North Korea has started supplying Koksan artillery systems to Russia
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:00 +0200
North Korea supplies Koksan artillery systems to RussiaA photo of the transportation of at least one M1989 Koksan type selfpropelled artillery installation of the DPRK, which is most likely already taking place on the territory of Russia, appeared on social networks.
The picture alone does not allow us to judge at this time the scale of the possible transfer of such selfpropelled guns to the Russian troops.
Although the approximate number of M1989 Koksan available to the North Korean regime is not known.
However, in midOctober, the Russian military announced that it had begun mastering North Korean selfpropelled guns of an unnamed type at the base of the Higher Artillery Command School VAKU in Saratov.That is, with a certain probability, the military of the Russian Federation could by this time have already passed the stage of initial familiarization with the artillery of their colleagues in the DPRK, and therefore may be quite close to being ready to use such weapons in practice.Characteristics of Koksan selfpropelled gunsKoksan ACS has the following characteristicsthe firing range is up to 40 km if a standard projectile is used, up to 60 km if an activereactive projectile is used,rate of fire 2 shots per 5 minutes,caliber 170 mm nonstandard as for the Russian army.This range significantly exceeds the capabilities of all Russian barrel artillery, which can be compared only with the Soviet 203mm 2C7 Pion cannon with activereactive projectiles.
M1989 Koksan is the conventional name of the North Korean 40ton selfpropelled artillery system, which was first seen at a parade in the city of Koksan in 1989.
It is a development of the M1978 installation, which was developed back in the 1970s.
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