DF-15
| Dong Feng 15 | |
|---|---|
Beidou | |
| Accuracy | 10 m[1][2] |
Launch platform | Road-mobile TEL |
The Dong-Feng 15 (a.k.a. DF-15, M-9, CSS-6) is a short-range ballistic missile developed by the
History
Development on the DF-15 began in 1985 with a finalized design proposal being approved by the PLA in 1987. From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, testing of the missile was done in the Gobi Desert. The first public display of the missile took place at the Beijing Defense Exposition in 1986. The Second Artillery Corps had allegedly deployed a small number of the missiles the following year.
In 1989, Libya agreed to finance Syria's purchase of M-9 missiles from China. The sale of missiles to Syria were cancelled under U.S. pressure in 1991.[4][5]
Description
The DF-15 uses a solid fuel, single-stage rocket. It is vertically launched from an eight-wheeled
The DF-15A is a variant that employs control fins at the rear of the missile and on the reentry vehicle,
The DF-15C is a bunker buster variant equipped with a deep-penetration warhead, with a range of 700 km (430 mi) and accuracy of 15–20 m CEP. It was originally designed with the capability of destroying the Heng Shan Military Command Center in Taiwan's capital of Taipei, which was built to withstand a 20 kiloton nuclear blast, a 2 kiloton conventional bomb blast, or an electromagnetic pulse; another target would be Chiashan Air Force Base. In the event of an invasion, the destruction of Taiwan's major command center would make it difficult to coordinate defenses. The missile's range also reaches locations as far as Kyushu in Japan, U.S. military bases in Okinawa and the Indian capital of New Delhi.[7][8]
See also
- DF-16
References
- ^ a b "NEW DONG FENG 15". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "DF-15/-15A/-15B (CSS-6/M-9) - Missile ThreatMissile Threat". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense. p. 56 (p66 of PDF).
- ^ 2004. REPORT TO CONGRESS of the. U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND. SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION. p.145
- ^ “Future of United States-China Policy”. May 20, 1993. Washington, D.C. p.162
- ^ "DF-15 (CSS-6 / M-9) – China Nuclear Forces". GlobalSecurity.org. 6 May 2005.
- ^ Photos published of China's DF-15C bunker buster Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Wantchinatimes.com, 3 June 2014
- ^ China releases first photos of DF-15C ‘bunker buster’, short-range ballistic missile with deep-penetration warhead Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – News.com.au, 4 June 2014