1. Weapon
  2. CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C, 2000kg Conventional]

Basic Information

Type： Guided Weapon Cruise Altitude： 259080 m Air Range： 0 - 0 nm Air Hit Rate： 0 %
Length： 12.3 m Climb Rate： 1500 m/s Surface Range： 0 - 0 nm Surface Hit Rate： 0 %
Span： 1.4 m Launch Altitude： 0 - 0 m Land Range： 270 - 915 nm Land Hit Rate： 90 %
Diameter： 1.4 m Launch Speed： 0 - 0 kt Subsurface Range： 0 - 0 nm Subsurface Hit Rate： 0 %
Weight： 15200 kg Target Altitude (AGL)： - - - m Target Speed： - - - kt CEP, Surface： 0 m
Waypoint Number： 0 Target Altitude (ASL)： - - - m CEP, Land 35 m

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
Not recorded in database

Weapon Capabilities

Ballistic Trajectory (Ballistic Missile, GMLRS, etc.) Multi-Stage Missile Weapon - INS w/ GNSS Navigation Uses BeiDou/COMPASS Warhead - Single Re-Entry Vehicle (RV) Flight Profile - Level Cruise Flight

Targets

Land Structure - Soft Land Structure - Hardened Runway Mobile Target - Soft Mobile Target - Hardened

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB
Visual Detection Range 5.94 nm 16.22 nm 5.94 nm
Visual Classification Range 0.92 nm 2.46 nm 1.36 nm
Infrared Detection Range 2.23 nm 9.02 nm 15 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0.92 nm 2.46 nm 0.92 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) -1.8 dBsm (0.6607 m²) 0.8 dBsm (1.20 m²) -1.8 dBsm (0.6607 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) -1.8 dBsm (0.6607 m²) 0.8 dBsm (1.20 m²) -1.8 dBsm (0.6607 m²)

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Not recorded in database

Warhead

Sequence Model Type Damage Points Explosive Type
1 DF-21C RV [Conventional] Weapon (DP=Weapon ID) 1964 Weapon Payload [Weapon ID#]

Fuel

Fuel Type Fuel Capacity
Rocket Fuel 1018

Carried / Used By

Platform Type Platform Name Country/Region Year Commissioned Usage
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C])
Conventional, DF-21D Capable
 China 2010 Mount / Launcher
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] TEL
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C]) Saudi Arabia 2008 Mount / Launcher
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] TEL
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C])
Conventional
 China 2006 Mount / Launcher
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] TEL
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 5 [DF-21D])
ASBM, DF-21C Capable
 China 2010 Mount / Launcher
CSS-5 Mod 5 [DF-21D] TEL
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C])
Conventional, DF-21D Capable
 China 2010 Magazine
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] Bn
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C])
Conventional
 China 2006 Magazine
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] Bn
Facility SSM Bn (CSS-5 Mod 5 [DF-21D])
ASBM, DF-21C Capable
 China 2010 Magazine
CSS-5 Mod 4 [DF-21C] Bn