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WS2500

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WS2500
WS2500 with DF-16
Type10×10 heavy strategic truck/transporter erector launcher
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byPLA Rocket Force
Production history
DesignerWanshan Special Vehicle
ManufacturerWanshan Special Vehicle
Specifications
Mass20 t (empty)
Length15.5 m
Width3.05 m
Height2.97 m
Crew1+7

EngineDeutz diesel
517 hp (386 kW)
Payload capacity23-25 tons
Operational
range
650 km (404 mi) loaded
Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph)

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

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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.

Variants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wanshan WS2400 Special Wheeled Chassis". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.[dead link]
  2. ^ "DF-17 Ballistic Missile with a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.[dead link]
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