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Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) · People's Republic of China
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 38
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
40
Payload
35
Accuracy
25
Mobility
50
Readiness
60
Penetration
30
Survivability
45
Reliability
55
Technology
30
Strategic Value
20
Methodology ↗ → Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) ranking
Origin People's Republic of China
CategoryShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)
Operators5 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)ranking ↗methodology ↗
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Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) MASS Rating
58/89
All-Time
Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) · 10 axes scored
Range
40
Payload
35
Accuracy
25
Mobility
50
Readiness
60
Penetration
30
Survivability
45
Reliability
55
Technology
30
Strategic Value
20
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category.
01 / Overview
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Category
Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)
Country
People's Republic of China
Operators
5 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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MASS SCORE ↗
38
short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
BangladeshACTIVEIranACTIVEMyanmarACTIVENorth KoreaACTIVEPakistanACTIVE
05 / MASS Score
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM) RANKING Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)
#57 KP Hwasong-5 39 #58 RU R-11 missile family 38 #59 CN CSS-8 (this weapon) VARIANT 38 #60 RU R-11 Zemlya 38 #61 IR Ghiam 37
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
58SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)361PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS57PERFORMANCE/PRICE · SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
ⓘ Rankings are within theShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)category.
Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) People's Republic of China variant
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