PROBABLE BMD-20 ROCKET LAUNCHER BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: April 6, 1982
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PROBABLE BMD-20 ROCKET LAUNCHER
BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COM EX, CHINA
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF PROBABLE BMD-20,
LARGE CALIBRE M), ROCKET SYSTEM IN CHINA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: A PROBABLE BMD-20 ROCKET LAUNCHER (RL) WAS
BEING ON/OFF LOADED AT THE RAIL TRANSSHIPMENT AREA OF THE
BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX IN SHENYANG MILITARY
REGION. THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN SIGHTING OF THIS WEAPON
SYSTEM IN CHINA, AND MAY INDICATE THAT THE CHINESE INTEND TO
EXPAND THEIR PRESENT MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER (MRL) FORCE
THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE CALIBRE TACTICAL ROCKET
SYSTEM. DEPLOYMENT OF THE BMD-20, WHICH USES A 200MM ROCKET
WITH A RANGE OF 19.5 KM, WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
CAPABILITY AND RANGE OF CHINA'S MRL FORCE. THE CURRENTLY
DEPLOYED BM-14/19 SYSTEM HAS A MAXIMUM RANGE OF 9.8 KM.
(S/D) THE PRESENCE OF THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH THE EXISTENCE
OF A CHINESE VERSION BM-21 122MM ROCKET LAUNCHER, RANGE 20.5
KM, IS A STRONG INDICATION THAT THE CHINESE ARE PUSHING TO
UPGRADE THIS ARM OF THE PLA GROUND FORCES.
(S/D) ANALYSTS COMMENTS: IN DECEMBER 1978, A LARGE CALIBRE
TRACKED MRL SYSTEM WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME
AT BAICHENG MUNITIONS TEST COMPLEX UNDERGOING TESTING. IF
THIS WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A TACTICAL ROCKET SYSTEM, THE
CHINESE MAY HAVE DISCONTINUED DEVELOPMENT/TESTING. IN THAT
CASE, THE INTRODUCTION OF AN OLD BUT PROVEN SYSTEM, AVAILABLE
THROUGH IRAQ OR NORTH KOREA, WOULD SERVE AS AN INTERIM
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