| WS2500 | |
| Origin: | China |
| Type: | 10×10 heavy strategic truck/transporter erector launcher |
| Is Vehicle: | yes |
| Used By: | PLA Rocket Force |
| Designer: | Wanshan Special Vehicle |
| Manufacturer: | Wanshan Special Vehicle |
| Weight: | 20 t (empty) |
| Length: | 15.5 m |
| Width: | 3.05 m |
| Height: | 2.97 m |
| Crew: | 1+7 |
| Engine: | Deutz diesel |
| Engine Power: | 517hp |
| Payload Capacity: | 23-25 tons |
| Vehicle Range: | 650km (400miles) loaded |
| Speed: | 75kph |
The WS2500 is a 20-ton 10x10 special heavy duty truck used by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the principal mobility platforms in mounting China's medium-range ballistic missiles and other conventional missile assets.
It is a general purpose heavy duty truck/transported developed from the original WS2400 and is built by Wanshan Special Vehicle.
As a more developed variant of the WS2400, the WS2500 was introduced in 2000 [1] and is capable of mounting more advance and sophisticated MRBMs such as the DF-16s, rather than the much older DF-11 SRBM system. Due to the much larger missile payload - 1,000–1,500 kg more than previous models - the WS2500 is generally much larger and heavier than the older WS2400, in order to better accommodate a stable platform for the DF-16.
On the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a heavily modified variant of the WS2500 was seen carrying the DF-17 ballistic missile, armed with the DF-ZF Hypersonic Glide Vehicle.[2]
The much larger WS2600 carries the larger DF-21C MRBMs.