BRE (rocket)

Chinese guided missiles

BRE (export name: Fire Dragon/King Dragon) is a series of guided rockets (missiles) manufactured by Chinese Norinco.[1]

The largest version is the BRE8, export name Fire Dragon 480[2] (previously Fire Dragon 280A). It is a 750 mm tactical ballistic missile, with a 480 kg warhead and range of 280–300 km, for the AR-3 launcher. It uses inertial plus satellite guidance with a CEP accuracy of about 30m.[3][4][5][6]

A similar missile is the 610 mm caliber King Dragon 300, with a range of 300 km and precision guidance, for the SR-5 launcher.[1][7][8]

The rockets are currently in service with the People's Liberation Army, as the PHL-16.

## Variants

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Unguided 122mm

* Standard HE: High explosive warhead. 40 km range.[citation needed]
* BRE1: High explosive warhead. 50 km range.[citation needed]

Guided 122mm

* BRE7/Fire Dragon 40A: 40 km range.[9] GPS/INS guided with CEP 25m and minimum distance 20 km.[citation needed]

Guided 220mm

* GR1/King Dragon 60: 70 km range. Terminal laser homing guidance and GPS/INS guided. Minimum range 25 km.[9]

Unguided 300mm

* BRC3: Cargo warhead, 70 km range[10]
* BRC4: Cargo warhead, 130 km range[10]
* BRE2: High explosive warhead, 130 km range[10]

Guided 300mm

* BRE3/FD140A: 130 km range; also known as Fire Dragon 140A[10]

Guided 370mm

* BRE6/FD220: 220 km range, 30m CEP[10]

Guided 610mm

* King Dragon 300: 300 km range

Guided 750mm

* BRE8/FD280: 360 km range for BRE8, 280 km range, 30m CEP for export version Fire Dragon 480[10]

Anti-ship missiles 380mm[11]

* TL-7B[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b "More capable rocket system [INDODEF16-D1] \- Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
2. ^ "China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread". 4 November 2005.
3. ^ "DSA 2018: China unveils new Fire Dragon missile - LWI - Land Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com.
4. ^ "Long-range firepower [IDX15D2] \- Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
5. ^ "Ballistic and cruise missile threat" (PDF). fas.org. 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
6. ^ "珠海航展上的中国新火箭炮，让美国人聊以自慰的资本所剩无几！_制导". www.sohu.com. 5 November 2018.
7. ^ Eshel, Noam (2014-11-14). "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons". Defense Update. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
8. ^ "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons - Defense Update". 14 November 2014.
9. ^ a b National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) in collaboration with the Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee (DIBMAC) (July 2020), Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (2020) (PDF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee, pp. 16–17
10. ^ a b c d e f Foss, Christopher F. (24 February 2015). "Long-range firepower [IDX15D2]". Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
11. ^ "DSA 2018: China's NORINCO Showcasing TL-7B Anti-ship Missile".
12. ^ Verma, Vivek (7 April 2020). "Appraisal of PLA Artillery Modernisation". Issue Briefs. No. 220\. Centre for Land Warfare Studies (published April 2020). Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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Missiles of the People's Republic of China

Surface-
to-surface
(SSM)|

| Ballistic|

| Intercontinental|

* DF-41
* DF-31AG
* DF-31A
* DF-31
* DF-5B
* DF-5
* DF-4

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Intermediate-range|

* DF-27
* DF-26
* DF-3A
* DF-3

Medium-range|

* DF-21
* DF-17
* DF-2A
* DF-2

Short-range|

* B-611
* P-12
* BRE8
* DF-16
* DF-15 (M-9)
* DF-11 (M-11)
* DF-1
* M-7
* WM-120
* Weishi series

Submarine-launched|

* JL-3
* JL-2
* JL-1

Anti-ship|

* DF-26
* DF-21D
* YJ-21 (CM-401)

Hypersonic glide|

* DF-ZF

Cruise|

| Long-range
land attack|

* CJ-100/DF-100
* CJ-10
* HN-2000
* HN-3
* HN-2
* HN-1

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Short-range
land attack|

* HD-1
* CX-1
* YJ-18
* YJ-12A/B
* YJ-83 (C-802)
* C-705
* C-704
* YJ-7 (C-701/FL-10)
* YJ-62 (C-602)
* YJ-1 (C-101)

Anti-ship
supersonic|

* HD-1
* CX-1
* YJ-18
* YJ-12A/B
* YJ-83 (C-802)
* HY-3 (C-301)
* YJ-1 (C-101)

Anti-ship
subsonic|

* YJ-100
* YJ-9 (TL-10)
* YJ-82
* YJ-8 (C-801)
* C-705
* C-704
* YJ-7 (C-701/FL-10)
* TL-6
* YJ-62 (C-602)
* HY-41 (XW-41)
* HY-4 (C-201W)
* HY-2 (C-201)
* HY-1
* SY-2 (FL-2/FL-7)
* SY-1

Anti-tank
guided|

* CM-501G
* CM-501GA
* HJ-12
* HJ-11
* HJ-10
* HJ-9
* HJ-8
* HJ-73
* J-202
* J-201
* 265-I

Anti-
submarine|

* CY-5
* CY-4
* CY-3
* CY-2
* CY-1
* WS-3

Air-
to-surface
(ASM)|

| Ballistic|

* KD-21
* KF-21

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Cruise|

| Long-range
land attack|

* AKF-98
* AKD-20 (CJ-10K)
* CJ-20
* HN-2000
* HN-3
* HN-2
* HN-1

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Short-range
land attack|

* YJ-12 (CM-302)
* CM-802AKG
* AKF-88 (TL-30)
* AKD-88 (TL-17)
* YJ-83K (C-802AK)
* YJ-81 (C-801K)
* C-705KD
* C-704KD
* YJ-7 (C-701/FL-10)
* KD-63
* YJ-1 (C-101)

Anti-ship
supersonic|

* HN-2000
* CM-400AKG
* YJ-12 (CM-302)
* YJ-91A
* YJ-83K (C-802AK)
* HY-3 (C-301)
* YJ-1 (C-101)

Anti-ship
subsonic|

* YJ-100
* YJ-9 (TL-10)
* YJ-81 (C-801K)
* C-705KD
* C-704KD
* YJ-7 (C-701/FL-10)
* TL-6
* YJ-63 (C-603)
* YJ-61 (C-611)
* YJ-6 (C-601)

Anti-radiation|

* LD-10
* YJ-91
* YJ-5
* Fenglei-7

Anti-tank
guided|

* CM-502
* CM-501XA
* CM-501GA
* AKD-10
* AKD-9
* HJ-9
* HJ-8
* HJ-73

Guided
bombs|

* CM-506KG
* LS (Thunder Stone) series
* LT (Thunderclap) series
* FT (Soaring) series
* TG/GB (Lambda Boötis) series
* TD (Big Dipper) series
* TL (Sky Thunder) series
* YL (Cloud Thunder) series
* YJ (Cloud Arrow) series
* YZ series

Guided
rockets|

* BRE/FD (Fire dragon) series
* BRM/FS (Fire snake) series

Surface-
to-air
(SAM)|

| Anti-satellite|

* HQ-29
* HQ-26 [zh]
* HQ-19
* SC-19
* DN-3
* DN-2

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Anti-ballistic|

* HQ-29
* HQ-26 [zh]
* HQ-19
* SC-19
* DN-3
* DN-2
* HQ-22 (FK-3)
* HQ-15 (S-300PMU-1/2)
* HQ-18 (S-300V)
* HQ-12 (KS-1A)
* FJ

Anti-high-radiation
emitter platform|

* FT-2000

Long-range
area defence|

* HQ-9 (FD-2000)
* HQ-22 (FK-3)
* HQ-15 (S-300PMU-1/2)
* HQ-18 (S-300V)

Medium-range
area defence|

* HQ-16 (LY-80)
* DK-10
* HQ-12 (KS-1A)
* FK-1000
* HQ-2

Short-range
(SHORAD)|

* HQ-17
* HQ-11 (FM-3000)
* HQ-10 (FL-3000N)
* HQ-7 (FM-80)
* LY-70
* HQ-6 (LY-60)
* DK-9
* TY-90
* FB-10A
* FB-10
* FN-6A (FB-6A)

Man-portable
(MANPADS)|

* HN-6
* FN-16
* FN-6
* HN-5C
* HN-5B
* HN-5
* QW-3
* QW-2
* QW-1

Air-
to-air
(AAM)|

| Beyond visual range|

* PL-21
* PL-17
* PL-16
* PL-15
* PL-12 (SD-10)
* PL-11
* PL-4

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Within visual range|

* PL-10
* PL-9
* PL-8 (Python 3)
* PL-7
* PL-6
* PL-5
* PL-3
* PL-2
* PL-1 (K-5)
* TY-90

Transporters|

| Transporter erector
launchers (TELs)|

* TA580/TAS5380
* TA5450/TAS5450
* HTF5980
* HTF5680A1
* WS2300
* WS2400
* WS2500
* WS2600

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Tractor trucks|

* Hanyang HY4260
* Hanyang HY4330

Notes
See also: People's Liberation Army

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