WS2500
title: "WS2500" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-trucks-of-china", "military-vehicles-of-pakistan", "military-vehicles-of-china", "military-vehicles-introduced-in-the-2000s", "wanshan-special-vehicle-vehicles"] topic_path: "geography/china" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WS2500" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WS2500 |
| image | DF-16 Ballistic Missile 20170919.jpg |
| image_size | 300 |
| caption | WS2500 with DF-16 |
| 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 | 517 hp |
| payload_capacity | 23-25 tons |
| vehicle_range | 650 km loaded |
| speed | 75 kph |
| :: |
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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.
Description
As a more developed variant of the WS2400, the WS2500 was introduced in 2000 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.
The much larger WS2600 carries the larger DF-21C MRBMs.
Variants
References
References
- "Wanshan WS2400 - Special wheeled chassis".
- "DF-17 - Ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle".
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