BRE (rocket)

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BRE (export name: Fire Dragon/King Dragon) is a series of guided rockets (missiles) manufactured by Chinese Norinco. [1]

The largest version is the BRE8, export name Fire Dragon 480 [2] (previously Fire Dragon 280A). It is a 750 mm tactical ballistic missile, with a 480 kg warhead and range of 280–300 km, for the AR-3 launcher. It uses inertial plus satellite guidance with a CEP accuracy of about 30m. [3] [4] [5] [6]

A similar missile is the 610 mm caliber King Dragon 300, with a range of 300 km and precision guidance, for the SR-5 launcher. [1] [7] [8]

The rockets are currently in service with the People's Liberation Army, as the PHL-16.

Variants

Unguided 122mm
Guided 122mm
Guided 220mm
Unguided 300mm
Guided 300mm
Guided 370mm
Guided 610mm
Guided 370mm
Anti-ship missiles 380mm [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "More capable rocket system [INDODEF16-D1] - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  2. ↑ "China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread". 4 November 2005.
  3. ↑ "DSA 2018: China unveils new Fire Dragon missile - LWI - Land Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com.
  4. ↑ "Long-range firepower [IDX15D2] - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  5. ↑ "Ballistic and cruise missile threat" (PDF). fas.org. 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ↑ "珠海航展上的中国新火箭炮，让美国人聊以自慰的资本所剩无几！_制导". www.sohu.com. 5 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Eshel, Noam (2014-11-14). "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons". Defense Update. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons - Defense Update". 14 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) in collaboration with the Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee (DIBMAC) (July 2020), Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (2020) (PDF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee, pp. 16–17
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Foss, Christopher F. (24 February 2015). "Long-range firepower [IDX15D2]". Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "DSA 2018: China's NORINCO Showcasing TL-7B Anti-ship Missile".
  12. ↑ Verma, Vivek (7 April 2020). "Appraisal of PLA Artillery Modernisation". Issue Briefs. No. 220. Centre for Land Warfare Studies (published April 2020). Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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