WS2500
10×10 heavy strategic truck/transporter erector launcher
Maximum speed The WS2500 is a 20-ton 10x10 special heavy duty truck used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the principal mobility platforms in mounting China's medium-range ballistic missiles and other conventional missile assets.
It is a general purpose heavy duty truck/transported developed from the original WS2400 and is built by Wanshan Special Vehicle.
Description
As a more developed variant of the WS2400, the WS2500 was introduced in 2000 [1] and is capable of mounting more advance and sophisticated MRBMs such as the DF-16s, rather than the much older DF-11 SRBM system. Due to the much larger missile payload - 1,000–1,500 kg more than previous models - the WS2500 is generally much larger and heavier than the older WS2400, in order to better accommodate a stable platform for the DF-16.
On the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a heavily modified variant of the WS2500 was seen carrying the DF-17 ballistic missile, armed with the DF-ZF Hypersonic Glide Vehicle.[2]
The much larger WS2600 carries the larger DF-21C MRBMs.
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Variants
- WS2400
- WS2600
- WS2300
See also
- DF-16
- DF-17
- DF-ZF
References
- WS2400 Truck
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Missiles of the People's Republic of China
to-surface
(SSM)
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to-surface
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| Guided bombs |
to-air
(SAM)
| Anti-satellite | |
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| Anti-ballistic | |
| Anti-high-radiation emitter platform | |
| Long-range area defence | |
| Medium-range area defence |
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| Short-range (SHORAD) | |
| Man-portable (MANPADS) |
to-air
(AAM)
| Beyond visual range | |
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| Within visual range |
| Transporter erector launchers (TELs) | |
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| Tractor trucks |
- Notes
- See also: People's Liberation Army
