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Armour[edit]

In 2024, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that North Korea had more than 3,500 main battle tanks, 560 light tanks, and 2,500 armoured personnel carriers (both tracked and wheeled) in service.[1]

Name Photo Origin Type Quantity Notes
Tanks
T-54/55[1]  Soviet Union Main battle tank 1,000[2]−1,600[3]
Type 59[1]  China Main battle tank 175[4]
T-62[1]  Soviet Union Main battle tank 800[3]
Chonma-ho[1]  North Korea Main battle tank 1,000[3]−1,400[5] Locally produced T-62.[5]
Pokpung-ho[1]  North Korea Main battle tank 100[3]−250[5] Based on the T-62, it incorporates technologies from the T-72 or T-90 tank.[3][5]
Songun-Ho[1]  North Korea Main battle tank Unknown Based on the T-62, upgraded with a 125 mm main gun, improved fire control systems, infrared sensors, and laser rangefinders.[6]
M2020  North Korea Main battle tank Unknown Based on the T-62, it externally resembles the T-14 Armata.[7][8]
PT-76  Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 560+[1]
M1985  North Korea Amphibious light tank Similiar to the PT-76, but uses the VTT-323 chassis.[9]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-80A  Russia Infantry fighting vehicle 32[1]
BTR-50  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier Unknown[1]
Type 63[1]  China Armoured personnel carrier 500[10]
VTT-323  North Korea Armoured personnel carrier Unknown[1] Based on the Type 63/YW531.[11]
BTR-40[1]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier Unknown
BTR-60[1]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 1,200 500 BTR-60PA and 700 BTR-60PB in 2011.[12]
BTR-152[1]  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier Unknown
M1992/1[1]  North Korea Armoured personnel carrier Unknown Based on the BRDM-2.[6]
M2010[1]  North Korea Armoured personnel carrier At least 10[13] 6×6 and 8×8 versions based on the BTR-60 and BTR-80.[6]
Unknown 8×8 APC  North Korea Armoured personnel carrier Unknown Two configurations: A 122 mm mobile gun system and a tank destroyer armed with five anti-tank guided missile launchers.[14]

Vehicles[edit]

Name Type In service Notes
Transportation and logistics
UAZ-469[15] Utility vehicle
Sungni 58 4×4 truck Locally produced copy of the GAZ-51.[15]
Isuzu[15] 6×6 truck
Ural-375D 6×6 truck Locally produced copies.[16]
ZIL-130[17] 4×4 truck
ZIL-131[18] 6×6 truck
Sinotruk HOWO 6×6 truck Civilian trucks converted for military use.[19]
Taebaeksan 96 Medium truck Less than 50[20] North Korean copy of the KAMAZ-58111,[14] built in cooperation with KAMAZ.[20]
ZIL-135 Transporter erector launcher FROG-7 launcher.[21]
MAZ-543 Transporter erector launcher Imported from Russia.[22]
WS51200[23] Transporter erector launcher 6[24] Heavy civilian truck converted into a TEL.[24]

Artillery[edit]

In 2024, the IISS estimated that North Korea had more than 8,600 towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, 5,500 multiple rocket launcher systems, and 7,500 mortars in service.[25]

Name Type In service Notes
Self-propelled guns
M-1992[1] 120 mm SP gun-mortar Turret mounted mortar on a VTT-323 chassis.[26]
M-1977[1] 122 mm SP howitzer D-30 mounted on a tracked chassis. Maximum range 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) or 21.9 kilometres (13.6 mi) with rocket-assisted projectiles.
M-1981[1] 122 mm SPG Maximum range 24 kilometres (15 mi).[26]
M-1985[1] 122 mm SPG A-19 mounted on a modified ATS-59 chassis. Maximum range 20.8 kilometres (12.9 mi).[26]
M-1991[1] 122 mm SPG Maximum range 24 kilometres (15 mi).[26]
M-1975[1] 130 mm SPG Maximum range 27.15 kilometres (16.87 mi).[26]
M-1981[1] 130 mm SPG
M-1991[1] 130 mm SPG Maximum range 27.15 kilometres (16.87 mi).[26]
M-1974[1] 152 mm SP howitzer Maximum range 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi).[26]
M-1977[1] 152 mm SP howitzer D-1 mounted on a Type 63 chassis. Maximum range 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi).[26]
M-2018 SP howitzer 152 mm,[1][27] or 155 mm caliber. Externally resembles the Raad-2.[28]
M-1978 Koksan[1] 170 mm SPG
M-1989[1] 170 mm SPG
Towed guns
D-30[1] 122 mm howitzer
D-74[1] 122 mm field gun
A-19[1] 122 mm field gun
M-46[1] 130 mm field gun
M-1937[1] 152 mm gun-howitzer
M-1938[1] 152 mm howitzer
M-1943[1] 152 mm howitzer
Multiple rocket launchers
Type 63[1] 107 mm towed multiple rocket launcher Locally produced under license. Over 5,000 built for domestic and export markets.[29]
VTT-323 107 mm[1] 107 mm SP multiple rocket launcher Type 63 mounted on a Type 63 APC or VTT-323 chassis.[29]
BM-11[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher 30-tube locally produced copy of the BM-21, mounted on a Ural-375D chassis.[16]
M-1977[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher North Korean copy of the BM-21 Grad.[16]
M-1985[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher 40-tube locally produced copy of the BM-21, mounted on a Isuzu 6×6 chassis.[16]
M-1992[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
M-1993[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
VTT-323 122 mm[30] 122 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
BMD-20[30] 200 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
BM-24[30] 240 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
M-1985[30] 240 mm SP multiple rocket launcher 12-tube launcher mounted on a Isuzu 6×6 chassis.[16]
M-1989[30] 240 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
M-1991[30] 240 mm SP multiple rocket launcher
M-2015 (KN-09) 300 mm SP multiple rocket launcher Undergoing trials.[30]
M-2019 (KN-25) 600 mm SP multiple rocket launcher Undergoing trials.[30]
Mortars
82-BM-37[30] 82 mm mortar
120-PM-43[30] 120 mm mortar
M1943[30] 160 mm mortar
Tactical ballistic missiles
2K6 Luna Short-range ballistic missile 24 FROG-3 and FROG-5 in service.[30]
9K52 Luna-M[30] Short-range ballistic missile
Hwasong-11D Short-range ballistic missile Undergoing trials.[30]
KN-02 Toksa Short-range ballistic missile North Korean copy of the OTR-21 Tochka.[30]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bluth, Christoph (July 2011). Crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-57488-887-4.
  • Foss, Christopher F.; Gander, Terry J., eds. (1999). Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics 1999-2000 (20th ed.). Janes Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-1912-9.
  • Foss, Christopher F., ed. (9 June 2011). Jane's Armour and Artillery 2011-2012. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2960-9.
  • Hinata-Yamaguchi, Ryo (26 April 2021). Defense Planning and Readiness of North Korea: Armed to Rule. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-38309-6.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Five: Asia". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 218–327. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298593. ISSN 0459-7222. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  • Moltz, James Clay; Mansourov, Alexandre Y., eds. (2000). The North Korean Nuclear Program: Security, Strategy, and New Perspectives from Russia. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-92369-9.
  • Petrov, Leonid (2008). "Russia's Power Politics and North Korea". International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs. 17 (2): 27–43. ISSN 1337-5482.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am IISS 2024, p. 282.
  2. ^ Foss 2011, p. 136.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bluth 2011, p. 23.
  4. ^ Foss 2011, p. 19.
  5. ^ a b c d Foss 2011, p. 83.
  6. ^ a b c Hinata-Yamaguchi 2021, p. 139.
  7. ^ Trevithick, Joseph; Rogoway, Tyler (12 October 2020). "We Take A Closer Look At North Korea's New Prototype Main Battle Tank". The War Zone. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "North Korea Hyped Its Main Battle Tank". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ Foss 2011, p. 204.
  10. ^ Foss 2011, p. 320.
  11. ^ Foss 2011, p. 363.
  12. ^ Foss 2011, p. 635.
  13. ^ Foss 2011, p. 603.
  14. ^ a b Barrie, Douglas; Dempsey, Joseph (22 October 2020). "North Korean parade equipment counters conventional wisdom". IISS. International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  15. ^ a b c Foss & Gander 1999, p. 730.
  16. ^ a b c d e Foss 2011, p. 1079.
  17. ^ O'Carroll, Chad; Pearson, James (1 August 2013). "North Korean military parade: What the cameras didn't show you | NK News". NK News - North Korea News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  18. ^ United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (2019). "Worldwide Equipment Identification Cards - North Korea" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. ^ Pearson, James (9 March 2016). "China-made truck used by North Korea in new artillery system". Reuters. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ^ a b Petrov 2008, p. 38.
  21. ^ Foss & Gander 1999, p. 437.
  22. ^ Moltz & Mansourov 2000, p. 104.
  23. ^ Barrie, Douglas; Dempsey, Joseph (12 October 2020). "What North Korea's latest missile parade tells us, and what it doesn't". IISS. International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  24. ^ a b Panda, Ankit (16 October 2017). "US Treasury Designates Chinese Firm That Transferred ICBM-Toting Heavy Trucks to North Korea". The Diplomat. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  25. ^ IISS 2024, pp. 282−283.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h Foss 2011, p. 829.
  27. ^ Dempsey, Joseph (13 September 2018). "'Missing' missiles at North Korea parade are no surprise". IISS. International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  28. ^ "The Mysterious Origins Of A New North Korean Howitzer". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  29. ^ a b Foss 2011, p. 1078.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t IISS 2024, p. 283.
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