PHL-11

PHL-11
Type	Self-propelled rocket launcher Rocket artillery
Place of origin	China
Production history
Manufacturer	Norinco
Produced	2013 – present
Specifications
Mass	20 tons^[1]
Crew	3

Caliber	122 mm (4.8 in) (missiles)
Barrels	40
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	40 missiles in 30 seconds
Effective firing range	20 - 40 km
Maximum firing range	50 km (extended range ammunition)^[1]

Main armament	122 mm rockets
Engine	Weichai WD615-77A diesel 206kW

Development

The PHL-11 is derived from the SR-4 multiple rocket launcher designed for export which was, in turn, developed from the PHL-81 multiple rocket launcher. It was adopted by the People's Liberation Army under the PHL-11 designation.

The PHZ-11 shares similar armaments with the PHL-11, but with a tracked chassis.^[2]

Design

Each PHL-11 is equipped with 40 122 mm rockets mounted on a swivel mount with 2 pods of 20 rockets each.^[3] The SR-5 export version is fitted with 2 modular rocket pods able to carry either 20 122 mm or 6 220 mm rockets in each pod.

Each SR-4 launcher vehicle is usually paired with a reloading vehicle based on a Shaanxi 8x8 military truck fitted with a crane. It carries pods of rocket reloads and reloads the launcher vehicles. As such, reloading time has been cut from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.^[4]

The vehicle is equipped with a fire control computer and CBRN protection for the crew.^[3]^[4]

The PHL-11 can also fire 122mm DTI-2 rockets manufactured by Thailand's Defense Technology Institute.^[3]

Chassis

The vehicle used is a 6x6 Shaanxi SX2190KA. The vehicle is equipped with a 206KW Weichai WD615-77A straight-six diesel engine paired with 9 speed manual transmission. The vehicle can reach a speed of 80 km/h and has off-road capability. Another variant features armor plates on windows, including fold up plates on side windows and blind curtain armor on the frontal windscreen.^[1]

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Variants

PHL-11: Base variant using 6x6 Shaanxi SX2190KA truck chassis

PHZ-11: Based on tracked vehicle chassis similar to PLZ-05 and PGZ-09.^[1]

SR-4: Export version of PHL-11 using 6x6 Shaanxi SX2190KA truck chassis

SR-5: Export version with 2 modular rocket pods using 6x6 Taian TA5310 truck chassis.^[4] Each pod is able to carry either 20 x 122 mm, 6 x 220 mm rockets, 1 x 610 mm King Dragon 300 ballistic missile, 1 x C-705 anti-ship missile, or various loitering munitions and drones.^[5]

The SR-5 is a fully computerized and digitized system. It reduces operational costs by allowing multiple types of ammunition to be adapted to a single chassis using the same fire control and support systems.^[6]

SR-7: The SR-7 is a lightweight, scaled-down variant, with either one pod of twenty 122 mm rockets or six 220 mm rockets.^[7] The maximum range is 50 km for the 122 mm rocket and 70 km for the 220 mm rocket. First unveiled in IDEX 2017 mounted on a 6x6 assault vehicle (presumably Dongfeng Mengshi).^[8]

PHL-20: Designation of SR-7 in PLAGF service.^[9]

PHL-21: Truck chassis based on the FAW MV3 series of tactical trucks, specifically the 4x4 CTM-133 variant, similar to the ones used on PCL-161 lightweight howitzer.^[10] It uses the same scaled down one pod of twenty 122 mm rockets as the SR-7. It has been observed in PLA service.^[11]^[12]