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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 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 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]

Vehicles

Name Type In service Notes
Transportation and logistics
UAZ-469[14] Utility vehicle
Sungni 58 4×4 Truck Locally produced copy of the GAZ-51.[14]
Isuzu[14] 6×6 Truck
ZIL-131[15] 6×6 truck
ZIL-135 Transporter erector launcher FROG-7 launcher.[16]
MAZ-543 Transporter erector launcher Imported from Russia.[17]
WS51200[18] Transporter erector launcher 6[19] Heavy civilian truck converted into a TEL.[19]

Artillery

Name Type In service Notes
Self-propelled guns
M1992[1] 120 mm SP gun-mortar Turret mounted mortar on a VTT-323 chassis.[20]
M1977[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.
M1981[1] 122 mm SPG Maximum range 24 kilometres (15 mi).[20]
M1985[1] 122 mm SPG A-19 mounted on a modified ATS-59 chassis. Maximum range 20.8 kilometres (12.9 mi).[20]
M1991[1] 122 mm SPG Maximum range 24 kilometres (15 mi).[20]
M1975[1] 130 mm SPG Maximum range 27.15 kilometres (16.87 mi).[20]
M1981[1] 130 mm SPG
M1991[1] 130 mm SPG Maximum range 27.15 kilometres (16.87 mi).[20]
M1974[1] 152 mm SP howitzer Maximum range 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi).[20]
M1977[1] 152 mm SP howitzer D-1 mounted on a Type 63 chassis. Maximum range 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi).[20]
M2018 SP howitzer 152 mm,[1][21] or 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. Externally resembles the Raad-2.[22]

Bibliography

  • 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.

References

  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 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 c Foss & Gander 1999, p. 730.
  15. ^ United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (2019). "Worldwide Equipment Identification Cards - North Korea" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  16. ^ Foss & Gander 1999, p. 437.
  17. ^ Moltz & Mansourov 2000, p. 104.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h Foss 2011, p. 829.
  21. ^ Dempsey, Joseph (13 September 2018). "'Missing' missiles at North Korea parade are no surprise". IISS. International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  22. ^ "The Mysterious Origins Of A New North Korean Howitzer". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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