Yeah, but if all the tubes in the pictures are loaded then there are what? over two hundred warheads? I honestly didn't count.
According to some western "experts", those would be the entirety of China's nuke arsenal...
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Yeah, but if all the tubes in the pictures are loaded then there are what? over two hundred warheads? I honestly didn't count.
According to some western "experts", those would be the entirety of China's nuke arsenal...
IIRC there were 16 DF-41 (10x16) + 16 DF-31AG (3x16) + = ~208 nukes plucked out, give or take a dozen depending on which size the warheads were.
But those wouldn’t be picked from active brigades, so there would be no change in the number of alert warheads.
What is surprising is the number of DF-41. They’re the only missiles that can reach South America, which otherwise requires sailing a SSBN up closer to them. That China can afford to let 16 of them take a break is surprising.
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yeapppp, China just send a message to the US and the world that China has much more than 16 DF-41, probably ~50, my guess
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I don't know for sure how much is DF-41 per unit.
Minuteman III cost was $7M, probably in 1980s dollars
My rough guess of the cost of DF-41 is around US$50M ... so 50 DF-41 is only US$2.5B .. just a peanut
China in my opinion should field at least 100 DF-41, the same figure for DF-31AG
Minuteman III cost was $7M, probably in 1980s dollars
My rough guess of the cost of DF-41 is around US$50M ... so 50 DF-41 is only US$2.5B .. just a peanut
China in my opinion should field at least 100 DF-41, the same figure for DF-31AG
A Long March 3B rocket launch (425tonnes) costs $70M+
A Kuaizhou rocket launch (30tonnes) costs $14M
A Trident II rocket (59tonnes) costs $31M
So if a DF-41 rocket is 80tonnes, I'd go with a cost of $30M.
If I were Xi, I won't let more than one tenth of my strategic missile to go on parade, just saying....
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