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Rockets & launchers2004–present
Multiple rocket launcher
PHL-03 is a multiple rocket launcher originating in China. It was built by China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Multiple rocket launcher
China
2004–present
People's Liberation Army Ground Force Ethiopian Ground Forces Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Tanzania People's Defence Force
Tigray War
China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited
43 t
12 m (39 ft 4 in)
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
4
300 mm (12 in)
12
70–130 km (43–81 mi)
Diesel engine 500 hp (370 kW)
8×8 wheeled
650 km (400 mi)
60 km/h (37 mph)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
PHL-03 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: PHL-03. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 300mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army exact named equipment holdings of PHL-03. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): ARTILLERY / 300mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
Army exact named equipment holdings: PHL-03. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 300mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for PHL-03. Service scope: Ethiopian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Army exact named equipment holdings: PHL-03. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 300mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
People's Liberation Army Ground Force Ethiopian Ground Forces Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Tanzania People's Defence Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for PHL-03. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Ground Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 175. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Army exact named equipment holdings of PHL-03. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): ARTILLERY / 300mm. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.