OVERVIEW: The 300mm BRE2 is an unguided high-explosive (HE) artillery rocket designed for use with the PHL-03 multiple launch rocket system. It is intended for long-range area bombardment against enemy personnel, fortifications, and light infrastructure.

DETAILS: The BRE2 is part of China’s 300mm artillery rocket series developed to be fired from the 12-tube PHL-03 launcher, a system modeled after the Russian BM-30 Smerch. It uses a solid-propellant rocket motor and stabilizing fins to achieve effective ranges up to 130 km. The rocket is designed for saturation fire missions and carries a high-explosive fragmentation warhead, typically weighing over 100 kg. Warhead detonation is triggered by point-detonating or proximity fuzes depending on the target type and mission requirement.

The BRE2 variant distinguishes itself from other 300mm-class Chinese rockets by employing a unitary HE warhead rather than submunitions. This configuration allows for deeper penetration into hardened structures and produces powerful blast and fragmentation effects on impact. It is suited for use against command centers, depots, troop concentrations, and fortifications.

Rockets are launched from the PHL-03 using onboard automated fire control systems, with coordinates loaded digitally prior to launch. The system is capable of ripple or salvo fire, delivering multiple rockets over a target area in seconds. The BRE2 is typically employed during preparatory fire missions or as part of deep strike operations behind enemy lines.

NOTE:
IOC: 2000s
Operators: China, UAE, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Morocco, Jordan
Platforms: PHL-03
Conflict used in: Not publicly confirmed

SOURCE:
U.S. Air Force Armament Museum: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil ; Jane’s Weapons: Air-Launched ; Department of Defense: https://www.defense.gov, Historical Munition Fact Sheets ; Federation of American Scientists (FAS): https://fas.org ; U.S. Navy Weapon Systems Explosive Ordnance Disposal publication: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/What-We-Do/Undersea-Warfare-Systems/Weapon-Systems/