Juche-po

North Korean self-propelled artillery gun

Juche-po
Chosŏn'gŭl
주체포
Hancha
主體炮
Revised RomanizationJuche po
McCune–ReischauerChuch'e p'o

The Juche-po (M1992) is a North Korean self-propelled artillery gun, based on a modified Ch'ŏnma-ho chassis.

History

The Juche-po is an improvement over the Tŏkch'ŏn artillery piece, which was mounted on an ATS-59 chassis. There are at least four M1991 versions of the Juche-po, each mounting a different gun; the D-30 122mm or the D-74 122 mm and a 152 mm howitzer.[1]

These artillery pieces can be identified by their six road wheels, as compared to the Tŏkch'ŏn's five, and a prominent recoil cylinder which protrudes from the turret. Another major difference is the fact that the Juche-po has a fully encased rounded turret, as opposed to the older open-topped self-propelled artillery pieces used previously. Some are fitted with 9K38 Igla.[1]

Another version is a 30 mm SPAAG SHORAD anti aircraft system.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 朝鲜的轻中型防空武器汇总 自行火炮、自行火箭炮、自行反坦克导弹发射车底盘篇 [DPRK's SPG, Self Propelled Rocket Artillery]. 知乎专栏 (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "M1992 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Armoured fighting vehicles in  North Korea
Main battle tank
  • M2020
  • Songun-915
  • Pokpung-ho (common name for Chonma-215, Chonma-216)
  • Chonma-ho (common name for Chonma-I ,II, III, IV, -98, -214)
  • T-62
  • T-54/T-55
  • Type 59
Other tanksArmored carSelf-propelled anti-aircraft weaponsSelf-propelled howitzers
  • Koksan M-1978 SPG
  • Tokchon
  • Juche-po
Tank destroyer
  • v
  • t
  • e
Tanks converted to armored vehicles
Engineering vehicles
APC
IFV
Fire support vehicles
Self-propelled artillery
SPAA
Other


Stub icon

This article about the military of North Korea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article relating to artillery is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e