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Transitional ballistics is a complex field that involves a number of variables that are not fully understood; therefore, it is not an exact science. [6] When the bullet reaches the muzzle of the barrel, the escaping gases are still, in many cases, at hundreds of atmospheres of pressure. [3] Once the bullet exits the barrel, breaking the seal ...
t. e. The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [ a ] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [ b ] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and ...
The Dongfeng 21 (DF-21; NATO reporting name CSS-5 - Dong-Feng (simplified Chinese : 东风; traditional Chinese : 東風; lit. 'East Wind') is a two-stage, solid-fuel, single- warhead medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by China 's Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy. A part of the Dongfeng missile family, the DF ...
In ballistics, the ballistic coefficient (BC, C b) of a body is a measure of its ability to overcome air resistance in flight. [1] It is inversely proportional to the negative acceleration: a high number indicates a low negative acceleration—the drag on the body is small in proportion to its mass.
Sectional density (often abbreviated SD) is the ratio of an object's mass to its cross sectional area with respect to a given axis. It conveys how well an object's mass is distributed (by its shape) to overcome resistance along that axis. Sectional density is used in gun ballistics. In this context, it is the ratio of a projectile 's weight ...
Accuracy. 10 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.
The DF-11 has range of 300 km with an 800 kg payload. An improved DF-11A version has increased range of >825 km. [7] The range of the M-11 does not violate the limits set by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Unlike previous Chinese ballistic missiles, the DF-11 use solid fuel, which greatly reduces launch preparation time (15-30 min).
A Dongfeng 2 at the Beijing military museum. The DF-2 (CSS-1) is China's first medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), with a 1,250 km range and a 15-20 kt nuclear warhead. It received the western designation of CSS-1 (stands for "China Surface-to-Surface"). [ 3 ] It was long noted by western observers that the DF-2 could be a copy of the Soviet ...