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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category.
01 / Overview
DF-4
Country
Production
1975–2023
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM) · COLD WAR
19
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the short-range ballistic missiles (srbm) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Missile ClassICBM
- Service Entry Year1975
- Length28.05 m
- Diameter2.25 m
- Launch Weight82,000 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Propulsion5MOD.5
- Propulsion Typetwo-stage liquid-fuelled
- Number of Stages2
- Fuel Typehypergolic (nitric acid and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine)
- Solid-FuelNo
- CanisterizedNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Minimum Range5,500 km
- Maximum Range5,500 km
- Throw Weight2,190 kg
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry3MOD.3
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)1,500 m
- Guidance TypeInertial / GPS
- Terminal GuidanceNo
◆Warhead7MOD.7
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- Yield (per warhead)3,500
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modesilo-based and cave/garage rolled-out
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1975Production started
- 2023Production ended
51
years in service
48
years in production
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM) RANKING Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
78SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)19COLD WAR · SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)393PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS57PERFORMANCE/PRICE · SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
ⓘ Rankings are within theShort-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Guidance system combining inertial navigation (self-contained motion tracking) with GPS (satellite-based positioning) for precise trajectory correction in ballistic missiles.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
Silo-based: a launch configuration in which an intercontinental ballistic missile is stored and launched from a hardened underground silo.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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