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==={{Anchor|Dongfeng 12|CSS-X-15|DF-12}} Dongfeng 12 (CSS-X-15)=== The '''DF-12''' ('''CSS-X-15''') is an SRBM formerly known as the '''M20'''. The change in designation signalled a shift in fielding to the Second Artillery Corps, making it possible the missile could be armed with a tactical nuclear warhead. Images of it bear a resemblance to the Russian [[9K720 Iskander]] missile which, although not purchased by China from Russia, could have been acquired from former Soviet states. Like the Iskander, the DF-12 reportedly has built-in countermeasures including terminal maneuverability to survive against missile defense systems. Range is officially between {{convert|100-280|km|mi|abbr=on}},<ref name="uscc-2014_p315-316">{{Cite report |author=United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission |author-link=United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission |date=2014 |title=2014 Report to Congress |url=http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/annual_reports/Complete%20Report.PDF |pages=315–316 |access-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807170035/http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/annual_reports/Complete%20Report.PDF |archive-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> but given [[MTCR]] restrictions, actual maximum range may be up to {{convert|400-420|km|mi|abbr=on}}. With guidance provided by inertial navigation and [[Beidou Navigation Satellite System|Beidou]], accuracy is 30 meters CEP; since the missile is controlled throughout the entire flight path, it can be re-targeted mid-flight. The DF-12 is {{convert|7.815|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|0.75|m|ft|abbr=on}} in diameter, has a take-off weight of {{convert|4010|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, and an {{convert|880|lb|kg|abbr=on}} warhead that can deliver cluster, high explosive fragmentation, penetration, or high-explosive incendiary payloads. They are fired from an 8×8 [[transporter erector launcher]] (TEL) that holds two missiles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/chinas-second-artillery-has-a-new-missile/|title=China's Second Artillery Has a New Missile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211062556/https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/chinas-second-artillery-has-a-new-missile/|archive-date=2021-02-11|website=The Diplomat|date=7 August 2013|url-status=live|author-first1=J. Michael|author-last1=Cole}}</ref><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/df-12.htm DF-12 / M20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509045350/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/df-12.htm |date=2016-05-09 }} - [[Globalsecurity.org]].</ref><ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/china_chinese_army_missile_systems_vehicles/df-12_m20_short-range_surface-to-surface_tactical_missile_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html DF-12 M20 short-range surface-to-surface tactical missile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017102738/http://www.armyrecognition.com/china_chinese_army_missile_systems_vehicles/df-12_m20_short-range_surface-to-surface_tactical_missile_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html |date=2016-10-17 }} - Armyrecognition.com</ref> An [[anti-ship ballistic missile]] export variant of the M20, called A/MGG-20B (M20B), was unveiled at the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=East Pendulum |user=HenriKenhmann |number=1061066331326271488 |date=10 November 2018 |title={{!}} #AirshowChina 2018 {{!}} Contrairement à son concurrent CASIC, le groupe CASC n'a donné aucun détail sur ses deux nouveaux missiles balistiques M20A et M20B, variantes de M20. La version A semble être dotée d'une tête chercheuse hors radar, et la B est dédié à l'anti-navire. https://t.co/5jKOfKeTLC |trans-title={{!}} #AirshowChina 2018 {{!}} Unlike its competitor CASIC, the CASC group gave no details on its two new ballistic missiles M20A and M20B, variants of M20. Version A seems to be equipped with an off-radar seeker, and version B is dedicated to anti-ship. |language=fr |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324062556/https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/status/1061066331326271488 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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