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Troika
03-09-2008, 11:49 AM
Just found this little gem on China-defense...
http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2008/03/so-what-is-this-df-41.html

Well, what's more to say? Discuss.

If this is true, then we've been made to look like a right bunch of charlies, again. The stuff we were pretty sure didn't exist did (DF-25s etc), the things we were pretty sure did, didn't (Victor-type 093s etc)... but this is hardly anything new to the China-watching community.



kw64
03-09-2008, 12:29 PM
the picture on top has been circulating around the Internet for a while, but the photo on the bottom showing the TEL sideways is new. One main question I have is that if it's really a mobile ICBM system, how does the cylinder stands up? From the photo it appears to be just a giant cylinder on top of a heavy utility truck.
Skywatcher
03-09-2008, 01:20 PM
It's probably just a transport vehicle or a prototype without the Erection and Launch functions installed yet.

Some people have suggested it could be a civilian transport, but I never shall a pipeline which looked like that.
Asymptote
03-15-2008, 04:54 AM
Looks like a mobile circus canon :)