Chinese moves to adopt new guided rocket system

COL Ted Mc — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 02:47:12 -0400

From "IHS Janes 360"

Chinese moves to adopt new guided rocket system show ongoing value of domestic competition to PLA

http://www.janes.com/article/50254/analysis-chinese-moves-to-adopt-new-guided-rocket-system-show-ongoing-value-of-domestic-competition-to-pla?utm_campaign=[PMP]_PC5308_J360%201.4.15_KV_Deployment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is planning to buy the A300 hybrid rocket system developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

This purchase, revealed to IHS Jane's at the 2015 IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, signals a likely move to upgrade the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) systems operated by the PLA's Second Artillery Corps (SAC). Beyond this operational change, it also highlights how the PLA has encouraged often fierce competition among the design institutes of its many weapons makers in order to accelerate weapons development.

Derived from the 200 km-range A200, CASC's 290 km-range A300 is an innovative two-stage artillery rocket. A larger engine boosts an unpowered second stage with vanes for lift and control fins directed by an inertial measuring unit-navigation satellite (IMU/GPS) guidance system.

It may have a 150 kg warhead and according to a Chinese source could have a range greater than 300 km in PLA service. According to promotional material, the missile has a 30 to 45 m circular error probable (CEP) and can engage eight targets in a 20 km by 20 km area.

EDITORIAL COMMENT:- This reminds me of the way that the Brits went about developing both armor and armor piercing ammunition during WWII. They'd send newly developed armor to the ammunition makers and tell them "Blow holes in this." - then they'd take the ammunition that blew holes in the armor and send it to the armor manufacturers and tell them "Stop this blowing holes.".

On the other hand, everyone knows that Communist state run organizations are completely hidebound and non-innovative so the whole article is probably a hoax.

Analysis: Chinese moves to adopt new guided rocket system show ongoing value of domestic...

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is planning to buy the A300 hybrid rocket system developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). This purchase, revealed to IHS Jane's at the 2015 IDEX show in Abu Dhabi, signals a likely move to upgrade the short-range ballistic

Response by SGT Mark Estes made Nov 25 at 2018 3:53 AM

SGT Mark Estes — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 03:53:37 -0500

Wow, great info!