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Cohete Fire Dragon 140A

Also known as
  • BRE3
  • FD140A
  • Fire Dragon 140
  • Fire Dragon 140A
  • 火龙140A

El Fire Dragon 140A, tambien identificado como BRE3 o FD140A, es un cohete guiado chino de 300 mm de la familia Fire Dragon de NORINCO. Material oficial de NORINCO lo describe para lanzacohetes multiples AR2 y AR3, mientras que fuentes de Janes, Deagel, NASIC y cmano-db lo situan en el ecosistema de lanzadores PHL-03 / AR2 / AR3, con guiado inercial mas satelital y prestaciones de alcance de aproximadamente clase 130 km.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
China
Built by
Norinco
Type
Cohete guiado de 300 mm
Service note
Cohete guiado de exportacion de 2019 hasta el presente
Designer
NORINCO
Unit cost
No establecido publicamente
Produced
2019-presente
Number built
No establecido publicamente

Specifications

Calibre
300 mm
Guiado
Navegacion inercial con guiado satelital/GNSS; NORINCO describe guiado GPS con posicionamiento asistido por GLONASS
Alcance maximo
Aproximadamente 130 km en referencias de Deagel/Janes/cmano-db; NASIC enumera el BRE-3 / Fire Dragon 140 en la tabla de misiles balisticos de corto alcance
Peso
800 kg
Longitud
7,3 m
Familia de lanzadores
Lanzadores de las familias PHL-03 / AR2 y AR3 / PHL-16
Carga en AR3
Cinco cohetes guiados Fire Dragon 140 de 300 mm por contenedor; diez por lanzador de dos contenedores
Variants

Las designaciones BRE cubren varios tipos de cohetes chinos de 300 mm usados con la familia PHL-03 / AR2; el Fire Dragon 140A es el integrante guiado BRE3 / FD140A.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
BRE3 / FD140AVariant
BRE2 300 mm rocket, 300 mm high-explosive artillery rocket, MunitionsBRE2 300 mm rocketCohete de alto explosivo de 300 mm

Janes enumera el BRE2 junto con el BRC4 y el Fire Dragon 140A en el conjunto de cohetes de 300 mm usado por la familia PHL-03 8x8.

BRC4 300 mm rocket, Unguided 300 mm artillery rocket, MunitionsBRC4 300 mm rocketCohete de carga no guiado de 300 mm

Janes nombra al BRC4 como otro cohete de la familia PHL-03 de 300 mm en la misma linea base de alcance que el BRE2 y el Fire Dragon 140A.

Carrier Launcher

El Fire Dragon 140A esta documentado como un cohete guiado de 300 mm para lanzadores de la familia PHL-03 / AR2, con informes oficiales y de Janes separados que tambien vinculan el Fire Dragon 140 con contenedores de lanzamiento modulares AR3.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
AR2 300 mm multiple rocket launcher, 300 mm wheeled multiple rocket launcher, ArtilleryAR2 300 mm multiple rocket launcherLanzacohetes multiple montado en camion

Janes identifica el Fire Dragon 140A como un cohete guiado de 300 mm usado por la familia PHL-03 8x8, y NORINCO describe el cohete como compatible con el sistema lanzacohetes multiple AR2 de 300 mm.

Sources: Janes PHL-03 guided rocket report, NORINCO Fire Dragon 140A product image

Timeline

Cohete Fire Dragon 140A Key Events

  1. BRE-3 / Fire Dragon 140 listado en referencia estadounidense sobre amenazas de misiles

    El informe Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat de NASIC de 2017 incluyo al BRE-3 / Fire Dragon 140 entre los sistemas chinos de misiles de corto alcance PHL-03 / AR2 / AR3 de 300 mm.

  2. Linea base de servicio activo del Fire Dragon 140A

    Deagel enumera el Fire Dragon 140A / BRE3 con una capacidad operativa inicial en 2019 y un alcance maximo de 130 km.

  3. Pedido de exportacion del AR3 documenta contenedores Fire Dragon 140 de cinco disparos

    Janes informo sobre el pedido de AR3 de Emiratos Arabes Unidos y describio cada contenedor del AR3 como capaz de llevar cinco misiles Fire Dragon 140 guiados por INS/GNSS de 300 mm.

  4. NORINCO identifica la compatibilidad del Fire Dragon 140A

    NORINCO Group describio el cohete guiado Fire Dragon 140A / BRE3 de 300 mm como compatible con los sistemas lanzacohetes multiples AR2 y AR3.

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