Russian media said that China has test-fired Dongfeng -21 anti-aircraft missile and got significant achievements

China's Dongfeng-21C missiles in 2009, the National Day military parade outside the formal debut

According to Russia's "military Messenger" magazine on June 16 reported that the Pentagon has recently become increasingly frequent references to the need to take appropriate measures to deal with China's military strength, the challenges of rapid growth, so that Washington is once again worried about the reasons for the PLA Navy Manufacturing Dongfeng-21C (NATO code CSS-5 Mod 3) ballistic missile, it is not for the elimination of long-range coastal defense facilities, but against enemy large surface ships, warships escort vessel formation and transport fleet, which is considered the United States aircraft and aircraft carrier attack groups of direct threat.



Intense fear and anxiety that the U.S. generals that the Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile Dongfeng-21C (specific source referred to as "wind-21D"). According to various versions of the message, such missiles have been manufactured either in preparing for tests and other tests, either still in final development phase.



For China, the problem may arise such missiles, the U.S. Navy early in 2004, analysts in "areas of the Navy Challenge" report to their headquarters and the U.S. military and political leadership of the proposed warning, the paper highlighted that: "China ready to battle tactics through the use of non-nuclear ballistic missiles to protect their own properties in the waters near Taiwan anti-surface ship, including the aircraft carrier attack group's capabilities. "



According to U.S. experts estimate that China's anti-ship missile will be integrated into coastal mobile missile system, combat formation, for the protection of conventional ballistic missiles with anti-ship performance, you can use with radar and (or) infrared guidance system based on type of motor replacement warhead ballistic missile warheads, are not yet entirely clear that the current level of technology and defense systems in China could have developed similar products.



It must be pointed out that yes, even if the wind-21C missiles tipped with conventional warheads, than nuclear warhead Er, will also use radar and (or) infrared guidance system, which Baozhang its surface moving target in the fight against high Zhandou when efficiency, Pize do not have to do this and scared out of his.



Currently on the east-21C anti-ship missile, is very limited, only know the basis of its development of ballistic missiles -21 selected as a land-based wind, the first model in the late 60s started to develop only in the mid 80s until the end.



According to the different data, the current arsenal of about 60-80 PLA missiles, about 60 sets of mobile launchers. Can be assembled using conventional combat ammunition, also can carry nuclear warheads.



Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile is a two-stage solid fuel missile, a launch mass of about 15 tons, according to speculation, a range of about 1200-2000 km, according to individual sources, or even up to 2,500 kilometers far.



Dongfeng-21C assembly penetration warhead weighing 500 kg, be able to use external sources of data transmission target instructions, the Chinese military command level to ensure priority development of this discovery and identification of less than 3,000 km from the coastline, the large surface ships and vessels of the coast over horizon radar.

China's Dongfeng-21C missiles in 2009, the National Day military parade outside the formal debut

Dongfeng-21C is about 10 meters circular error probability, to ensure that U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier class hit as the goal. The Pentagon confirmed that China as early as 2005, the first time the anti-ship ballistic missile tests.



American analysts both in the military profession, or in the general political orientation, on the east-21C to the media revealed that the development will be that when, for the first time developed anti-ship ballistic missile is China's science and industry made major achievements again proof that Chinese scientists, designers and engineers have the ability to find a military threat against Western non-traditional ways and means.



In fact, the world's first anti-ship missile developed countries that the Soviet Union. As early as 60-70 years in the last century, the Soviet Union developed the first effective anti-ship formation of large surface targets and ballistic missiles, submarines, weapons and equipment into the main D-5 missile launches ballistic missile system R-27K.



April 24, 1962 the USSR Council of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 386-279 made the decision to develop such a missile system, plans to assemble the system to the D-5 was active in the 667A-type nuclear submarines and the development of the 705B model (later renamed 687 type, and finally failed) nuclear submarine, the missile and the launch system design leader is Makeyefu, project code-named SKB-385.



The main features of the new missile system is universal, as fighting weapons, not only against ground targets, such as R-27 ballistic missile base, but also assemble a passive radar guidance system R-27K variant ballistic missiles, for selective to anti-aircraft carrier battle groups, escort warships formation or formation of a large class of enemy surface targets.



In addition, the new missile factory on the filling should be long-term storage of hypergolic propellant nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine, thereby significantly increase the missile and missile silos in the means of delivery, the shelf life, while helping to improve its combat performance.



R-27 for the single-stage liquid fuel missile, carrying a single module detachable warhead, all-welded seal missile material from the aluminum-magnesium alloy, weighing about 6500 kg. The initial use of inertial guidance systems, sensor located in the gyro stabilized platform, the command and guidance system located in a sealed chamber, the engine from the main and two modules, the former thrust of 23 tons, which is 3 tons of thrust.



March 13, 1968 R-27 ballistic missile carrying the D-5 missile system began in the Soviet Navy, only the equipment to the 667A-type nuclear submarine, nicknamed "Zhvania - Washington", and the U.S. Navy's new strategy emerged after missile nuclear submarine of the name "George - Washington" is very similar.

"Ballistic missile hit the aircraft carrier" of the imagination map

To R-27-based development from the R-27K anti-ship ballistic missile launch two state system the quality of fuel at about 13.25 tons, 9 meters long and 1.5 meters in diameter, the overall size and basic type R-27 equivalent to a maximum range of 900 kilometers, Soviet Navy Command that such missile large enough to anti-surface maneuvering target enemy.



Single module warhead using passive radar guidance system, with onboard computer, the flight terminal radar moving target based on radiation characteristics of the module to adjust to the combat boot.



R-27K began in 1974, the Soviet Navy in the trial, only the assembly of a nuclear submarine, after the failure to continue to develop, because the Soviet Navy began to focus on developing more effective anti-ship cruise missiles, not very far range, and hit the higher accuracy of more selective anti-target.



In the past, or present, no country in the world now not be able to intercept anti-ship ballistic missile warheads, weapons carrier, the U.S. generals to worry about is the result.



They understand that once China has dozens of such a missile system, the U.S. aircraft carrier attack groups in the Chinese coastal waters of the new missile within range of any action is simply suicidal.



In addition to the fact they want the Navy Command is particularly troubled, Chinese anti-ship missile system Weile ensure Xinxing's Gaoxiaozhandou Shi Yong, Jijiyanzhi special Leixing of unmanned aircraft, to track the missile launch could provide target Shu Ju, Yin Dao attack target of reconnaissance satellites, using synthetic aperture radar, optical assembly of reconnaissance system.



Another use-the-horizon surveillance radar can provide target data. According to U.S. experts speculated that the Chinese as early as 2001, started to develop to a higher accuracy detection and identification of 800-3000 km range target horizon radar, the transmission and receiving systems decentralized deployment, spaced about 100 kilometers, on the China's coastal areas, satellite surveillance images to prove their point.



It is reported that over-the-horizon radar prototype has been built and tested, now been demolished, because the real genuine horizon radar in the construction work is not yet complete, but once deployed, given its distribution can confirm that China will bring with Japan, the Philippines full control waters between them.

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