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| Dong Feng 15 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | SRBM |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1990–present |
| Used by | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6,200 kg |
| Length | 9.1 m |
| Diameter | 1.0 m |
| Warhead | Nuclear 50-350 Kt, or conventional Maneuverable reentry vehicles [1] |
| Blast yield | 90 kt |
| Engine | Single-stage solid-propellant rocket |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) (DF-15) 900 km (560 mi) (DF-15A) 800 km (500 mi) (DF-15B) 700 km (430 mi) (DF-15C) |
Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance (including ring-laser gyroscope) + Beidou |
| Accuracy | 10-300 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 China. The U.S. Department of Defense estimated in 2008 that China had 315–355 DF-15 missiles and 90–110 launchers.[3]
- ^ a b "NEW DONG FENG 15". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "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).