The WS2400 is a 8x8 special heavy-duty truck developed and built by Wanshan Special Vehicle and used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China as a transporter erector launcher (TEL) platform and is a reverse engineered version of the MAZ-543 missile Transporter erector launcher .
13-499: A TEL that is widely used by the PLA due to the sheer numbers of Chinese SRBM assets. The WS2400 is one of the principal mobile workhorse/platforms in mounting and firing China's short-range ballistic missiles. Wanshan Special Vehicle (湖北三江航天万山特种车辆有限公司) is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Sanjiang Space Co. Ltd (中国航天三江集团)], which is in turn a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)]. The advantage of
26-406: A North Korean military parade. It has been claimed that this sale violated non-proliferation agreements; although China is not a member of MTCR , its own arms-control rules are similar. The North Korean government is investing in transporter-erector-launchers which are a more difficult target for adversaries, compared to fixed missile launch sites. UN and Asean investigators have concluded that
39-606: A missile. Despite being converted to fire a missile, the truck would not be likely to survive damage from the rocket exhaust like a purpose-built TEL, making it a single-use launcher. Despite this evidence, in 2017 the United States Treasury sanctioned Wanshan Special Vehicle, accusing the company of deliberately proliferating of weapons of mass destruction by aiding North Korea's mobile ballistic missile capability, but kept silent about their American Cummins engines. [REDACTED] North Korea North Korea
52-411: A purpose-built TEL, making it a single-use launcher, but North Korea solved this problem by using a temporary launchpad on a base of missile that makes it possible to separate TEL from the missile during launching & there is no more need for TEL during missile separation. Also the satellite image shows the development center of this self-made modification needs. No controversy has been aroused about
65-656: Is a more developed evolution of the WS2400 meant to carry MRBMs and IRBMs. Wanshan Special Vehicle Wanshan Special Vehicle , officially Hubei Sanjiang Space Wanshan Special Vehicle Co., Ltd (Ch:湖北三江航天万山特种车辆有限公司), is a truck and bus manufacturer in China. Its WS-series military trucks are used by the People’s Liberation Army ; it is a major manufacturer of transporter erector launchers (TEL). Wanshan, ( Chinese : 万山 ; lit. 'ten thousand mountains'),
78-764: Is based in Wuhan in Hubei province. The "Wanshan Special Vehicle Factory" was state-owned; it was restructured into Hubei Sanjiang Space Wanshan Special Vehicle Co., Ltd., which is, in turn, part of China Aerospace Sanjiang Space Co. Ltd (中国航天三江集团), which started in 1969 as a military unit producing missiles. Sanjiang Space Group is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). As of December 2012 , Wanshan's assets were around RMB1.1 billion. Wanshan has benefited from technology transfers from Deutz AG , Caterpillar Inc. , Isuzu Motors and ZF Friedrichshafen . Several of its trucks (but not more modern designs such as
91-697: The American Cummins engines powering the North Korean-modified WS51200 trucks. WS51200 The WS51200 is an extremely large heavy goods vehicle built by Wanshan Special Vehicle in China , converted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea into a single-use transporter erector launcher (TEL). The WS51200 is one of the largest in the WS family of transport trucks and TELs. The size of
104-469: The TELs were Chinese WS51200 trucks legitimately exported to North Korea for lumber transport, with the sales contract specifically prohibiting use of the vehicles for military purposes. The North Koreans illegally converted them into TELs by installing hydraulic gear and controls to erect a missile. Despite being converted to fire a missile, the truck would not be likely to survive damage from the rocket exhaust like
117-533: The WS2180 or the WS2250) have been based on MZKT designs, some of which have been updated with more modern engines and transmission systems. As of September 2009 , the director was Cao Jingwu. Wanshan makes various vehicles, including trucks, heavy trailers, and buses. These include: Wanshan supplied WS51200 trucks to a North Korean company; the trucks appeared, as transporter-erector-launchers , carrying missiles, at
130-565: The WS2400 compared to the MAZ is that it utilizes a German diesel engine , transmission and hydraulics manufactured by Wanshan in China, built using technologies transferred from ZF Friedrichshafen and Allison Transmission . The WS2400 has a maximum payload capacity of 22 tons, as such, it is used as the base for a number of conventional and ballistic missile systems the DF-11 SRBM and A-100 MRL platforms. The much larger WS2500 and WS2600
143-573: The WS51200 allows it to carry intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Despite being made in China, North Korea remains the only military user of these vehicles. The WS51200 is a large 16x12 special wheeled transporter erector launcher which used some technology from the Belarusian Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant 's MZKT-79221 vehicle. Its large size allows the WS51200 to carry extremely heavy loads of up to 80 tons. As such,
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#1732875893008156-687: The WS51200 could easily mount a nuclear-tipped ICBM. Unlike smaller Chinese TELs from Wanshan Special Vehicle, the WS51200 uses and is powered by the American Cummins KTTA19-C700 turbocharged diesel engine rather than the German-made Deutz turbocharged diesel engine. This more powerful engine gives the WS51200 700 hp and a maximum range of a 1,000 km. The TEL is steerable on its first 3 and last 3 axles, which significantly reduces turning radius and makes it surprisingly maneuverable despite its size. North Korea currently uses
169-630: The WS51200 to mount the Hwasong-13 and the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missiles. In 2014, it was reported that North Korea imported eight civilian WS51200 vehicles from China. UN and Asean investigators have concluded that Chinese WS51200 trucks were legitimately exported to North Korea for timber transport, with the sales contract specifically prohibiting use of the vehicles for military purposes. However, North Korea illegally converted them into TELs by installing hydraulic gear and controls to erect
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