2000
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China ‘developing electromagnetic rocket with greater fire range’
Programme’s lead scientist speaks of ‘substantial progress’ in devising a high-velocity rocket that can fly further from Tibet
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 26 August, 2018, 8:00pm
UPDATED : Monday, 27 August, 2018, 6:06am
China is developing the world’s first electromagnetic surface-to-surface rocket that offers greater fire range and could give its military an advantage in high-altitude regions like the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau, according to state media.
Details of the rocket system – such as its precise range and deployment schedule – remain unclear. But the programme’s lead scientist Han Junli told the state media Science and Technology Daily that “substantial progress” has been made on the rocket.
Conventional rockets rely on explosive powder for the initial push, but the new rockets will be launched using additional electromagnetic force, similar to the catapult launchers that China and US are developing for their next-generation aircraft carriers. The same technology is also used to develop railguns.
An electromagnetic catapult system “can give the rocket a very high initial speed on its launching stage”, said Han, recalling his discussion with Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, the chief scientist of the PLA Navy’s electromagnetic technologies.
Some observers believe that China’s next domestically built aircraft carrier – its second – is likely to be equipped with electromagnetic catapult launchers.
A rocket is a self-propelled artillery weapon. Increased velocity can expand its range.
“An electromagnetic catapult may also be able to help stabilise the rocket during launch and improve its accuracy,” said Zhou Chenming, a military expert based in Beijing.
While missiles usually have a greater fire range and better manoeuvrability, rocket artilleries are cheaper and could be fired in cluster salvoes to overwhelm a target.
The state media suggested that the new electromagnetic rockets could be deployed in Tibet. With possibly hundreds of kilometres of range, from there they would be able to strike the heartland of India.
Han, who is stationed with a research institute of the ground force of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), described the project as the first of its kind in the world, and said it had been going steadily according to plan “with great breakthroughs”.
The PLA has widely deployed 300mm PHL-03 rockets, modified from the Soviet BM-30. Those have a flight range of around 150km (about 93 miles).
Although the actual range of the electromagnetic rocket being developed is unknown, it is believed to be much longer than any of the existing types.
China has also developed laser-guided rockets which can slightly amend their trajectory during flight, though they cannot actively search for targets the way a missile can.
Han, who has been involved in China’s military rocket research and development for more than 20 years, also focuses on ensuring superior firepower for any potential border conflict on the Tibetan Plateau.
“The plateau covers 26 per cent of China’s entire land territory,” he told the paper. “Rockets deployed in the field can cause severe damage to any invader in hundreds of square kilometres.”
“It is like in boxing, the person who has longer arms and harder fists enjoys the advantage,” he also said.
He has collected first-hand data from the 4,000 metre-plus plateau and studied how to optimise the rockets for the high-altitude environment, where temperatures are extremely low in winter and the atmosphere is thin.
Much lower air pressure there – which could be about half of that at sea level – means less air friction during flight, and possibly a longer range.
However, thinner air also means less force that the tail fins can generate to control the rocket’s position during flight, greatly reducing its precision.
An electromagnetic catapult launcher, which stabilises the flight while increasing initial velocity, would make the rockets a much more powerful weapon, especially on the plateau.
Programme’s lead scientist speaks of ‘substantial progress’ in devising a high-velocity rocket that can fly further from Tibet
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 26 August, 2018, 8:00pm
UPDATED : Monday, 27 August, 2018, 6:06am
China is developing the world’s first electromagnetic surface-to-surface rocket that offers greater fire range and could give its military an advantage in high-altitude regions like the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau, according to state media.
Details of the rocket system – such as its precise range and deployment schedule – remain unclear. But the programme’s lead scientist Han Junli told the state media Science and Technology Daily that “substantial progress” has been made on the rocket.
Conventional rockets rely on explosive powder for the initial push, but the new rockets will be launched using additional electromagnetic force, similar to the catapult launchers that China and US are developing for their next-generation aircraft carriers. The same technology is also used to develop railguns.
An electromagnetic catapult system “can give the rocket a very high initial speed on its launching stage”, said Han, recalling his discussion with Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, the chief scientist of the PLA Navy’s electromagnetic technologies.
Some observers believe that China’s next domestically built aircraft carrier – its second – is likely to be equipped with electromagnetic catapult launchers.
A rocket is a self-propelled artillery weapon. Increased velocity can expand its range.
“An electromagnetic catapult may also be able to help stabilise the rocket during launch and improve its accuracy,” said Zhou Chenming, a military expert based in Beijing.
While missiles usually have a greater fire range and better manoeuvrability, rocket artilleries are cheaper and could be fired in cluster salvoes to overwhelm a target.
The state media suggested that the new electromagnetic rockets could be deployed in Tibet. With possibly hundreds of kilometres of range, from there they would be able to strike the heartland of India.
Han, who is stationed with a research institute of the ground force of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), described the project as the first of its kind in the world, and said it had been going steadily according to plan “with great breakthroughs”.
The PLA has widely deployed 300mm PHL-03 rockets, modified from the Soviet BM-30. Those have a flight range of around 150km (about 93 miles).
Although the actual range of the electromagnetic rocket being developed is unknown, it is believed to be much longer than any of the existing types.
China has also developed laser-guided rockets which can slightly amend their trajectory during flight, though they cannot actively search for targets the way a missile can.
Han, who has been involved in China’s military rocket research and development for more than 20 years, also focuses on ensuring superior firepower for any potential border conflict on the Tibetan Plateau.
“The plateau covers 26 per cent of China’s entire land territory,” he told the paper. “Rockets deployed in the field can cause severe damage to any invader in hundreds of square kilometres.”
“It is like in boxing, the person who has longer arms and harder fists enjoys the advantage,” he also said.
He has collected first-hand data from the 4,000 metre-plus plateau and studied how to optimise the rockets for the high-altitude environment, where temperatures are extremely low in winter and the atmosphere is thin.
Much lower air pressure there – which could be about half of that at sea level – means less air friction during flight, and possibly a longer range.
However, thinner air also means less force that the tail fins can generate to control the rocket’s position during flight, greatly reducing its precision.
An electromagnetic catapult launcher, which stabilises the flight while increasing initial velocity, would make the rockets a much more powerful weapon, especially on the plateau.
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The best way to describe it would be a Sino version of the HIMARS Deep Strike, neither a conventional MLRS nor a true ballistic missile. One might call it a cruise missile lite.
Hendrik_2000
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From Henri K blog
The new rocket guided by the Beidou system of the Chinese MRLS PHL-03 has a range exceeding 100 km.
The new rocket guided by the Beidou system of the Chinese MRLS PHL-03 has a range exceeding 100 km.
antiterror13
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From Henri K blog
The new rocket guided by the Beidou system of the Chinese MRLS PHL-03 has a range exceeding 100 km.
@Hendrik_2000 ..... please educate me, what is the purpose of Beidou system on this system and how does it work?
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Beidou is the Chinese version of the GPS system, basically it a software in the missile that triangulates the current location of the rocket's via at least 2 different satellites of the Beidou constellation and adjusts the rocket's flight path accordingly to improve long range accuracy.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Thanks. I do know what Beidou is
... goooosh My question was how the Beidou would be useful once the rocket been launched, how this would improve the accuracy. This is not missile, just MRLS which I don't see how this could change the flight path once been launched
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Thanks. I do know what Beidou is
My question was how the Beidou would be useful once the rocket been launched, how this would improve the accuracy. This is not missile, just MRLS which I don't see how this could change the flight path once been launched
Wel it is classic control theory The rocket is given target coordinate and has sensor that communicate continuosly with Beidou so that at any moment it know its location with respect to the target Any deviation will be adjusted using as Hongjian said control surface(fin)
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Control surfaces on the rockets.Thanks. I do know what Beidou is
My question was how the Beidou would be useful once the rocket been launched, how this would improve the accuracy. This is not missile, just MRLS which I don't see how this could change the flight path once been launched