The DF-4, also known as Dongfeng-4 or by the NATO name CSS-3, is a Chinese first-generation, two-stage, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile deployed from the mid-1970s. It carried a single warhead, or in the DF-4A variant three warheads with a yield of 3.3 to 3.5 megatons, over a range of about 5,500 kilometers, making it the first Chinese missile capable of striking Moscow. Roughly ten to fifteen launchers remained operational into the late 2010s before the type was retired.
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Introduced Yearsource gives a 1975-76 deployment range rather than a single year Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassIntercontinental ballistic missile 1 Weapon Class
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1. DF-4, Wikipedia
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is a first-generation two-stage liquid-fuelled Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile.
Deployment section
Deployment actually began in 1975-76, but only four DF-4s were believed to be in place by 1984.
Service-status attribute (df-4-missile)
Roughly ten to fifteen launchers remained operational into the late 2010s before the type was retired.
Operated By: People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: PLA Rocket Force
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