China is preparing to sell the SY-400 missile system, called an alternative to Iskander-M, to an African state
Recently it became known that China is negotiating the sale of its SY-400 short-range ballistic missile system to Algeria. This is not the first time a North African state has approached China for a purchase. weapons.
Although Algeria has been a buyer of Russian weapons for many years, Beijing has sometimes been successful in selling its systems. For example, this year alone, Algeria purchased five reconnaissance and strike missiles from China. drones CH-5, as well as a 120-mm Chinese self-propelled mortar. Earlier, in 2020, Algeria acquired Chinese Red Arrow-12 anti-tank systems, also known as HJ-12. In 2018, China sold five CH-3s and five CH-4s to the North African nation.
Given all this, the likelihood of a contract for the purchase of Chinese missile systems by Algeria is quite high. The SY-400 is the latest development of Weishi missiles, the development and serial production of which began in the 1980s.
The SY-400 can carry either two BP-12A missiles with a range of 400 km or 12 PHL-03 2018mm missiles. The system was first introduced in 400 and China has identified it as a high-precision, short-range system. We can say that the SY-XNUMX is to some extent a competitor to the Russian Iskander-M system, as a cheaper alternative.
The SY-400 is very easy to maintain when it is in the arsenal and not in use. Unlike other similar ballistic missile systems, missile containers are mounted directly on the chassis, and the missiles can be in them for years. The BP-12A and PHL-03 missiles can use different types of warheads. The SY-400 produces vertical launches.
Missile guidance technology in the ballistic missile system - GPS / INS. The missile uses a low sink rate to increase range. Several missiles can be directed at different targets. Ammunition SY-400 has four control surfaces and stabilizer plumage.
The described ballistic missile system is mounted on the Wanshan 8x8 chassis. According to the characteristics, such a chassis makes it easy to transport the ballistic system in hard-to-reach areas with various coatings.
To this news, as always, Western countries reacted very zealously. After all, with regard to the sale of weapons. In this, as in many other things, Washington is trying to dominate. And in this case, the arms seller is China, a country that the White House has openly called the main threat lately.
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