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> missiles filled with water Do they mean it figuratively or literally?
by xeonmc 3y ago
> missiles filled with water
Do they mean it figuratively or literally?
- meepmorp 3y agoThe article says water instead of fuel, so presumably they mean literally. Many of the Long March rockets are liquid fueled (wholly or in part), so it's possible I guess.
- moomin 3y agoThe claim is literal: that they supplied water instead of rocket fuel.
- ianburrell 3y agoThe Chinese DF-5 ICBM and DF-4 IRBM are filled with liquid hypergolic fuel. Newer missiles are solid fueled. I'm sort of surprised that the old liquid ones haven't been retired. I thought the silos where lids don't work are more interesting since China has building lots of silos for newer ICBMs.