WS-1
The WS-1 (卫士 -1, WeiShi-1) is a long-range multiple rocket launcher system of the People's Republic of China . It is used to combat area targets.
development
The WS-1 system (WeiShi-1) was developed by the state arms manufacturer SCAIC (Alit) in the late 1980s . The improved WS-1B system was developed in the mid-1990s . The WS-2 system is a further development .
variants
- WS-1: for missiles with a maximum operational range of 80 km.
- WS-1B: for missiles with a maximum operational range of 180 km.
technology
A tube package with four tubes with a caliber of 302 mm is mounted on the three-axle Tiema XC2200 truck . The rockets are swirl and wing stabilized and have a folding tail. The maximum spread of a rocket volley is 1% of the operational distance. At the maximum combat distance of 180 km, the apogee is 60,000 m. A missile launcher is able to fire all four missiles within twelve seconds. It takes 20 minutes to reload an empty launcher. A battalion with eight WS-1 systems covers a target area of 800 m × 800 m with a total of 32 missiles.
The following warheads exist for the missiles:
- ZDB-1 with a 150 kg fragmentation warhead with 70 kg of explosives. The splinter jacket contains 26,000 steel balls. Splinter action circle 50–60 m.
- YDB-1 with an incendiary warhead containing 24,000 incendiary pellets.
- SZB-1 with 460 pieces of bomblets (submunitions) with a combined fragmentation and armor penetration effect. Spreading area 28,000 m². Each bomblet has a fragmentation circle of around 7 m and can penetrate 85 mm of armored steel .
- SZB-2 with 46 bomblets with combined armor-piercing, fragmentation and incendiary effects. Each bomblet can penetrate 180 mm of reinforced concrete and produce 200 splinters. The incendiary charge has an effective area of around 4 m.
Technical data missiles
| system | WS-1 | WS-1B |
|---|---|---|
| rocket | ZDB-2 | ZDB-2B |
| Manufacturer | SCAIC | SCAIC |
| drive | 1 stage with HTPB solid | 1 stage with HTPB solid |
| speed | Mach 3.6 | Do 5.2 |
| length | 4,520 m | 6,182 m |
| Hull diameter | 302 mm | 302 mm |
| Weight | 520 kg | 708 kg |
| Warhead | 150 kg fragmentation warhead | 150 kg fragmentation warhead |
| min. Operational range | 20 km | 60 km |
| Max. Operational range | 80 km | 180 km |
| Course deviation | 1.0% | 1.0-1.5% |
distribution
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People's Republic of China - Procured for testing purposes. However, the WS-1 system was not introduced to the Army of the People's Liberation Army . -
Thailand - 1 battery WS-1B (local name DTI-1 ). -
Turkey - 50 WS-1 (local name TR-300 Kasırga ).
Web links
- Detailed description on www.sinodefence.com ( Memento from January 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Multiple rocket launcher WS-1B at www.army-technology.com (English)
- Brief description with many photos on www.fas.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Military parity: АРМЕЙСКИЕ РЕАКТИВНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ ЗАЛПОВОГО ОГНЯ (РСЗО)
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 306 (English).
- ^ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): The Military Balance 2018 . 1st edition. Routledge, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7 , pp. 157 (English).