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Armour
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 wheeled armoured personnel carriers in service.[1]
Name | Photo | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | |
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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 plethora of modern systems.[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] |
Bibliography
- Bluth, Christoph (July 2011). Crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-57488-887-4.
- 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.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q IISS 2024, p. 282.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 136.
- ^ a b c d e Bluth 2011, p. 23.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 19.
- ^ a b c d Foss 2011, p. 83.
- ^ a b c Hinata-Yamaguchi 2021, p. 139.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Korea Hyped Its Main Battle Tank". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 204.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 320.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 363.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 635.
- ^ Foss 2011, p. 603.