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DF-4: History, Overview & Operators

The Dongfeng 4 (Chinese: 东风-4; pinyin: Dōng Fēng Sì; lit. 'East Wind 4') or DF-4 (also known as the CSS-3) is a first-generation two-stage liquid-fuelled Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile. It was estimated to be deployed in limited numbers in underground silos beginning in the late 1970s and retired around 2023, deploying around 10 to 15…

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DF-4 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Overview and Operators as prominent areas in the source structure around DF-4.

Related topics
27
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
30
Extracted relationships
34
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
30

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 20 topics
History · 5 topics
Operators · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
?
Accuracy
1.5 km
Blast yield
3.3 Mt
Diameter
2.25 m
Engine
Liquid fueled
Guidance system
Astro-inertial guidance

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Operators

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How DF-4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around DF-4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, DF-4 → Capital Astronautics Co, Capital Machine Shop, Deployment, DF-4s, Factory, Guam, In, Initial Operational Capability, Ren Xinmin, The, Tu Shou'e, US Another extracted example is DF-4 → AstronautixDongFeng, CS1, CSS-3, Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, Missile Threat, SinoDefence. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

DF-4

Top relations

related to history · 12
DF-4 → Capital Astronautics Co, Capital Machine Shop, Deployment, DF-4s, Factory, Guam, In, Initial Operational Capability, Ren Xinmin, The, Tu Shou'e, US
related to External links · 6
DF-4 → AstronautixDongFeng, CS1, CSS-3, Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, Missile Threat, SinoDefence
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
DF-4 → ?
Accuracy · 1
DF-4 → 1.5 km
Blast yield · 1
DF-4 → 3.3 Mt
Diameter · 1
DF-4 → 2.25 m
Engine · 1
DF-4 → Liquid fueled
Guidance system · 1
DF-4 → Astro-inertial guidance
In service · 1
DF-4 → 1975/1976–2023
Length · 1
DF-4 → 28.05 m

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

missile warhead range nuclear capital yield kg 500 estimated km chinese rocket system ballistic us 1975 2023 diameter 25 length

DF-4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 34 structured relationships around DF-4. Examples in this analysis include DF-4 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → ? and DF-4 → Accuracy → 1.5 km. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DF-4.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed?1.00infobox
DF-4Accuracy1.5 km1.00infobox
DF-4Blast yield3.3 Mt1.00infobox
DF-4Diameter2.25 m1.00infobox
DF-4EngineLiquid fueled1.00infobox
DF-4Guidance systemAstro-inertial guidance1.00infobox
DF-4In service1975/1976–20231.00infobox
DF-4Length28.05 m1.00infobox
DF-4ManufacturerFactory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.)1.00infobox
DF-4Mass82,000 kg1.00infobox
DF-4Operational range5,500 km1.00infobox
DF-4Place of originPeople's Republic of China1.00infobox
DF-4TypeICBM1.00infobox
DF-4Unit cost?1.00infobox
DF-4Used byPLA Rocket Force1.00infobox
DF-4WarheadOne, or three (DF-4A)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around DF-4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Ballistic, Css-3 and Dongfeng. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • DF-4
    • Ballistic
    • Css-3
    • Dongfeng
    • Kg
    • Km
    • Missile
    • Nuclear
    • Range
    • Warhead
    • Also
    • Diameter
    • Guam
  • df-4
    • Ballistic
    • Css-3
    • Dongfeng
    • Kg
    • Km
    • Missile
    • Nuclear
    • Range
    • Warhead
    • Also
    • Diameter
    • Guam
  • intercontinental ballistic missile
    • Css-3
    • Dongfeng
    • Df-4
    • Missile
    • Chinese
    • Guam
    • Guidance
    • Known
    • System
    • Us
    • Km
    • One
  • chinese
    • Also
    • Css-3
    • Dongfeng
    • Guam
    • Known
    • Ballistic
    • Capital
    • Missile
    • Us
    • Df-4
  • nuclear warhead
    • Warhead
    • Yield
    • Kg
    • Km
    • Range
    • Diameter
    • Estimated
    • Length
    • One
  • people's liberation army rocket force
    • China
    • Force
    • People's
    • Rocket
    • Astronautics
    • Co
    • Factory
    • Place
    • Service
  • china
    • Force
    • People's
    • Rocket
    • Astronautics
    • Co
    • Factory
    • Place
    • Service
  • guam
    • Guidance
    • Km
    • Missile
    • System
    • Us

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For DF-4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects DF-4 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DF-4 — Overview · splits 10 ⟂ 21
DF-4 — History · splits 25 ⟂ 6
DF-4 — Operators · splits 28 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

DF-4

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples34
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around DF-4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Overview & Operators, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — DF-4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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