BRC4 300 mm rocket

The BRC4 is a Chinese unguided 300 mm artillery rocket in NORINCO's PHL-03 / AR2 family. Janes describes it as one of the standard 300 mm rounds used by the 8×8 PHL-03, with roughly 130 km range.

BRC4 300 mm rocket, Unguided 300 mm artillery rocket, Munitions

Image source: Wikimedia Commons PHL-03 Multiple rocket launchers 20170902

Profile

Origin: China
Built by: NORINCO
Type: Unguided 300 mm artillery rocket
Service note: 2000s-present

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Specifications

Caliber: 300 mm
Guidance: Unguided
Range: About 130 km
Launcher family: PHL-03 / AR2 12-tube launcher family

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Standard 300 mm ammunition for the PHL-03 / AR2 launcher family.

Launch Platforms

The BRC4 is documented as ammunition for the PHL-03 / AR2 launcher family.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

AR2 300 mm multiple rocket launcher

Truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher

Janes names the BRC4 as one of the unguided 300 mm rockets used by the 8×8 PHL-03, and Army Recognition describes AR2 as the export designation of the PHL-03 family.

Sources: Janes PHL-03 guided rocket report, PHL-03 AR2 MLRS

BRC4 300 mm rocket Images

BRC4 300 mm rocket, Unguided 300 mm artillery rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Wikimedia Commons PHL-03 Multiple rocket launchers 20170902

BRC4 300 mm rocket, Unguided 300 mm artillery rocket, Munitions - view 2 — Source: Wikimedia Commons PHL-03 heavy multiple rocket launcher

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Sources

Janes PHL-03 guided rocket reportPublisher: Janes | Note: Supports the BRC4 being one of the unguided 300 mm rockets used by the 8×8 PHL-03 and the family's about 130 km range context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 PHL-03 AR2 MLRSPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports NORINCO's PHL-03 / AR2 family as a 12-tube launcher for 300 mm artillery rockets and the export designation link to AR2. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 GlobalSecurity PHL-03 long-range rocketPublisher: GlobalSecurity | Note: Supports the PHL-03 / AR2 family ammunition list that includes BRC4 among the 300 mm rockets and confirms the 12-tube launcher context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons PHL-03 Multiple rocket launchers 20170902Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license Commons file showing a PHL-03 / AR2-family launcher on display. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Wikimedia Commons PHL-03 heavy multiple rocket launcherPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license Commons file page for a PHL-03 / AR2-family launcher photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-23