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Weishi rockets
Summary
The Weishi (WS; ) family of multiple rocket launcher systems were mainly developed by Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation (SCAIC, also known as Base 062) in Chengdu, China. The systems include the WS-1 (), the improved WS-1B (), the WS-1E (), the WS-2 (), as well as many other models. The WS-1 series weapon system did not enter PLA service and has order from Thailand. The WS-2 may finally see PLA service in the future. It's worth noticing that although sharing the same name, there are other developers for different models of Weishi series multiple rocket launchers (MRL) other than the primary developer SCAIC.
China Aerospace Long-March International ALIT (CASC) has published a table showing the ranges of most of the WS rockets. There are unguided, guided and precision guided rockets.
SCAIC began to develop an unguided large-calibre multiple launch rocket system for the PLA ground forces in the late 1980s. The resulting Weishi-1 (WS-1) 302 mm, 4-tube multiple rocket system was first tested in 1990. However, the weapon system failed to impress the PLA, and no production order was received. The ground equipment of the WS-1 comprises: a rocket launch truck, a transport and loading truck and a firing command truck.
A WS-1 rocket battalion is equipped with:
DZ-88B firing command truck (4 men): 1;
MF-4 rocket launch truck (3 men): 6~9;
QY-88 transport and loading truck (3 men): 6~9;
High-altitude meteorological radar (3 men): 1;
Rockets per launch truck: 40~60;
Khaibar-1 could be based on Weishi Rockets.
SCAIC continued the WS-1 development in the 1990s and introduced the improved WS-1B in the late 1990s. The WS-1B mainly targeted foreign customers and was actively marketed by Beijing-based China National Precision Machinery Corporation (CPMIEC). Compared to the WS-1, the WS-1B features an increased range of 180 km.
A WS-1B rocket battalion is equipped with:
DZ-4B firing command truck (5 men): 1;
HF-4B rocket launch truck (3 men): 6~9;
QY-4B transport and loading truck (3 men): 6~9;
Type 702 high-altitude meteorological radar (3 men): 1;
Rockets per launch truck: 40~60;
The WS-1E is the 122 mm multiple rocket system developed by SCAIC as a successor to the PLA's current Type 81 122 mm rocket system.
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