Aimlly don't start with trusting US Did on just 2 reloads to start with.
Not to mention, they don't actually have the correct and precise launch vehicles in the first place.
China IRBM/SRBM (and non-ICBM/SLBM) thread
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Not to mention, they don't actually have the correct and precise launch vehicles in the first place.
In addition, if I recalled correctly - They even have tendencies to underestimate the number of TEL vehicles per brigade for certain DF missiles.
If the claim is true, and that he's not referring to DF-27 - Perhaps said IRBM (by Chinese standards) will be called DF-36?
Hopefully, based on this IRBM, there would be a further development similar to the DF-16 -> DF-17 and DF-26 -> DF-27 progressions. With this kind of missile, the PLARF can finally put (at least) Oahu and Kitsap within conventional (or optionally, tactical nuclear) strike range.
If an ASBM can reach such distances, a land attack HGV version of it will definitely reach Hawaii. Even the DF-27 is almost good enough for reaching the North West of the CONUS.
Kinda odd to use tracks, should be pretty cheap just to use remote controlled vehicles, no? A lot more flexibility that way too.
Tracks are more precise and repeatable for experimentation, calibration, etc.
plawolf
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With tracks, you can use cheaper target vehicles since those targets don’t need to be in drivable condition. The targets don’t even need to be proper vehicles at all, and can just be shells.
Also, with tracks, you could simulate burst speed that would be hard to do without an automatic gear box. Since most military vehicles are manual, it can be a lot harder and more expensive to rig up remote control that also allow burst speeds.
The tracks can be laid super quick and cheaply in comparison, since they are essentially single use so don’t need anything like the build quality of proper railway tracks. In fact, China has basically master automation in track laying to such an extent that it can lay tracks incredibly fast with very few workers since machines do the lion share of the work.
It isn't technically implausible to place wheels or tracks under such a target to make it mobile . . .
However, once you consider the sheer size of these targets, railroad tracks inevitably make for the most cost effective and sensible path forward if the goal is to practice against something that isn't stationary.