The TAIAN TA5450/TAS5450 is a 25 ton
transporter erector launcher that primarily carries
ballistic missiles. However, it is also able to carry other weapon systems such as rockets and conventional missiles. Despite sometimes being called the TA5450, the actual official designation of the vehicle is the TAS5450. The TA5450 is actually the designation of the vehicle's base chassis, while the TAS5450 refers to the vehicle itself.
Description
The TA5450/TAS5450 is a 8x8 TEL configuration. As it is around the same size as its cousin, the
TA580/TAS5380 and the
WS2400, the relatively small size of the TA5450/TAS5450 means that it could only carry a maximum payload equal to the curb weight of the vehicle itself. Contrast this to the much larger
WS2500 and the
WS2600 which could mount far heavier payloads due to the larger size of the TELs.
Because of its payload, the TA5450/TAS5450 primarily carries the
DF-15B and the DF-15C short range ballistic missiles. However, it is just as possible for the TA5450/TAS5450 to carry the
A200,
A300 and the
WS-2 rocket systems.
It has also been reported that
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
has acquired the TA5450/TAS5450 TEL systems.
Variants
*TA5350 - carries
HQ-16
The HQ-16 () is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It is derived from earlier versions of the Russian Buk missile system.
Development
Development began in 2005, and was reportedly assisted by the Alm ...
air defense missiles
*TA4360 - tank transporter with 6x6 configuration
*TA4410 - longer version of the TA4360 with an added axle, exported to
Venezuela
*TA5570 - special wheeled chassis with 10x10 configuration that carries ballistic missiles
*TA5690 - special wheeled chassis with 12x12 configuration that carries MRBMs and IRBMs
*TA5801 - special wheeled chassis with 14x14 configuration that carries IRBMs and ICBMs
*TA5920 - special wheeled chassis with 16x16 configuration that carries ICBMs
See also
*
TA580/TAS5380
*
WS2400
References
{{Chinese Missiles
Military trucks of China
Military vehicles of the People's Republic of China