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CHINESE “STRATEGIC FORCES” [THREAD]

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The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Force) organizes and commands its own troops to launch nuclear counter-attacks with strategic missiles and to conduct operations with conventional missiles.

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Organized as launch brigades subordinate to 6 army-level missile bases.

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
•1 ICBM brigade with DF-4
•2 ICBM brigade with DF-5A
•1 ICBM brigade with DF-5B
•1 ICBM brigade with DF-31
•2 ICBM brigade with DF-31A

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•2 ICBM brigade with DF-31A (G)
•2 ICBM brigade with DF-41
•4 IRBM brigade with DF-26
•2 MRBM brigade with DF-16
•2 MRBM brigade with DF-17 with HGV
•6 MRBM brigade with DF-21A/E
•2 MRBM brigade with DF-21C

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•2 MRBM brigade with DF-21D
•3 SRBM brigade with DF-11A/DF-15B
•2 GLCM brigade with CJ-10/CJ-10A/CJ-100
•2+ SSM brigade (forming)

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SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS

ICBM •
Nuclear 98:
•ε10 DF-4 (CH-SS-3);
•ε20 DF-5A/B
•(CH-SS-4 Mod 2/3);
•ε8 DF-31 (CH-SS-10 Mod 1);
•ε24 DF-31A (CH-SS-10 Mod 2);
•ε18 DF-31A(G) (CH-SS-10 Mod 3);
•ε18 DF-41 (CH-SS-20) (entering service)

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IRBM •
Dual-capable ε72 DF-26

MRBM 174:

Nuclear ε80 DF-21A/DF-21E (CH-SS-5 Mod 2/6);

Conventional 94:
•ε24 DF-16 (CH-SS-11 Mod 1/2);
•ε16 DF-17 with HGV (entering service);
•ε24 DF-21C (CH-SS-5 Mod 4);
•ε30 DF-21D (CH-SS-5 Mod 5 –ASBM)

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SRBM • Conventional 189:
•ε108 DF-11A (CH-SS-7 Mod 2);
•ε81 DF-15B (CH-SS-6 Mod 3)

GLCM • Conventional 70:
•ε54 CJ-10/CJ-10A;
•ε16 CJ-100 (entering service)

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