Ch'ŏnma-ho
| Ch'ŏnma-ho | |
|---|---|
Elevation of a Ch'onma-ho |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4th |
| length | 6.63 m |
| width | 3.52 m |
| height | 2.4 m |
| Dimensions | 40 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | Reactive armor , cast steel and spaced armor |
| Main armament | 1 × 115 mm 2A20 - smoothbore gun or 1 × 125 mm 2A46 -Glattrohrkanone |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 14.5 mm MG KPW and one 7.62 mm MG ( coaxial ) |
| agility | |
| drive | Diesel engine 750 PS (552 kW ) |
| suspension | Torsion bar |
| Top speed | 50 km / h |
| Power / weight | 14 kW / t (18.75 PS / t) |
| Range | 450 km |
The Ch'ŏnma-ho , also Chonma-ho ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 천마 호; Hanja : 天馬 號) is a North Korean main battle tank . The original Ch'ŏnma-ho is based on the Soviet T-62 , with at least five different versions of the tank in service. Since its inception, the Ch'ŏnma-ho has received various combat value increases . There is little publicly available information about the tank, and its last appearance was at the Parade for the 65th anniversary of the Labor Party of Korea in Pyongyang on October 10, 2010.
Development history
After the Korean War , the fighting lasted until 1953, North Korea urgently needed more modern equipment. Before the armed conflict began, the country had received 379 T-34s from the Soviet Union. While not much is known about the North Korean military after the war, it is believed that the country possesses many different types of tanks. These include Type 59 , Type 62 , T-54 and the T-62 , on which the Ch'ŏnma-ho is based, and possibly T-72 .
Mission profile
The Ch'ŏnma-ho was assigned to the main North Korean armored divisions and would lead an attempt to break through the South Korean lines of defense. Other tanks play a subordinate role or are distributed among the four mechanized divisions.
The Ch'ŏnma-ho is a result of the Chuch'e ideology or independence, which also includes many self-made armored artillery pieces. North Korea adopted the Soviet concept of combined arms combat , and the country's very large tank fleet underscores this. The Ch'ŏnma-ho can also be seen as an attempt to reduce the technical deficit compared to South Korea with the K1A1 and the American M1 Abrams .
User states
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Iran - 150 ordered by North Korea in 1981 and shipped between 1982 and 1985. -
North Korea - 470 units were produced between 1980 and 1989. Around 1000 Ch' 1000nma-ho are now in use alongside around 800 T-62s.
literature
- Joseph S. Bermudez Jr .: The Armed Forces of North Korea . IB Tauris, 2001, ISBN 1-86064-486-4 .
- James M. Warford: The Ch'onma-ho Main Battle Tank: A Look at the Present and Future of North Korea's' Flying Horse, . In: US Army Armor Center (ed.): Armor . tape CXIV , no. 5 , 2005, ISSN 0004-2420 , p. 46-48 ( [1] [PDF]).
Web links
- Adam Geibel: Armor. www.strategypage.com, July 8, 2002, accessed February 7, 2019 .
- Т-62. morozov.com.ua, accessed February 7, 2019 (Ukrainian).