The pictures of the a short-range missile, equipped with a powerful deep-penetration warhead, were published in Ordnance Knowledge, which is controlled by the People’s Liberation Army.
According Taiwan’s Want China Times , citing a report in the China’s Global Times, the missile can be directed using a terminal radar guidance system or infra-red imaging guidance system. It has a range of 700 kilometres — covering any point between Kyushu in Japan and the Indian capital of New Delhi — and a circular error probability of between 15-20 metres.
The report notes that the weapon, unveiled in 2007, was designed in response to Taiwan’s asymmetric warfare tactics.
Capable of reaching Kyushu in Japan and the Indian capital of New Delhi ... China shows off its DF-15C ballistic missile. Source: Supplied
Key targets are said to include the Heng Shan Military Command Center in Taipei — a wartime nerve centre designed to withstanding a 20 kiloton nuclear blast, a 2 kiloton conventional bomb blast or an electromagnetic pulse — and the Chiashan Air Force Base, located in the east coastal city of Hualien.
The aim of any such strike would be to disable the enemy’s command capabilities, eliminating its ability to coordinate an effective resistance.
Credit to Herald Sun
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