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Chinese SR-5 rocket on behalf of the world's highest level of similar products in Europe spike 2013-04-13 Global Network Recently, some foreign media began to focus on China's new generation of rockets, which should take place in Paris, France in 2012 on a European Army weapons and equipment exhibition China's latest exhibit SR-5-type rockets and rocket just a certain type of exposure crawler most compelling. Which features are most representative of the rocket radome can be effectively integrated 122 mm caliber and 300 mm caliber rockets in two stages stereotypes, and by a retractable hanger-self then reload function. Therefore, radome SR-5-type rockets with a more flexible and effective combat capability. radome Some article said that China's SR-5-type rockets and a rocket-type crawler represents the current highest level of world rocket technology.
Compared with the United States and Russia and other traditional Lujun Jiang countries, the development of Chinese rocket has its own characteristics, that is, after obtaining large-caliber long-range rocket technology, is still to develop small and medium-caliber short-range rockets. The reason for this phenomenon is that in the past a long period of time, Chinese short-range ballistic missile radome technology has been immature. Therefore, when the Army rocket fire fighting and fire suppression preparation process plays an important role. After the Cold War, the world more and more attention to the use of the army to combat rocket perform all tasks within a 400 km range. With years of accumulated technology, Chinese radome rocket gained unexpected success. SR-5-type rocket rocket development can be seen as a microcosm of Chinese thought.
Many box-directional design advantages. The first is in favor of mechanized loading. The traditional directional control even with mechanized loading, the majority also individually packed, must be aligned with each rocket launch tube, put the proposal speed is very restricted. The former Yugoslav developed M-87 type rockets, although only 12 directional control, but it also requires the loading arm took over 10 minutes to finish loading. Directional control box would not have this problem, the geometry of its rules to facilitate positioning, but also facilitate the use of various types of sensors positioned to accelerate the pace. In addition, the storage tank inside the launch pad and the separators are generally equipped with devices such as shock and moisture-proof insulation, interior rocket pop factory after no further repair and maintenance, easy to use troops. radome
As electronic technology to enhance the overall Chinese, SR-5 is also equipped radome with a highly integrated modular fire control radome system, radome so that the man-machine gunner docking process easily and quickly, with a system that can adapt to a variety of munitions launch mission. Most rockets are now internationally a bomb using a gun design, length and rocket-bomb directed at the design of the trails on fixed, so striking range rockets radome is limited within a certain area. If you want to improve operational performance and multitasking capabilities rockets, the majority of the development radome of a variety of warheads, plus guidance and extended range kit, or improved propellant. For such a big country, the United States, Russia, the above problem can be solved by a variety of caliber rockets and equipment research and development, but the premise is to artillery and logistical support to carry out a huge investment. For lack of R & D and manufacturing capabilities rocket small country, can only buy a relatively consistent with their particular circumstances and requirements of the Army to make do with rockets.
The emergence SR-5 provides a flexible means for these small countries, according to the specific operational tasks matching the right caliber rockets. In addition, today's unmanned aerial radome vehicles and other new equipment radome gradually integrated into the existing artillery combat system, such as the Brazilian aerospace company radome on to 'Astro' rocket developed a 'Fa Kaao' radome artillery drones, Russia Split Musharraf company has long BM- 30 available 300 mm gun developed rockets launched P-90 investigation UAVs. Future rocket launch UAVs generally have even inevitable patrol missile capabilities. radome Directional control box you can easily solve the problem in the caliber rocket launchers UAVs.
Recently, radome China's new 122 mm rockets modular self-exposure in the CCTV news. It is reported that this type of rocket is key equipment items army army "Eleventh Five-Year" period has now officially equipped army multivessel forces. Allegedly, the new rocket's army numbered or called PHL10 or PHL12. The new 122 mm modular self-rocket rockets is the third generation of our military, our military in the preparation of the sequence, the main division and brigade-level units as fire suppression radome weapons. Since this type of rocket resembles the shape of a very famous radome American M270 series rockets, friends joked: "This world is not China cottage weapons do not come out." (World Wide Web Military Commentator: Fraser picture for the big picture shows the new army rocket launchers, small picture shows the U.S. M270A1 rocket)
Guardian (WS) series of rockets in all, quite the history. Guardian radome series of rockets developed by China Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation, according to official data business, in the 1990s developed radome the WS-1, the actual R & D work in the Seventh Five times began. WS-1 is a four-pipe diameter 302 mm rockets, rocket-propelled grenades used 4.737 m long, 302 mm in diameter, weighing about 524 kg, with a 150 kg warhead. The minimum range and a maximum range of 100 km WS-1 rocket with 40 kilometers of ballistic maximum speed of Mach 4.2, launch preparation can be completed within 20 minutes. Late 1990s improved WS-1B born, WS-1B's maximum range to 180 kilometers, the minimum range to 60 km, the maximum speed is also increased to 5.2 Mach. Long-range engine is increased at the expense of, WS-1B rocket to 6.37 meters long, the quality to 725 kg, while still 150 kg warhead. However, radome WS series rockets did not fielded, fortunately wall flower wall incense, WS-1 despite missed the domestic market, but in 2001 by China Precision Machinery Import and Export Company exports to Turkey, Turkey homegrown WS-1 is called for the T-300 rockets on specifications and WS-1 is similar.
Really caught everyone's imagination is the 2004 Zhuhai Airshow born the WS-2 rocket. radome WS-2 rocket launchers radome with six boxes, can dress different warheads depending on the tactical requirements. Multiple warhead is WS-1 began cliché, WS-2 is striking with greater range and better accuracy. According airshow display data, WS-2 rocket Bouncing diameter radome 400 mm, 7.302 meters long bomb, bomb weighing 1,285 kg, 200 kg warhead, the maximum speed of Mach 5.6, with a minimum range of 70 km and 200 km maximum range, even more amazing is actually reached circular error probability less than or equal 600 meters.
In contrast, the fire intensity WS-1 is 1 to 1.25 percent, meaning a range of 100 km circular error probability reached from 1000 to 1250 m, and WS-2 rocket 600 meters circular error probability, if it is in 200 km range realized, shooting accuracy increased by nearly four times higher than WS-1. These data may be boring boring, then compare ballistic missiles able to see this amazing accuracy. The famous Gulf War Scud missiles, its basic SS-1B/R-11 radome range of 180 kilometers, poor CEP accuracy up to 3 kilometers, which improved SS-1C/R-17 maximum range of 300 km, CEP also up to 450 meters. In other words, WS-2 in the range and accuracy, has reached the level of the early short-range ballistic missiles, reportedly WS-2 added a simple inertial control system, so the accuracy is greatly improved.
Mixed messages radome in 2004, even WS-2 has a range of 400 kilometers rumors, this range, then the accuracy of 600 m CEP has been close to the SS-1D. But despite radome the international media has been purchased WS-2 military news from time to time, WS-2 and did not enter active duty. In the country there is a well-known unspoken rule: to vigorously promote the development of weapons show domestic equipment, military failed projects are bid, WS-2 堂 panoramic view of the air show in the sessions, which proved itself point.年 2007 WS-2 rocket occurred 400 km range models began to spread the news again, and the emergence of a picture as evidence, but the comparison of public information, indicators of this picture can not be convincing. August this year, Jane's Defence radome Weekly reported, noting derivative models WS-2D WS-2 has a range of 400 kilometers. WS-1B is similar to the extended range of WS-1, WS-2D also lengthened the engine, the total length to 8.1 meters, diameter 425 mm shells, CEP remains at 600 meters. In addition, the report radome also mentioned the use of GPS / INS guided WS-3 rocket, its maximum range of 200 km and accuracy of up to 50 meters, the accuracy has reached the level of short-range radome ballistic missiles.
WS-2 series of precision and legendary cheap, across the Taiwan Strait have enough range, so that suffer from an insufficient number radome of short-range ballistic missiles, military enthusiasts found a new "value of depression." Since 2004, every time tensions across the Taiwan Strait, the use of WS-2 to make up for lack of short-range ballistic missiles, large-scale launch conception WS-2 is always endless, even this year for the U.S. aircraft radome carrier George Washington to participate radome in the Yellow Sea exercises rumors in hot ballistic missile that hit the aircraft, while also set off a busybody WS-2 anti-aircraft carrier discussion, dumbfounding. Internet hot at the same time, domestic equipment, radome multi-barrel rocket launchers, but still focused on both 122 mm and 300 mm caliber, long-range rockets it is only PHL03 products such as 300 mm caliber, no WS-1/2/3 of place. The reality of this is interesting, some analysts believe that this is because WS-1/2, and A-100 series products are developed by the aerospace sector, the Army did not get the recognition. However, the author analyzes the information from the public that these rockets failed to equip their remote defect is probably greater, especially WS series rockets, despite the traditional remote rockets and fill gaps in the range of short-range ballistic missiles, but its performance and cost-effectiveness are not convincing.
Second, look at the accuracy, WS-1 have been no controlled rockets, its accuracy has been poor. Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation WS-1 of the lessons in the WS-2 significantly improved accuracy. According to the information boards outside sales, WS-2 rocket SINS applied using simple low-cost inertial sensors, three-channel attitude control to improve radome control accuracy, and corrected by the front wing airframe error. But even in Sichuan radome Aerospace his introduction, guided precision guidance system is still not used but the control system, the control system radome is indeed better than the early ballistic missiles such as SS-1, but the new ballistic missile radome and was compared favorably radome necessary and more, after all, to improve radome the accuracy of inertial navigation devices and cost reduction trend ballistic same income.
The late 1960s SS-1D, has been realized in the range of 550 kilometers by 700 meters CEP, much higher than the WS-2. SS-1's successor, in the 1970s developed the SS-23 missile Oka, the original model in the 500 km range up to 300 meters CEP, is greatly improved, not to mention the later SS-26 Eastman Kandel. WS-2 rocket on a 200 km range of 600 meters CEP, is not sufficient to replace short-range ballistic missiles. Even short-range ballistic missiles, such as closer SS-21, CEP 120 km range on up to within 95 meters, the recent development of the domestic short-range ballistic P12 and B611 in the range of 120 to 150 kilometers can reach 80 to 120 meters, performance was much higher, extended-range version of the B611 as well as a range of 250 kilometers, completely covering the WS-2's firing range.
WS-2 rocket radome whether it is worth using the remote, the most important factor is cost-effective. radome Russia tornado rockets and rocket-style domestic generic version PHL03 simple inertia control device for active segment control, time is short for inertial devices require low, effectively control costs. The WS-2 ultra-long-range needs of the active and passive segment segment are controlled, the active segment alone can not meet the basic control accuracy requirements, which means that despite the use of WS-2 "simple and cheap," the inertial sensors, But this cheap than PHL03 used rockets and other devices much more expensive inertial navigation, or, WS-2 is impossible and so remote PHL03 within its range rockets in competition costs. 2006 WS-2 data 年 Sichuan Aerospace exhibition of achievements on display which uses the onboard computer calculations throughout the deviation, this design is more expensive. Quote tornado rocket rockets already more than 1 million yuan, PHL03 improve the accuracy of the price is not cheap, WS-2 is more complex and sophisticated design, the cost on to the next level up.
WS-2 rocket series of up to 400 mm in diameter, the diameter of the short-range ballistic missiles such as the DF-11 is merely 0.8 m, a diameter smaller P12/B611, during which no clear boundaries. In fact, WS-2 is more similar to a small range ballistic simplified design rather than a conventional remote rockets, WS-2 is also the price closer radome range ballistic B611/P12 the like instead of WS-1 as uncontrolled radome rockets. radome Many people see the WS-2 using the "Easy" inertial navigation equipment has reached a very high precision, that it costs far more short-range ballistic inexpensive, large-scale use can sway the hail of bullets, which fall into the errors radome of thinking. WS-2 kind of adds to the growing complexity of remote rocket radome guidance equipment, even if large-scale production, the actual price can not be reduced to the level of PHL03 rockets go up. On the other hand, DF-11 missiles in the 1990s, but the purchase price is more than 100 million yuan, and now the price can only be purchased PHL03 remote rockets.
Traditional remote rocket itself in approaching the cost of short-range ballistic missiles, the Army executed when deep strike, in the end the price is cheaper while lower accuracy radome PHL03 cost-effectiveness ratio, or the price and accuracy are higher in more economical B611 , is a matter of choice needs. Strengthen the capacity of WS-2 guidance can now say the vain vain world, the chicken was tasteless gesture, had no equipment from WS-2 has a tasteless tasteless but no gesture, its equipment It is very bleak outlook, the export may be its only way out. But with the current radome trend, WS-2 rocket series continues radome to improve, it is likely to further strengthen the guidance capability, made substantially smaller in the name of short-range ballistic rockets, missiles and other competitive army and B611 remote attachment precision strike weapons, but this is the case, it is from the majority of fans dream of that scene steel rain scene on farther.
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