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.

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