North Korean multiple rocket launcher found in Ukraine
It seems they are passing on old artillery shells and starting to develop better types.
Zoom image North Korean missile remnants discovered in Ukraine [사진 = 로이터 연합뉴스]
It was discovered that North Korea had supplied Russia with old weapons produced in the 1970s.
On the 12th, the National Intelligence Service announced that it was conducting a detailed analysis as there was evidence that a North Korean 122mm multiple rocket launcher from the 1970s was included among the weapons used by Russia in its attack on Ukraine.
Last year, a photo of an artillery shell taken by a Ukrainian photographer on the battlefield and released had Korean characters such as ‘Bang-122’ and ‘Page’ written on it. Experts analyzed that this shell was a rocket shell for a North Korean 122mm multiple rocket launcher (North Korea’s expression for a multiple rocket launcher).
The 122mm multiple rocket launcher shells with Korean markings found in Ukraine are reported to be stamped with the number ’77’, suggesting a 1977 production date.
Last year, our military authorities estimated that North Korea supplied Russia with large quantities of 122mm and 152mm artillery shells. The National Intelligence Service said, “We continuously track all aspects of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, including trends in North Korea’s missile exports to Russia.”
North Korea appears to be accelerating the development of improved artillery shells instead of handing over old stock artillery shells to Russia. The Chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission, Kim Jong-un, inspected a multiple rocket launcher factory in August last year, and on the 11th, observed a test firing of a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher with a guidance function.
In addition, intelligence authorities believe that North Korea is acquiring components such as semiconductors from foreign companies to improve its weapons and are investigating trends. British arms watchdog Conflict Arms Research (CAR) recently reported that ‘hundreds’ of American and European parts were found in the wreckage of North Korean ballistic missiles found in Ukraine. CAR analyzed that North Korea receives weapons parts through the help of intermediaries in China and elsewhere, avoiding the surveillance network of sanctions against North Korea.
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