DongFeng 31A (CSS-9) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Dongfeng-41’s predecessor, Dongfeng-31A, a road-mobile, three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, was once touted as capable of hitting targets anywhere across the North Hemisphere with a range of 11,500 kilometers, making targets in the contiguous United States easily reachable. With a warhead for single or multiple 1-megaton thermonuclear weapons, it’s at present the buttress of the People’s Liberation Army’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

On the military parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA this August, a new DF-31AG, with a range of 13,000km, was unveiled for the first time.

Range: 10,700~11,200km

The DongFeng 31A (NATO reporting name: CSS-9 Mod-2) is a road-mobile, three-stage, solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), designed to carry a single 1,000kT thermal nuclear warhead. The missile was developed from the DongFeng 31 (CSS-9), with extended range and improved performance. About 10 DongFeng 31A missiles have been deployed by the PLA Second Artillery Corps since 2006~07 to supplement its silo-based DongFeng 5 (CSS-4) ICBM. A submarine-launched ballistic missile JuLang 2 is also being developed based on the DongFeng 31 technology.

DongFeng 31A can be transported on its transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle to one of many predetermined launch sites, giving greater survivability in the event of a first strike. The use of solid propellant gives the missile a longer service lifespan and shorter launch preparation time compared to the liquid fuel ICBMs.

Specifications

Official name: DongFeng 31A (DF-31A)
NATO reporting name: CSS-9 Mod-2
Contractor: CASIC 4th Academy
Service status: In service
Configuration: Three-stage, solid propellant
Deployment: Road mobile, 8X8 tractor truck + 8-wheel trailer; or silo
Length: 13m
Body diameter: 2.25m
Launch weight: 42,000kg
Range: 10,700~11,200km
Re-entry vehicle mass: 700kg (or 1,050~1,750kg)
Warhead: One single 1,000kT yield
Guidance: Inertial + stellar update
Accuracy: 100~300m CEP
Launch preparation time: 15~30 min

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在中国的导弹分类中,只有射程在8000公里以上的导弹才能被称之为“洲际导弹”,射程尚未达到8000公里的导弹只能为称为“远程导弹”

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Dongfeng-41’s predecessor, Dongfeng-31A, a road-mobile, three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, was once touted as capable of hitting targets anywhere across the North Hemisphere with a range of 11,500 kilometers, making targets in the contiguous United States easily reachable. With a warhead for single or multiple 1-megaton thermonuclear weapons, it’s at present the buttress of the People’s Liberation Army’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

On the military parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA this August, a new DF-31AG, with a range of 13,000km, was unveiled for the first time.

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中国首曝新型战略核导弹东风-31AG

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近日,媒体报道,解放军火箭军东风31导弹部队疑似在东北地区进行冬季野外演练。东风-31射程为11500公里,改进后的东风-31A,载荷1050-1750公斤,可携带至少三枚弹头或诱导弹头以及重返大气层载具。目前部署在韩国的萨德反导系统便是防御类似东风31这类导弹。

在室内展厅,一款名为DF-31AG的新型战略弹道导弹模型亮相,这很有可能是在DF-31A基础上改进的“核常兼备”版洲际弹道导弹;在室外展区,则出现了一款高机动底盘的多管巡飞弹发射车,中国陆军分队伴随火力的未来,已经发出了曙光。

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作为一款利用了众多新技术的改进型洲际弹道导弹,DF-31AG可能就是“核常兼备”洲际弹道导弹的先声,未来该型导弹可能结合高超声速滑翔战斗部,用于攻击大型水面舰艇、坚固地面设施等目标,由于常规弹头重量大大超过核弹头,因此此时导弹的射程将可能有一定降低,但仍足以覆盖包括夏威夷在内的潜在敌对基地。

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http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2017-07-23/doc-ifyihrit1218989.shtml

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