DF-3
Sign in to saveThe DF-3A (NATO: CSS-2) is a Chinese liquid-fueled, single-stage, nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile. It entered service with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force in 1971, and its units were fully converted to the DF-21 by 2014. The missile was used as the basis for China's first launch vehicle, the Long March 1.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- DF-3A/CSS-2(US)
- Weapon.image
- DF-3 misil.svg
- Weapon.image_size
- 120
- Weapon.origin
- China
- Weapon.type
- IRBM
- Weapon.service
- 1971–2014 (China)1988–present (Saudi Arabia)
- Weapon.used_by
- China, Saudi Arabia
- Weapon.engine
- liquid fueled (4x YF-1 rocket engines)
- Weapon.length
- 24 m
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 4,000-5,000 km
- Weapon.filling
- Nuclear, possibly 3 × warheads or 1 × warhead
- Weapon.guidance
- Astro-inertial guidance
- Weapon.accuracy
- 0.6-2.4 miles (1000-4000 m) CEP
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The DF-3A (NATO: CSS-2) is a Chinese liquid-fueled, single-stage, nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile. It entered service with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force in 1971, and its units were fully converted to the DF-21 by 2014. The missile was used as the basis for China's first launch vehicle, the Long March 1.
==History== left|thumb|Range of various Chinese missiles (2007); DF-3A range in Orange. Initial production of the DF-3 was rushed due to the Zhenbao/Damansky Island conflict with the Soviet Union. Supplied without a proof test, the weapons were initially rejected by the Second Artillery. A proof test was completed in 1973.