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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
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💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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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
◎General7MOD.7
- Missile Classintermediate-range ballistic missile
- Service Entry Year1971
- DesignerRen Xinmin or Tu Shou'e
- Length24 m
- Diameter2.25 m
- Launch Weight82,000 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Propulsion4MOD.4
- Propulsion Typeliquid-fuelled
- Number of Stages2
- Fuel Typehypergolic (nitric acid and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine)
- Solid-FuelNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Minimum Range2,500 km
- Maximum Range5,000 km
- Throw Weight2,190 kg
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry2MOD.2
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)1,500 m
- Guidance TypeAstro-Inertial
◆Warhead7MOD.7
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- Yield (per warhead)3,500,000
- 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
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Operators1
- First Test1965
03 / History
04 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Guidance system combining celestial navigation (astro) with inertial measurement units for autonomous missile navigation.
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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