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| Nork TV Station Shows Newest Main Battle Tank |
| 2010-08-19 |
| A North Korean TV station recently aired rare footage of the communist regime's new main battle tank (MBT), Yonhap News Agency said Tuesday. Quoting defense ministry officials in Seoul, Yonhap said the tank, named "Pokpung-ho," or The T72 is known in the trade as "targets." Does the Pokpung-ho have the 'jack in the box' turret? An intelligence official said that no photographs of the North Korean tank previously existed in public circulation, but the North's official Korean Central TV Station broadcast the footage of the tank, according to Yonhap. "We are analyzing the footage of the Pokpung-ho," the official said on condition of anonymity. He did not say exactly when the North aired the footage. The tank is believed to be equipped with either a 125mm or 115mm main gun, similar to that of the T-90 main battle tank of the Russian Army, according to the ministry officials. If Dear Leader offered his on-the-spot field guidance in the design, I'm sure these things are invincible... The number of deployed tanks is unknown, but only one North Korean tank unit is believed to possess the advanced tanks, the officials said. Pokpung-ho showed a higher performance in terms of firepower and maneuverability than the reclusive state's previous MBT, "Chonma-ho," |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #11 Artillery 101. See the box. Pop it. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-19 18:56 |
| #10 Code name, "Pop Top"! Guess we will have to only shoot it with rockets, would not want to waste a Hellfire on it. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-08-19 17:15 |
| #9 If Dear Leader offered his on-the-spot field guidance in the design, I'm sure these things are invincible... Oh I so very hope so! About Dear Leader's advice being taken of course... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2010-08-19 15:21 |
| #8 Still running around in those T-72 garbage cans? |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-08-19 12:06 |
| #7 Found this: Pokpung-ho Weight 44 (±3) tonnes Crew 4 Armor Cast Turret and Spaced Armor or Cast Turret and ERA Primary armament 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore gun (43 [±3] rounds) with possible ATGM capability (4 missiles) Secondary armament 14.5 mm KPVT heavy anti-aircraft machine gun (300 rounds), 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (1,500 rounds), possible equipment of short-range SAM or hull-mounted MANPADS (2 missiles) Engine Likely V-46-6, but may be modified with indigenous, Russian or Ukrainian technology 1,100 (±150) hp Power/weight 22.72 hp/ton (±7.22) Suspension torsion-bar Operational range 370 km Speed 50 km/h on road 30 km/h cross country 3 m/s underwater (safe speed: although it is possible for the P'okp'ung-ho to exceed this speed, it is considered dangerous to do so) Cost/1.5 million USD" Here: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53467&start=0 (press the second "spoiler" button.) No idea however of how acurate this info is. |
| Posted by: Snakes Glomonter7023 2010-08-19 08:46 |
| #6 Perfect for oppressing the populace. |
| Posted by: Fred 2010-08-19 08:45 |
| #5 I'm sure it impresses the hell out of the locals. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-08-19 05:18 |
| #4 gorb, I found the KPAjournal here: http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2010/05/05/bermudez-publishes-kpa-journal-vol-1-no4/ |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2010-08-19 03:37 |
| #3 Some funny stuff and quick, interesting analysis at tu's link. I found this there, too: http://www.nkeconwatch.com/nk-upload...vol-1-no-4.pdf It takes a while to load and process, so it's best to right-click the link and have it pop up in a new window or tab. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-19 03:04 |
| #2 Hell, I found pictures of it. On a game site from July. Maybe I could get a job with the CIA and just do Google searches all day. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-08-19 01:02 |
| #1 The number of deployed tanks is unknown We have a picture of one, and figure for every one on the field there are four in the shop waiting for parts. We know the Nork's penchant for exaggeration. Let's see, considering the lower three-sigma limit on the gaussian of their typical exaggeration, factoring in political maneuverings and hysteria at home, carry the one, take the RMS, that suggests it is probably more like: Actual number of tanks = 2.5 + 100,000i |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-19 00:55 |