Taiwan Accelerates Wan Chien

Weight designed by CSIST (Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology) Wan Chien is nearly 900 kg, length - 4.8 m and 0.8 m diameter Its warhead weighs nearly 350 pounds. The guidance is based on the GPS

Taiwan plans to start serial production of missiles Wan Chien as early as 2014, four years earlier than planned. Missiles with a range of 250 km to deter the PRC from attacking the insular republic.

Wan Chien (Chinese hundred thousand swords) are addressed, cluster bomb soaring additionally equipped with a motor to increase the range. The basic version is armed with 100 nuclear warheads. The engine's range is 250 km. Taiwan's air force announced the completion of state-missile tests.

Wan Chien is an armed F-CK-1 Ching-kuo ( Photo AIDC F-CK-1 C / D , 2011-06-30). By the end of 2012 to arming Taiwan air force has hit 71 modernized aircraft of this type. Taiwanese Chien Wan plan to use a retaliatory attack on the base in the event of Chinese aggression PRC on the island.

Wan Chien is the equivalent of an American bomb Floating JSOW AGM-154A-A ( F-16 over Edwards 4040 , 2007-11-21), which is also a motorized version - JSOW-ER. The drive can increase the range of 130 JSOW to 550 km with a shot from a great height.