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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

DPRK M-1978 Koksan gun:

Range estimated at "40,000 m" to "over 50km"
24 miles / 40 km = extended range full-bore hollow-base (ERFBHB)
30 miles / 50 km = extended range full-bore base-bleed (ERFBBB)
35 miles / 60 km = rocket assisted projectile (RAP)

[unqualified reports of up to 70km range are implausible]
Ammunition

* high-explosive
* submunition projectiles
* biological or chemical

Max Rate of Fire 1-2 rds per 5 min (estimate)
Max Speed 40 km/hr approx
Road Range 300 km approx



http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/m-1978-170.htm


77 posted on 10/17/2006 7:30:33 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989
TANKS,,That is something I could not find,I searched,
North Korea Artillery to get the stuff on that post I made.
I wonder just how many 130mm's they have and 230mm
Katyushas armed with GOD Knows what.
NK has been diggin' since 1953 for this show...
81 posted on 10/17/2006 7:42:08 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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