WS2400

Transport and launch vehicle for DF-11 based on a WS2400

A WS2500 with five axes (2017)

The WS2400 is a heavy four-axle Chinese truck (8 × 8) that is a copy of the Soviet MAZ-543 .

description

Mid-1980s began Wanshan Special Vehicle Factory in Yuan'an with the replica of the heavy Soviet / Belarusian trucks MAZ-543rd Like its role model, it was to serve as a mobile rocket launch pad for short-range missiles such as the DF-11 . The result of these efforts was given the designation WS2400 8 × 8. Initial problems in the production of the vehicle were resolved with the help of Belarusian experts in the late 1990s. The WS2400 looks very similar to the MAZ-543, but it is probably powered by a diesel engine based on the German model. In addition, the truck is available in different versions, some with different drive formulas . The WS2400 has a loading capacity of 22 tons.

variants

WS2300 6 × 6

• WS2050 : 6 × 6 truck
• WS2300 : truck 6 × 6; 15 tons
• WS2400 : TEL ( DF-11 SRBM and A-100 MRL ), 8 × 8; 20 tons
• WS2500 : truck, 10 × 8; 28 tons
• WS2900 : truck, 12 × 10; 40 tons

Web links

Commons : WS2300  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Commons : WS2400  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : WS2500  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Wanshan WS2400 (8 x 8) heavy-duty off-road vehicle (China), Trucks on janes.com (English)
• sinodefence.com: WS2400 Heavy Duty Truck (English) ( Memento from February 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sinodefence.com: WS2400 Heavy Duty Truck ( Memento from February 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/206385/show-and-tel/