Dongfeng (missile) The Dongfeng (simplified Chinese: 东风; traditional Chinese: 東風; literally: East Wind) missile is a series of intermediate and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the Peoples Republic of China. Typically, the word Dongfeng is shortened to DF, so Dongfeng 9 is written as DF-9. Picture 1: Dongfeng 2 (CSS-1),The DF-2 is Chinas first medium-range ballistic missile, with 1,250 km range and 15-20 kt nuclear warhead. Picture 2: Dongfeng 11 (CSS-7), Also known as the M-11 (export), the DF-11 is a road-mobile short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) designed by Wang Zhenhua at the Sanjiang Missile Corporation (also known as the 066 Base) in the late 1970s. Unlike previous Chinese ballistic missiles, the DF-11 use solid fuel, which greatly reduces launch preparation time (15-30 min). Liquid-fueled missiles such as the DF-5 require up to 2 hours of pre-launch preparation. The DF-11 has range of 300 km and 800 kg payload. An improved DF-11A version has increased range of >825 km
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