The DongFeng-41 (DF-41, NATO codename: CSS-X-10) is a further development variant of the 8,000km-range DF-31 ICBM. Intended to replace the existing DF-5 ICBM in the early 21st century, the DF-41 is fitted with an enlarged third-stage to provide a maximum range of 12,000km, enabling it to hit almost any point on the planet. The DF-41 project may have begun in the late 1980s but the development may have been postponed or even temporarily halted due to China’s improving security environment.

“东风”（DongFeng）-41（DF-41，北约代号：CSS-X-10）是8,000公里-射程DF-31型洲际弹道导弹（ICBM）的进一步发展。打算在21世纪早期替代已有的DF-5 ICBM，DF-41配备有一个被放大的第三-级提供最大射程12,000公里，使它能够几乎去打击地球上的任何地点。DF-41计划可能在1980年后期已经开始，但是发展可能已经被延期或由于中国改善安全环境甚至暂时停止。

PROGRAMME

While no information has been published concerning the design of the missile, the DF-41 is said to be similar in size to the Russian SS-25 Sickle and U.S. Minuteman ICBM. As with the DF-31, this system is very likely to incorporate key design features including road mobility, use of solid fuel propellant, MIRV and decoy technologies. With a payload of around 1,000kg, 3-6 re-entry vehicles are expected. Some reports suggested that the DF-41 development has now ceased and replaced by an enhanced DF-31 due to development difficulties and the improving security situations following the end of the Cold War.

计划

虽然没有公布关于导弹设计的资料，DF-41据说在尺寸方面与俄国SS-25“镰刀”（Sickle）和美国“民兵”（Minuteman）ICBM相似。如同DF-31一样，这一个系统很有可能包含的主要设计特点包括道路机动、固体燃料推进剂、MIRV和诱饵技术。预计具有一个大约1,000公斤负载量，3-6枚再入射运载装置。一些报告认为由于发展困难和冷战结束之后改善了安全形势，DF-41发展已经停止和被一种DF-31增强型代替。

SPECIFICATIONS

Configuration: Three stage
Length: ~15m
Diameter: ~2m
Launch Weight: ~30,000kg
Propellant: Solid fuel
Guidance: Inertial + stella update (?)
Range: >12,000km
Deployment: Silo or mobile
Re-entry Vehicle Mass: ~1,000kg
Warhead: Multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV)
CEP: 700 to 800m
Launch Preparation Time: ~15 min

规格

配置： 三级
长度： ~15 米
直径： ~2 米
发射重量： ~30,000 公斤
推进剂： 固体燃料
制导： 惯性 + 星形修正（?）
射程： >12,000 公里
配置： 发射井或机动装置
再入射运载装置质量： ~1,000 公斤
弹头： 多独立可命中目标再入射运载装置（MIRV）
圆概率误差（CEP）： 700 到 800 米
发射准备时间： ~15 分钟