"Military Andi Wei Face" by Mecha 888
▲ The new domestic box long-range rocket launcher, which was first publicly unveiled at the 70th anniversary of the National Day military parade (picture from: network)
Rocket artillery is one of the main long-range firepower strike equipment of the contemporary army, with the characteristics of long range of firepower. In particular, the large-caliber long-range rocket launchers that can launch various types of large-caliber long-range precision-guided rockets are known as the firepower iron fist of the modern army.
▲The 03 series long-range multiple rocket launchers that have been equipped with the Army artillery unit for many years (picture from: network)
This is especially true for the Chinese Army itself, which has always attached great importance to the development and construction of artillery equipment. For example, the 03 series of long-range multiple rocket launchers that our Chinese Army artillery unit began to equip after the new century is a very important long-range precision firepower strike equipment for our Chinese Army artillery unit for a long time before. However, although the 03 series long-range multiple rocket launchers have advantages such as long range, high hit accuracy and good maneuverability, there are also many shortcomings and drawbacks, especially the lack of modular storage and transportation launch box technology, resulting in the 03 series of long-range multiple rocket launchers that still use traditional directional launch tubes need to reload rockets after each shot, and at the same time, it also limits the possibility of compatible use of other caliber rockets in actual combat. And it also lacks the "projectile-arrow integration" capability of launchable tactical missiles that modern rockets should have, which greatly restricts the operational flexibility of the 03 series long-range multiple rockets and the ability to strike at longer-distance targets.
▲ Launch a new generation of box-type long-range rocket launchers in a flash (Picture from: Network)
Therefore, in order to further enhance the actual combat capability of our Chinese Army artillery unit under the conditions of the new era, a new generation of domestic long-range rocket artillery with advanced performance than the 03 series of long-range multi-barrel rocket launchers has also come into being. That domestic long-range rocket is the first time in front of the world during the previous National Day 70th anniversary military parade, a new generation of box long-range rocket artillery, and the new box long-range rocket, is currently widely known as the phl-191 box long-range rocket launcher by many military fans and netizens.
▲ The use of modular storage and transportation launch box technology makes the new box long-range rocket artillery more convenient in terms of ammunition reloading and other aspects (picture from: network)
From the information disclosed by the current media, it is speculated that compared with the previous 03 series long-range multiple rocket launchers, the new generation of box-type long-range rockets still uses a wheeled 8x8 high-mobility off-road truck chassis with excellent road and off-road maneuvering performance, but because it adopts the modular storage and transportation launch box technology that the 03 series of long-range multiple rocket launchers does not have, it is convenient to use the supporting ammunition transport supply truck to quickly lift the modular storage and transportation launch box it uses. Thus greatly saving the reloading time of ammunition, and also reducing the difficulty of personnel operation during ammunition reloading operations, at the same time, due to the use of modular storage and transportation launch box technology, this new generation of box-type long-range rockets can be compatible with the launch of long-range rockets of different calibers, such as the use of various types of different warheads of 300 mm and 370 mm caliber long-guided or non-guided rockets, etc., and even have the ability to launch missiles such as short-range tactical ballistic missiles, etc. The range is even more legendary, it may reach a level of hundreds of kilometers or so, and it also has advanced performance including attacking multiple targets at different points at a time. Therefore, the actual combat technology capability of the new generation of domestic box long-range rocket artillery has reached a very high practical level of similar products in the world.
▲ The new generation of box-type long-range rocket artillery is now suspected of starting to equip the Army artillery unit (picture from: network)
At present, according to various reports in the official media, some artillery units of our Chinese Army have begun to be equipped with this new generation of box-type long-range rocket launchers. And this is bound to play an important and extraordinary role in further strengthening the level of long-range precision strike under the actual combat conditions of our Chinese army artillery units. At the same time, the new generation of box-type long-range rockets began to be gradually equipped in batches, which also shows that the technology of this equipment is already very mature and reliable, so it can also play a good role in promoting the foreign trade road of similar domestic weapons and equipment in the future.