By Joost Oliemans and Stijn Mitzer
Click on the equipment to get a picture of them in North Korean service.
Tanks
Upgraded T-34/76 Obr. 1942
Upgraded T-34/76 Obr. 1943
T-34/85 Obr. 1944 (Still believed to be in use)
T-34/85 Obr. 1945 (Still believed to be in use)
T-54-2
T-54-3
T-55 Four configurations: (2) (3) (4, with slat armour)
PT-76B [1967]
Type 59 Three configurations: (2) (3) (Can be armed with MANPADS)
Type 62
Type 63 Two configurations: (2)
Sinhŭng ''M-1985/PT-85/Type 82 or Type 85'' [1981] Two configurations: (2)
Ch'ŏnma "Chonma-ho I and II" [1976] (Can be armed with MANPADS and LRFs Two configurations: (2))
Unknown Ch'ŏnma (1) with turret extension
Unknown Ch'ŏnma (2) "Chonma-ho III or IV/M-1992" Two configurations: (2)
Unknown Ch'ŏnma (3) "Chonma-ho IV or V"
Ch'ŏnma-92 "Chonma-ho V" [1992]
Ch'ŏnma-98 "Chonma-ho V" [2000]
Ch'ŏnma-214 [2001]
Ch'ŏnma-215 "Pokpung-ho I" [2003]
Ch'ŏnma-216 ''Chonma-ho VI/Pokpung-ho I or IV/M-2002'' [2004] (Can be armed with MANPADS and ATGMs)
Sŏn'gun-915 ''Pokpung-ho II, III or IV/Songun-ho/M-2002'' [2009] (Can be armed with ERA, MANPADS, ERA, ATGMs and MANPADS)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BMP-1 ''Korshun'' (Not yet seen)
BTR-80A
Armoured Personnel Carriers
BTR-152 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
BTR-40 (Still believed to be in use)
BTR-50 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
BTR-60P (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
BTR-60PB
69 "66" [1969] (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
''M-1992'
YW531A ''Type 63 or K-63''
323
323 "VTT-323/M-1973/Type 73/VET" [1973] (Can be armed with MANPADS), two configurations: (2)
107mm Type 63 on a 323 Two configurations: (2)
323 with 122mm MRL
''M-2010'' (Can be armed with MANPADS)
Chunma-D "M-2010" [2009] (Can be armed with MANPADS)
Reconnaissance Vehicles
BTR-40Kh
''M-2010'' (Can be armed with MANPADS)
Military Engineering Vehicles
Command Vehicles
BTR-60PU-12
323 Command vehicle Two configurations: (2)
Amphibious Transports
GAZ-46
K-61
Indigenous amphibious transport (1)
Indigenous amphibious transport (2)
Indigenous amphibious transport (3)
Heavy Mortars
Self-Propelled Mortars
82mm 323 "M-1985" [1976] (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
120mm "M-1992" [1978]
140mm [1981] (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Unknown self-propelled mortar
Tank Destroyers
SU-100 (Still believed to be in use)
Tŏkch'ŏn based 100mm anti-tank gun [1972] (Can be armed with MANPADS)
323 Based 100mm anti-tank gun [1972]
323 Based 103mm anti-tank gun [1974] Two configurations: (2)
323 Based Unknown anti-tank gun
Unknown tank destroyer (1)
Unknown tank destroyer (2)
Unknown tank destroyer (3)
323 "M-1992" Susong-Po/Malyutka
Towed Artillery
57mm (ZiS-2) anti-tank gun M-1943 (Not yet seen)
76mm (ZiS-3) anti-tank gun M-1942
85mm (D-44) anti-tank gun
100mm (BS-3) field gun M-1944
122mm (M-30) howitzer M-1938
122mm (D-74 based) indigenous field gun
122mm (D-30) howitzer 2A18 (Not yet seen in original configuration)
122mm (D-30 based) indigenous field gun
130mm (M-46) field gun M-1954
130mm (SM-4-1) coastal defense gun Two configurations: (2)
152mm (D-1) howitzer M-1943
152mm (ML-20) howitzer-gun M-1937
152mm (D-20 based) indigenous howitzer-gun
(D-20 based) indigenous anti-tank gun
Self-Propelled Artillery
122mm (D-30) 323 ''M-1977'' [1976]
122mm (D-30) 323 "M-1985" (Can be armed with MANPADS)
122mm (Indigenous D-74) Tŏkch'ŏn "M-1981" [1978] (Can be armed with MANPADS)
122mm (Indigenous D-74) Chuch'ep'o "M-1991"
Unknown 122mm self-propelled howitzer
Unknown Chuch'ep'o ''M-1991''
130mm (Indigenous M-46) on an unknown chassis
130mm (Indigenous M-46) Tŏkch'ŏn "M-1975 or M-1981" Two configurations: (2)
130mm "M-1991 or M-1992"
130mm (SM-4-1) Tŏkch'ŏn "M-1991 or M-1992" [1974] (With windowpanes), (Can be armed with MANPADS)
152mm (D-20) on an unknown chassis
152mm (Indigenous D-20) Tŏkch'ŏn "M-1974 or M-1977" [1972] (With windowpanes)
152mm (Indigenous D-20) Tŏkch'ŏn "M-1985 or M-1991"
170mm Chuch'ep'o "M-1978 Koksan" [1973] Two configurations: (2)
Unknown Chuch'ep'o "Koksan" Three configurations: (2) (3)
170mm Chuch'ep'o "M-1989 Koksan" [1983] Three configurations: (2) (3)
370mm recoilless gun [1984]
Multiple Rocket Launchers
107mm Type 63
107mm Type 63 on a Sungri-61NA (Can be armed with MANPADS)
107mm MRL on a ''M-1992'' APC
122mm BM-11 tractor towed MRL Two configurations: (2)
122mm BM-11 [1973] Two configurations: (2)
122mm "M-1985"
122mm "M-1977" [1977]
122mm MRL on a ZiS-151
122mm ''M-1993'' [1990]
122mm Unknown 40 barreled MRL (1)
122mm Unknown 40 barreled MRL (2)
132mm BM-13 tractor towed MRL
200mm BMD-20 tractor towed MRL
200mm BMD-20 [1968]
240mm BM-24
240mm ''M-1985'' [1984] Three configurations: (2) (3)
240mm ''M-1989'' [1985]
240mm ''M-1991'' [1990] Four configurations: (2) (3) (4)
240mm 18 barreled MRL [1984] (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns
12.7mm DShK
14.5mm ZPU-2
14.5mm ZPU-4
14.5mm Automated ZPU-4
Indigenous 14.5mm gatling cannon (1)
Indigenous 14.5mm gatling cannon (2)
30mm Gatling cannon ''M-1990'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
30mm Gatling cannon ''M-1991'' [1991] (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
37mm M-1939 (61-K)
37mm Type 65
57mm AZP S-60
57mm S-68A on S-60 mount
85mm KS-12 M-1939 (52-K)
100mm KS-19
130mm KS-30
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns (SPAAGs)
ZSU-23-4 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
ZPU-4 on a ZiL-130
ZPU-4 on an SR 131 Carpati
ZPU-4 on a 323
14.5mm ''M-1983''
14.5mm ''M-1984'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
30mm ''M-1989''
30mm ''M-1994'' (No photo publicly available)
37mm ''M-1978'' (Can be armed with MANPADS)
57mm ''M-1985''
Self-Propelled SAM Systems
Pŏn'gae-3/9K35 Strela-10
Mobile and upgraded S-75 on a MAZ-630308-224
Mobile S-125 on a KrAZ-255B
Mobile S-125 on a MAZ-630308-224
MANPADS launch platform on a ''M-1992''
MANPADS launch platform on a 323
Pŏn'gae-5 ''KN-06''
Pŏn'gae-6
Static SAM Systems
Pŏn'gae-1/S-75 Dvina "SA-2"
Pŏn'gae-2/S-125 Pechora quadruple launcher "SA-3"
Pŏn'gae-4/S-200 Angara "SA-5"
Coastal Defence Missile Systems
HY-2
Indigenous HY-2 variants Five launcher configurations: (2) (3) (4) (5)
Unknown coastal defence system
Artillery Rockets
Ballistic Missiles
KN-02
Hwasŏng-5 "Scud-B"
Hwasŏng-6 "Scud-C/Scud-PIP"
Hwasŏng-7 "Scud-D"
Nodong-A ''Nodong-1/Scud-E''
Nodong-B/BM-25 "Musudan"
Hwasŏng-13/Nodong-C/KN-08
Paektusan-1 ''Taepodong-1''
Paektusan-2 ''Taepodong-2''
Unknown ballistic missile
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Tupolev DR-3 / M-141 Reys (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Shmel-1 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Unknown UCAV (Can also be carried on a trailer)
Radars
P-8 ''Knife Rest A''
P-10 ''Knife Rest B''
P-12 ''Spoon Rest A'' (For the S-75)
P-14 ''Tall King'' (Satellite imagery available)
P-18 ''Spoon Rest D'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
P-20 ''Bar Lock'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
P-35 ''Bar Lock''
P-37 ''Bar Lock'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
P-80/5N87 ''Back Net'' (Satellite imagery available)
5N62 ''Square Pair'' (For the S-200)
Indigenous 30N6 ''Flap Lid'' (For Pŏn'gae-5 and Pŏn'gae-6)
ST-68U/36D6 ''Tin Shield'' (Satellite imagery available)
SNR-75 ''Fan Song'' (Satellite imagery available) (For the S-75)
SNR-125 ''Low Blow'' (For the S-125)
PRV-11 ''Side Net'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
PRV-13 ''Odd Pair'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
PRV-17 ''Odd Pair'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
SNAR-2 on an ATS-59
SON-4
SON-9A "Fire Can" (For 57mm and 100mm AAA)
MR-104 ''Drum Tilt'' Two configurations: (2) (For automated ZPU-4)
YLC-8 (For the S-75)
JY-8 "Wall Rust" (Satellite imagery available)
DRL-7 antenna for RSP-7 radar
Unknown radar system (1)
Unknown radar system (2)
Unknown radar system (3)
Unknown radar system (4)
Unknown radar system (5)
Unknown radar system (6)
Trucks
ZiL-130 (Can be armed with MANPADS and RPO-A Shmels)
ZiL-131 Four configurations: (2) (3) (4) (Can be armed with MANPADS)
ZiL-135
ZiL-157
ZiS-151
KraZ 255B Two configurations: (2)
KrAZ-260
Ural-375D
Ural-4320
MAZ-543
Elongated MAZ-543
Modified MAZ-547
AT-S
FAW Jiefang CA-30
FAW Jiefang СА1091К2Е2
Hongyan-Steyr 1st series
Dongfeng EQ2012
Hongyan CQ260
Shaanqi SX2150
WS51200
MAZ-630308-224 Three configurations: (2) (3)
Indigenous Tatra 813 variant Three configurations: (2) (3)
Indigenous ROMAN variant
SR 131 Carpati
Isuzu HTW 11
Chaju-64
Chollima
Kaengsaeng 68
Sungri-58
Sungri-58KA
Sungri-61
Sungri-61NA
Sungri-64
Sungri No.2 Two configurations: (2)
Taebaeksan 70 Two configurations: (2)
Taebaeksan 96 Two configurations: (2)
Unknown truck
Jeeps
GAZ-69
UAZ-469 Three configurations: (2) (3) (Can be armed with ATGMs)
BAW BJ2020SJ
BAW BJ2024CJB2
Mercedez-Benz 230GE
Kaengsaeng 68KA
Kaengsaeng 68NA
Kaengsaeng 85
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