DF-3A
| DF-3A/CSS-2(US) | |
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| Type | IRBM |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1971-2014 (China) |
| Used by | China, Saudi Arabia |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | Nuclear, possibly 3 @ 50-100 Kt[1] |
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| Engine | liquid fueled |
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Operational
range |
Up to 3,300 km[2] |
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Guidance
system |
Astro-inertial guidance |
The DF-3A (NATO: CSS-2) is a Chinese Liquid-propellant rocket, single-stage, nuclear medium-range ballistic missile that entered service in 1971.[3]
In 1987 China sold several dozen (reportedly between 36 and 60) DF-3A missiles to Saudi Arabia, with conventional warheads.[4] Saudi Arabia publicly displayed them for the first time in 2014.[5]
Contents
History
Deployment of the missile began in 1971,[1] reaching a peak of 110 by 1984, then shrinking to 50 in 1993.[citation needed] It was estimated by the U.S. DoD that there were 17 missiles and 10 launchers in operation as of 2010 under a single brigade.[3] By May 2014, it appeared that the last unit operating the DF-3A completed conversion to the DF-21 missile from satellite photos of changes to the launch unit site.[6]
Users
- China: PLA Second Artillery Corps
- Saudi Arabia: Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force
References
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| Preceded by | DF-3A | Succeeded by DF-4 |
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- ↑ Chinese Nuclear Missile Upgrade Near Dalian - Fas.org, 21 May 2014
