A summer suit consists of a jacket and trousers. It is part of the all-season basic uniform kit (VKBO). Suit made of Mirage fabric (PE-65%, cotton-35%), with increased content cotton - hygienic and comfortable for daily wear. Straight-cut jacket. The collar is a stand-up collar, the volume is regulated by a patch on a textile fastener. The central fastener has a detachable zipper closed with a flap with textile fasteners. Two chest patch pockets with flaps and textile fasteners. Back with two vertical folds for freedom of movement in the shoulder blade area. Single-seam sleeves. At the top of the sleeves there are patch volume pockets with flaps with textile fasteners. In the elbow area there are reinforcement pads with an entrance for protectors with textile fasteners. At the bottom of the sleeve there is a patch pocket for pens. At the bottom of the sleeves there are cuffs with textile fasteners to adjust the volume. Straight cut trousers. The belt is solid with seven belt loops. The volume of the belt is adjusted with a cord with tips. Button closure. Two side welt pockets. Along the side seams there are two large patch pockets with three folds for volume. The upper part of the pockets is tightened with an elastic cord with a lock. The entrances to the pockets, designed obliquely to resemble the hand, are closed with flaps with textile fasteners. In the knee area there are reinforcement pads with an input for protectors with textile fasteners. At the bottom of the trousers there are patch pockets with flaps with textile fasteners. The volume at the bottom of the trousers is adjustable with tape. The back halves of the trousers have two welt pockets with flaps and a hidden button closure. Reinforcement pad in the seat area
Fabric: "Panacea" Composition: 67% polyester, 33% viscose 155 g/m2 The suit consists of a jacket jacket View all products from the category Jackets and trousers Straight-cut jacket: -turn-down collar; -the central button closure is covered with a windproof flap; -2 patch pockets with flaps on the chest; -2 patch pockets with flaps on the sleeves with Velcro; -reinforcers on the elbows are made of the main fabric; Straight-fit trousers - central button fastening; -six belt loops on the waistband; -2 side welt pockets on the sides, 2 side patch pockets and 2 patch pockets with flaps at the back; -reinforcers on the knees made of the main fabric.
Semi-fitting dress in dark blue with a V-neck, decorated with a red silk scarf (included in the set). Fabric - gabardine. According to the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 575, chevrons are sewn onto the sleeves of the dress at a distance of 8 cm from the edge of the shoulder. A chevron is sewn onto the left sleeve indicating membership in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and on the right sleeve there is a chevron designating the service of a police/justice officer. You can add Velcro to the chevrons. The scarf is worn with the dress in a triangle folded into a scarf, the narrow ends are tied together and tucked into the back under the collar. The wide side is tucked inside under the neckline of the dress. It is allowed to wear a summer dress without a scarf in office premises. The length of the dress along the bottom edge should be at knee level. Police/Justice dress with short sleeve is part of the new police uniform Example of material drawing:
Jacket: - loose fit; - central side fastener, wind flap, buttons; - yoke made of finishing fabric; -2 welt slanted pockets with a flap, with buttons at the bottom of the front; - 1 patch slanted pocket on the sleeves; - reinforcing shaped pads in the elbow area; - bottom of sleeves with elastic; - double hood, with a visor, has a drawstring for volume adjustment; - adjustment at the waist using drawstrings; Trousers: - loose fit; -2 side vertical pockets; - in the knee area, on the back halves of the trousers along the seat seam - reinforcing linings; -2 side patch pockets with flap; -2 rear patch pockets with buttons; - the cut of the parts in the knee area prevents them from stretching; - the back halves under the knee are assembled with an elastic band; - elastic waistband; - bottom with elastic; - fastened braces (suspenders); - belt loops; wearing - both in boots and outside. material: tent fabric; composition: 100% cotton; density: 270 gr.; Overlays: ripstop, oxford; cuffs: yes; rubber seals: yes; jacket/pants pockets: yes/yes; additionally: lightweight summer option; high strength of fabric and seams; How to wash a Gorka suit.
Suit for the RF Armed Forces Jacket: Worn untucked False shoulder straps can be used With buttons Reinforcing pads on the elbows Cuffs with a padded (fabric insert) on the sleeve to protect against dust and dirt Pockets: 2 pockets on the chest and 2 at the bottom of the jacket 2 internal pockets and 2 on the sleeves Trousers : The arrows are stitched Belt loops for a wide waist belt Reinforcing pads on the knees Bottom of the trousers is adjustable in size using a cord Bottom of the trousers with a height-adjustable strap that prevents them from creeping up 2 side pockets Product material: "Rip-stop": 53% cotton ; 47% polyester Product weight (jacket): 50/182 size -713 g 54/170 size -694 g 56-58/182 size -736 g Product weight (pants): 50/182 size -528 g 54/170 solution -505 g 56-58/182 solution -557 g Attention! The suit is made according to army specifications. The size of the suit assumes a “tight” fit
Semi-fitting dress in dark blue with a V-neck, decorated with a red silk scarf (included in the set). Fabric - gabardine. According to the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 575, chevrons are sewn onto the sleeves of the dress at a distance of 8 cm from the edge of the shoulder. A chevron is sewn onto the left sleeve indicating membership in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and on the right sleeve there is a chevron designating the service of a police/justice officer. You can add Velcro to the chevrons. The scarf is worn with the dress in a triangle folded into a scarf, the narrow ends are tied together and tucked into the back under the collar. The wide side is tucked inside under the neckline of the dress. It is allowed to wear a summer dress without a scarf in office premises. The length of the dress along the bottom edge should be at knee level. The Police/Justice dress with short sleeves is part of the new police uniform. Example of material drawing:
Material: 100% Cotton Product weight: 52 size -232 g 54 size -265 g
Gender: male Season: summer Camouflage color: khaki Material: “Tent canvas” (100% cotton), sq. 235 g/m2, VO Lining material: Mixed, sq. 210 g/m2, Regulatory technical documentation: GOST 25295-2003 Men's and women's coat outerwear: suits, jackets, vests, in Color: khaki Low temperature: 10 Fastener: buttons Country: Russia Description Jacket: loose fit; central fastener with loop and button; yoke, linings and pockets made of finishing fabric; 2 lower welt pockets with flap, loop and button; internal zip pocket with button; on the sleeves there is 1 patch slanted pocket with a flap for a loop and a button in the elbow area with reinforcing shaped overlays; bottom of sleeves with elastic; double hood, with a visor, has a drawstring for volume adjustment; waist adjustment with drawstring; Pants: loose fit; codpiece with loop and button fastening; 2 upper pockets in the side seams, in the knee area, on the back halves of the trousers in the seat area - reinforcing linings; 2 side patch pockets with flap; 2 rear patch pockets with buttons; the cut of the parts in the knee area prevents them from stretching; Dust-proof calico skirt at the bottom of the trousers; the back halves under the knee are gathered with an elastic band; elastic waistband; elastic bottom;
Please note - this model has fleece insulation only in the jacket! Color: khaki Jacket: - loose fit; - central side fastener, wind flap, buttons; - yoke made of finishing fabric; -2 welt slanted pockets with a flap, with buttons at the bottom of the front; - 1 patch slanted pocket on the sleeves; - reinforcing shaped pads in the elbow area; - bottom of sleeves with elastic; - double hood, with a visor, has a drawstring for volume adjustment; - adjustment at the waist using drawstrings; Trousers: - loose fit; -2 side vertical pockets; - in the knee area, on the back halves of the trousers along the seat seam - reinforcing linings; -2 side patch pockets with flap; -2 rear patch pockets with buttons; - the cut of the parts in the knee area prevents them from stretching; - the back halves under the knee are assembled with an elastic band; - elastic waistband; - bottom with elastic; - fastened braces (suspenders); - belt loops; wearing - both in boots and outside. material: tent fabric; composition: 100% cotton; density: 270 gr.; Overlays: ripstop, oxford 0; cuffs: yes; rubber seals: yes; seasonality: demi-season; additionally: reinforced inserts, removable fleece lining, dust covers on trousers, suspenders included
Winter military field jacket figure (army pea coat regulation figure). New sample. Has two detachable hoods (winter and balaclava). Includes lining to protect against the most low temperatures. The upper fabric is a durable, noise-free mixed waterproof semi-synthetic (cotton-53%, polyester-47%). The large hood, thanks to wide Velcro, covers the neck and part of the chin. The central zipper is closed with a windproof flap with buttons. The model has drawstring regulators at the waist and along the edge of the product. Wide cuffs made of practical knitwear protect your hands from cold and wind. Attachments for shoulder straps on the shoulders, chest and sleeves.
The jacket is part of the daily and weekend uniform of police officers of the new model. Worn with trousers. Material: Suit (wool blend) fabric. Composition: 75% wool, 25% polyester 280 g/m2 Lining: Twill 100% viscose 105% g/m2. Slim fit, single breasted, fastened with four buttons. Turn-down collar with lapels. Shelves with cut-off barrels. Horizontal welt side pockets in a “frame” with flaps. The back has a central seam, in the lower part of which there is a vent. Sleeves are set-in, two-seam. Jacket with lining. On the left shelf of the lining there is an internal pocket with a “leaf”. Designed for employees of internal affairs bodies with special police ranks, as well as for cadets (students) of educational institutions of higher professional education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Has red trim on the sleeves. According to Order No. 575 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, chevrons are sewn onto the sleeves of a suit at a distance of 8 cm from the edge of the shoulder. A chevron is sewn onto the left sleeve indicating membership in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and on the right sleeve a chevron indicating the service of a police officer is sewn. You can add Velcro to the chevrons. In addition, shoulder straps with buttons are sewn onto this jacket, and two lapel emblems are also attached. How to sew shoulder straps? For this, in addition to the jacket itself and shoulder straps, you will need a ruler, scissors, a needle, a thimble and strong red thread. Be sure to wear a thimble, even if you are used to sewing without one, as sometimes the needle passes through the shoulder straps with great difficulty, and you can injure your fingers. If you find it difficult to pull the needle and thread out of the shoulder strap, you can use pliers or tweezers. 1) First of all, prepare the shoulder straps, i.e. attach all the required insignia to it, since it will be much more difficult to do this on an already sewn shoulder strap. 2) Take the shoulder strap and position it so that the side farthest from the button is close to the seam that connects the shoulder of the jacket to the sleeve. At the same time, the upper edge of the shoulder strap, directed towards the back, should overlap the seam running along the shoulder by 1 cm. In other words, the shoulder strap should be slightly moved forward. 3) Thread a needle and fasten the shoulder strap to the jacket at three points: at the corners of the shoulder strap, at the place where it comes into contact with the sleeve seam and in the center of the semicircular cut. Now the shoulder strap will be securely fastened and will not move from the correct position during the sewing process. 4) Then very carefully sew the shoulder strap around the perimeter, making stitches in such a way that only barely visible points remain on its surface in those places where the needle enters the shoulder strap, and the thread between two adjacent holes passes mainly from the wrong side (along the lining) of the jacket . Then the thread will not be noticeable even if its color does not exactly match the color of the shoulder straps. In this case, the optimal length of each stitch should be about 1 cm. 5) With the second shoulder strap, follow the same pattern. How to strengthen lapel emblems? On the collar of the jacket - along the bisector (a line dividing the corner of the collar in half), at a distance of 25 mm from the corner of the collar to the center of the emblem, the vertical axis of symmetry of the emblem should be parallel to the flight of the collar. How to place awards on a police jacket? On the left side of the chest, awards are located in the following order: Insignia of special distinction are located so that the upper edge of the medal block is at the level of the ledge of the lapel of the tunic and jacket. When wearing two or more special insignia, they are arranged separately in one row, from right to left, with intervals of 10 mm between the lateral ends of the stars in the order listed. Special insignia of one designation are arranged in the order in which they were awarded. Badges of orders, orders and medals are arranged horizontally in a row from the center of the chest to the edge, from top to bottom in the order listed. When wearing two or more orders or medals, their blocks are connected in a row on a common bar. Orders and medals that do not fit in one row are transferred to the second and subsequent rows, located below the first, also placing them from the center of the chest to the edge in the above order. The blocks of orders and medals of the second row must go under the orders and medals of the first row, while the upper edge of the blocks of the bottom row is placed 35 mm below the blocks of the first row. Subsequent rows are arranged in a similar order. Badges of orders, orders and medals are located on the single-breasted police jacket so that the upper edge of the block of orders and medals of the first row is located 90 mm below the level of the lapel ledge. On the right side of the chest, awards are located in the following order: Orders are located from left to right in the order listed. The upper edge of the largest order of the first row is located at the level established for the common bar (block) of the first row of orders and medals placed on the left side of the chest. Orders that do not fit in one row are transferred to the second and subsequent rows located below the first, also placing them from the center of the chest to the edge in the indicated order. The centers of the orders in a row should be at the same level. The distance between orders and rows of orders is 10 mm. The sign of the number of wounds made of golden galun (for a severe wound) or dark red color (for a light wound) is located on the fabric strip of the top of the product. Braid width 6 mm, length 43 mm. The severe wound badge is placed below the light wound badge. The distance between stripes is 3 mm. The sign of the number of wounds is placed on the tunic and jacket to the right of the sign for honorary titles of the Russian Federation, and in its absence, in its place.
The women's demi-season raincoat is part of the new uniform for police officers. The raincoat has a semi-fitting silhouette, with a central inner hidden fastener with five loops and buttons and an additional top button and a through-stitched loop, on an insulated stitched lining. On the yokes in the area of the shoulder seams there are two belt loops and one non-slit loop for attaching removable shoulder straps. Sleeves are set-in, two-seam. Patches are sewn into the lower part of the middle seam of the sleeve, fastened with a loop and a uniform button. Turn-down collar, with a detachable stand. The removable belt is threaded into belt loops located in the side seams and fastened with a buckle with a tongue, the free end of which is threaded into the belt loop. On the right hem there is an internal welt pocket with a leaf. Jacket fabric (100% polyester) with rip-stop weaving threads and water-repellent impregnation. The second layer is the membrane. Filler: Thinsulate 100 g/m. Recommended temperature regime: from +10°С to -12°С. Worn with a dark blue muffler or a white muffler. It is allowed to wear a demi-season raincoat neatly folded with the front side out on the left hand. Demi-season raincoats are worn buttoned up. It is allowed to wear demi-season raincoats with the top button undone. Demi-season raincoats are worn with or without removable insulation and a belt fastened with a buckle. This raincoat has removable dark blue shoulder straps and dark blue stripes.
Fabric: Mirage-210, pe-67%, xl-33% The summer suit consists of a jacket and trousers. Straight-cut jacket. Stand collar. The central fastener has a detachable zipper closed with a flap with textile fasteners. Two chest patch pockets with flaps and textile fasteners. The pockets are located obliquely, along the direction of the hand. Back with two vertical folds for freedom of movement in the shoulder blade area. Single-seam sleeves. In the upper part of the sleeves there are patch volume pockets with flaps with textile fasteners, with belt loops on the inside of the flaps. In the elbow area there are reinforcement pads with an entrance for protectors with textile fasteners. At the bottom of the sleeves there are patch pockets for pens. At the bottom of the sleeves there are cuffs with textile fasteners to adjust the volume. Straight cut trousers. The belt is solid with seven belt loops. The volume of the belt is adjusted with a cord with tips. Button closure. Two side welt pockets. Along the side seams there are two large patch pockets with three folds for volume. The upper part of the pockets is tightened with an elastic cord with a lock. The entrances to the pockets, designed obliquely to resemble the hand, are closed with flaps with textile fasteners. In the knee area there are reinforcement pads with an input for protectors with textile fasteners. At the bottom of the trousers there are patch pockets with flaps with textile fasteners. The volume at the bottom of the trousers is adjustable with tape. On the back halves of the trousers there are two welt pockets with flaps and a hidden fastener.
The Gorka-3 suit is the most successful and widespread type of Gorka suit. Made from 270g rip-stop material. per 1 m2, black, structurally consists of a jacket and trousers. Used to protect the fighter from adverse weather conditions, all-season. The main difference of this suit is the fleece lining. The jacket has a deep hood with drawstrings, two side welt pockets covered with flaps fastened with a button, one internal pocket for documents and two pockets on the sleeves, just below the shoulders. It is worth noting that the fleece lining is removable, which increases the usability of the suit and allows it to be used in a wider temperature range. The shoulders, elbows, and cuffs are reinforced with synthetic rip-stop Oxford fabric 0. The reinforcement on the elbows of the mountain suit-3 is made in the form of a Velcro pocket and is equipped with rigid inserts. The sleeves are equipped with anti-dust cuffs and a hidden elastic band for volume adjustment just above the wrist. The jacket is also equipped with an adjustable drawstring along the edge and fastens with buttons. The trousers of the slide suit have six pockets. Two side slots, two cargo slips and two rear ones. The knees, the bottom of the legs and other loaded areas of the trousers are reinforced with synthetic rip-stop Oxford fabric 0. The bottom of the legs is double, the so-called “boot”, reinforced with a cuff that fits over the boot and prevents dust, dirt and small stones from getting into it. Just below the knee, the trousers have a fastening elastic band. It automatically adjusts the volume of the trouser leg and prevents the fabric from sailing. The trousers are equipped with removable suspenders. Main features: removable fleece lining demi-season suit strong material internal pocket hood CHARACTERISTICS SUIT CHARACTERISTICS Material: ripstop Composition: 70/30 Density: 240 g. Linings: Oxford 0 Cuffs: yes Sealing elastic bands: yes Jacket/pants pockets: yes/yes Seasonality: demi-season Additional: reinforced inserts, removable fleece lining, dust boots on trousers, suspenders included
Scout suit moss The scout suit is made in a very successful design of the demi-season "Smok" uniform in the colors of the experimental A-TACS FG camouflage. The suit consists of a jacket and trousers. The jacket is long, below the waist. It is equipped with a deep hood with adjustable drawstrings, has four voluminous cargo pockets, closed with flaps on a large English button, which makes it easy to open the pocket in a hurry, with hands in shooting gloves, etc. extreme conditions, when the count of time went to seconds. The elbows of the suit are reinforced with an additional layer of fabric, the sleeves are equipped with wide rubber bands. The front zipper is duplicated along the entire length with smaller English buttons, which are fastened into a secret one. The trousers of the suit are loose-fitting, all loaded parts are reinforced with an additional layer of fabric. The belt has a wide rubber-fabric tape sewn into it, a thin cord for additional tightening, and loops for attaching suspenders. The trousers have four pockets. Two slotted ones, covered with flaps on a large English button, two overhead cargo ones, in which additional ammunition can be carried. At the bottom of the legs there is a wide cuff and so-called “brakes” made of elastic fabric that prevent the legs from riding up. color moss (A-TACS FG) Main features: color drawstring at the waist elastic bands on the pants carrying case suspenders included CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUIT Material: T/S Composition: 65 PE /35 viscose Density: 160 g. Cuffs: yes Sealing elastic bands: no Jacket/pants pockets: yes/yes Seasonality: all-season Additional: carrying case
Gender: male Season: summer Material: “Tent fabric” (100% cotton), sq. 270 g/m2, VO Lining material: Mixed “rip-stop” (65% polyester, 35% cotton), sq. 210 g/m2, VO Regulatory technical documentation: GOST 25295-2003 Men's and women's coat outerwear: suits, jackets, vests, in Color: black Lowest temperature: 10 Fastener: buttons Country: Russia Description Jacket: loose fit; central fastener with loop and button; yoke, linings and pockets made of finishing fabric; 2 lower welt pockets with flap, loop and button; internal zip pocket with button; on the sleeves there is 1 patch slanted pocket with a flap for a loop and a button in the elbow area with reinforcing shaped overlays; bottom of sleeves with elastic; double hood, with a visor, has a drawstring for volume adjustment; waist adjustment with drawstring; Pants: loose fit; codpiece with loop and button fastening; 2 upper pockets in the side seams, in the knee area, on the back halves of the trousers in the seat area - reinforcing linings; 2 side patch pockets with flap; 2 rear patch pockets with buttons; the cut of the parts in the knee area prevents them from stretching; Dust-proof calico skirt at the bottom of the trousers; the back halves under the knee are gathered with an elastic band; elastic waistband; elastic bottom;
Gender: male Season: summer Main color: khaki Camouflage color: khaki Main material: tent canvas (100% cotton) sq. 235 g/m2, VO Regulatory technical documentation: GOST 25295-2003 Men's and women's coat outerwear: suits, jackets, vests, in Color: khaki Low temperature: 10 Fastener: absent Country: Russia Description The suit consists of a jacket and trousers Jacket - with an adjustable hood, - with a removable mosquito net insert with a zipper, - with patch pockets with a flap with buttons. - trap folds on the chest and sleeves - sleeves with knitted wristbands. - with elbow pads. - the bottom of the jacket has an elastic band with a fastener; the trousers are straight with an elastic band in a stitched waistband with belt loops; - upper internal pockets with buttons. - with an elastic cord with a fastener at the bottom of the trousers. - with knee pads
Thanks to innovative technologies and high-quality materials that provide maximum protection from rain and wind, you will be in constant comfort, which helps reduce fatigue throughout the day. Characteristics Protection from rain and wind Regular cut Upper material: Rip-stop Insulation: Thinsulate
Classic model, straight cut Material: 100% Cotton Product weight: 50 size -166 g 54 size -203 g 58 size -217 g REVIEWS: Review on the Russel website YOU MAY BE INTERESTED.
The situation in the region remains tense. Pyongyang expressed regret over the injuries to ROK military personnel and lifted martial law, in turn, the ROK turned off its loudspeakers. Maintaining peace on the peninsula is a top priority, since if hostilities break out, the consequences for both countries could be very dire. We invite you to take a look at the North Korean army and familiarize yourself with its approximate size, as well as equipment.
Of course, the main strength of the DPRK army is the number of personnel. In percentage terms, North Korea's army is the largest in the world. With a population of 24.5 million people, the country's armed forces number 1.1 million (4.5% of the population). The DPRK army is recruited by conscription, the service life is 5-10 years.
In 2015, the leadership of the DPRK decided that the North Korean army should sharply increase in size. To achieve this, the country introduced compulsory military service for women who had previously served on a voluntary basis. From now on, all girls over 17 years of age are required to serve in the army. Women were nevertheless given some relief: the service life of Korean women will be “only” 3 years. As an incentive not to shirk service, the country's leadership decided that only girls who have served in the army will now be accepted into universities.
As of 2008, the strength of the DPRK Navy was 46,000 people, in 2012 - 60,000. The conscription service life is 5-10 years. The majority of the Navy consists of Coast Guard forces. Due to the unbalanced composition of the fleet, it has limited capabilities to control sea spaces. The main task of the Navy is to support the combat operations of ground forces against the South Korean army. The Navy is capable of conducting missile and artillery attacks on coastal targets.
The DPRK fleet includes 3 guided missile frigates (2 Najin, 1 Soho), 2 destroyers, 18 small anti-submarine ships, 4 Soviet submarines of Project 613, 23 Chinese and domestic submarines of Project 033.
In addition, 29 small submarines of the Sang-O project, more than 20 midget submarines, 34 missile boats. 
The DPRK is armed with fire support boats, 56 large and more than 100 small patrol boats, 10 Hante small landing ships (capable of carrying 3-4 light tanks), up to 120 landing boats (including about 100 Nampo, created based on the Soviet torpedo boat P-6) and about 130 hovercraft.
The DPRK missile force is modeled after the Chinese missile force. In fact, the missile forces are not even a separate branch of the military, but an independent branch of the DPRK armed forces, which in the foreseeable future should become the basis military power countries. The main missiles of the DPRK are designed on the basis of secular models: Hwasong-5 (analogue of the Soviet R-17), Hwasong-6 (modernized Hwasong-5 with an increased range), Nodong, Musudan (a number of sources are considered based on the design of the Soviet R-27 SLBM, in mainly due to external resemblance), Taepodong.
North Korea's main missile can be called the Nodon-B, which was developed on the basis of a Soviet prototype - the R-27 single-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile, adopted by the USSR Navy in 1968. The Nodon-B's firing range (estimated at 2750- 4000 km) exceeds that of the R-27 (2500 km), which was achieved by increasing the length and diameter of the body - this made it possible to use more capacious fuel and oxidizer tanks on the rocket, although it worsened its flight characteristics.
“Nodon-B” can hit American military targets in Okinawa and even (if the range estimate of 4000 km is correct) in Guam, that is, on American territory itself. And after the DPRK successfully tested underwater missile launches (according to local media), the entire US territory is under attack.
In addition, North Korea has developed a ballistic missile, as well as a launch vehicle capable of launching artificial satellites into low-Earth orbit. The first Taepodong rockets were capable of delivering a payload weighing 750 kg over a distance of up to 2000 km. In 2006, 25-30 of them were created in the DPRK. The missiles were constantly being improved. As a result, the flight range was increased to 6,700 km. And today, US experts believe that the DPRK is developing the Taepodong-3 missile, which has a flight range of 10-12 thousand km. According to media reports, the DPRK army may already have 12-23 nuclear warheads.
The DPRK army, according to South Korean media, has more than 21 thousand artillery pieces.
The main striking force of the DPRK artillery is, perhaps, the M1985 multiple launch rocket system, 240mm caliber. The system has 12 guides, and the firing range apparently reaches 35 km.
The M1911 multiple launch rocket system has similar characteristics. Caliber – 240 mm. Number of guides – 12. Firing range around 35 km. The DPRK has at least 500 M1985 and M1991.
Much more is known about the M-1978 Koksan self-propelled gun, since it is exported and was captured by American troops in Iraq.
The M-1978 Koksan self-propelled gun was created on the T-55 chassis. Caliber – 170 mm. Firing range – 40-60 km. Rate of fire 1-2 shots/5 minutes. Speed on the highway is 40 km/h. Power reserve 300 km. The M1989 vehicle, on the same chassis, is used as an ammunition carrier.
Artillery in the DPRK is also represented by self-propelled guns of the Juche-Po series. Unites a whole family of vehicles with weapons from 122 to 152 mm. Unfortunately, there is almost no information on this machine, but it is known for certain that Kim Yer Sung directly took part in its development.
The DPRK army has at least 200 Pokphunho tanks. This is the most secret North Korean tank; there is almost no information on its performance characteristics on the Internet. Created on the basis of the T-72 Armament – 125 mm smoothbore gun.
Also in service are a number of towed Soviet guns from the 30s to the 60s.
The DPRK is armed with 200 Soviet BMP-1, 32 BTR80A, at least 1000 BTR-60 (hardly on the move), 350 completely antique BTR-40. But the main transport of the North Korean infantry is their own vehicles: VTT-323 - created on the basis of the Chinese YW531 transporter. It transports 10 infantrymen in full gear, they are also equipped with 82-mm mortars and are used as mobile mortar batteries, as part of a motorized battalion.
The DPRK Air Force is one of the most numerous in the world and is armed with about 1,600 aircraft. Official statistics on the DPRK Air Force are not available, so estimates of the number of aircraft in service are approximate. The main striking force of the DPRK Air Force is soviet fighters MIG-29 and SU-25. According to experts, the DPRK army has 523 fighters and 80 bombers in service.
Tensions are rising. The United States and South Korea are preparing to hold their massive annual drills, which North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. Pyongyang warns that any violation of its borders will be met with "merciless" retaliation, including strikes on Seoul and the US mainland.
“Army comes first” is the national motto of North Korea, which has always feared any threats to the ruling regime and is still at war with Washington and Seoul. The country has nuclear weapons and boasts the fourth largest army in the world, and is therefore traditionally seen as the biggest challenge to the status quo in East Asia - an image that is actively promoted by its government and Once again was demonstrated at a large-scale military parade in October last year.
Joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are scheduled to begin on March 7 and will last more than a month. During exercises, tensions along the North Korean border always rise.
Pyongyang is pouring huge amounts of money into developing its nuclear and missile arsenal and maintaining its traditional army. About 5% of the 24 million people are on active duty military service, another 25-30% belong to paramilitary organizations or reserve units and are constantly ready for mobilization.
But how strong is Kim Jong-un's army?
Here's the estimate, based on Associated Press reporters and photographers and the latest report from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Congress:
On the ground
Numbers: 950 thousand people Personnel, 4200 tanks, 2200 armored vehicles, 8600 units field artillery, 5500 systems volley fire.
Besides numbers: This part of the military has always been North Korea's main ace up its sleeve. Threats to launch a nuclear attack on the continental United States are most likely completely unfounded for now, but promises to turn the capital of South Korea into a “sea of fire” are definitely not.
Among other things, North Korea's artillery is a significant concern - in the event of war, long-range guns and missiles would be capable of hitting the South Korean capital, Seoul, even from abroad.
Korean ground forces people's army today they form the largest part of its armed forces. 70% of them are proactively located near the border of the demilitarized zone for rapid mobilization in the event of an unforeseen aggravation of relations with South Korea; They dug in well in the area, building several thousand fortified underground structures.
They are mainly armed with "outdated equipment" based on Chinese and Soviet projects, developed back in the 1950s, or purchased from these countries. But in recent years, the country has introduced new tanks, artillery and small arms.
At the October parade, the KPA demonstrated a new mobile 240-mm multiple launch rocket system with eight missiles. State media recently published photographs of Kim Jong Un inspecting a new anti-tank weapon with an increased range. The US Department of Defense report states:
“Despite lack of resources and aging equipment, North Korea's large, strategically positioned troops could launch an attack on the ROK (South Korea) with little or no warning. The Army retains the ability to inflict significant damage on the ROK, especially in the region from the DMZ to Seoul.”
North Koreans join the military amid political tensions with South Korea. Undated photograph published by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
However, North Korean ground forces are generally poorly supplied with food and equipment and suffer from a lack of training. In addition, the military is often used as cheap labor - they do everything from constructing and repairing buildings to building highways.
On the sea
Numbers: 60 thousand people personnel, 430 patrol vessels, 260 landing ships, 20 mine-sweeping vessels, about 70 submarines, 40 support and support vessels
Besides numbers: The DPRK naval forces, divided into the eastern and western fleets, have about a dozen main bases and are the smallest part North Korean army. But she has a few strengths, including amphibious landing hovercraft and one of the largest submarine fleets in the world.
An estimated 70 submarines - attack, midget and small littoral - effectively provide coastal defense and possible special operations. The navy has no vessels capable of operating far offshore, so it relies heavily on a large but aging armada of small coastal patrol boats. However, North Korea is modernizing some of its surface ships and demonstrates efforts to develop a domestic submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles.
And although ultra-small submarines North Korea's are very old, they still pose a serious threat to South Korea. These submarines are capable of lurking along the coast, damaging and even destroying South Korean ships.
In addition, due to the miniature size and diesel engines of these submarines, they are able to effectively hide in countless bays, grottoes and natural bays throughout the Korean Peninsula.
In the air
Numbers: 110 thousand personnel, more than 300 transport and more than 800 combat aircraft, 300 helicopters.
Besides numbers: The obsolescence of the North Korean army is especially noticeable here. The country has not acquired new combat aircraft for several decades. Her best fighters- MiG-29, 80s era aircraft purchased from Soviet Union, and among attack aircraft - MiG-23 and Su-25.
All of them suffer from chronic fuel shortages, which prevents pilots from doing enough training in the air. System North Korea's air defense is aging, and it continues to maintain scores of 1940s-era An-2s, single-engine, 10-passenger biplanes that it likely hopes to use to drop special forces behind enemy lines.
Interestingly, the country also has a number of American-made MD-500 helicopters, likely purchased to circumvent international sanctions. They were shown at the parade in 2013.
About 50% of North Korea's air force is based within 100 km of the border with South Korea. But due to the venerable age of its aircraft, the country decided to develop its ground forces and air defense system rather than try to modernize aviation.
Therefore, the DPRK invested heavily in the creation of overlapping air defense systems, refusing to modernize its air force. Pyongyang is home to several launchers for surface-to-air missiles, including a new mobile launcher similar to the Russian S-300, known for its wide range.
Special Forces
Numbers: Not listed in the report; about 180 thousand personnel. Estimates from different sources vary greatly.
Besides numbers: North Korea is fully aware that in terms of weapons, technology and logistics capabilities lags behind its opponents by light years. But it also knows how to shift the balance through asymmetrical tactical solutions that involve stealth, surprise, and focus on measures that are cheap, easy to implement, and extremely effective.
Among them, an important role is given to operations involving army special forces - it is not surprising that special forces The DPRK are the "best trained, equipped, supplied and motivated" units of its army.
Special forces can be sent to the South by air or sea, and possibly on foot through the DMZ tunnels.
The North is also actively working on cyber warfare weapons - another key asymmetric solution to military tactics. According to experts, the KPA has more and more unmanned aerial vehicles at its disposal.
Veterans Korean War shout slogans in honor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a parade marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of an armistice in the 1950-1953 Korean War. at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, July 27, 2013.
North Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice with a large military parade celebrating the revolutionary genius of three generations of leaders who gave the country "Victory in the Great Patriotic Liberation War."
Bombs and rockets
Numbers: The number of nuclear warheads is not specified in the report to Congress. At the rate external sources, there may be more than 12. The country also has 50 ballistic missiles with a range of 1,300 km, 6 KN08 missiles with a range of more than 5,500 km, and an unknown number of Taepodong-2 missiles of approximately the same or greater range. Possibly one submarine-launched ballistic missile and various shorter-range ballistic missiles.
Besides numbers: North Korea claims to have conducted first test hydrogen bomb January 6, the day after the release of the Department of Defense report. This claim is disputed, but there is no doubt that the country has nuclear weapons, and its engineers are working hard to improve their quantity and quality. The main point here is that operational readiness nuclear weapons North Korea and many of its ballistic missiles remain controversial.
The main challenges for Pyongyang are making nuclear warheads small enough to fit on its missiles and testing systems, necessary to deliver them to the target on an intercontinental ballistic missile, as well as improve and test the arsenal for reliability and accuracy.
Its Taepodong-2 ballistic missile is a militarized version of the rocket that launched a satellite into orbit on February 8. North Korea has not yet been able to demonstrate that it has a functioning intercontinental ballistic missile, which by general definition must have a range of at least 5,500 km.
However, according to the Heritage Foundation, North Korea's new Taepodong-3 missile has an estimated range of about 13,000 km. If so, the entire continental United States would be within range of the missile. Assuming that Pyongyang is able to install a nuclear warhead on Taepodong-3 and send the missile to the United States, the damage to the country could be quite serious.
Chemical and biological weapons
The US Department of Defense says Pyongyang continues research and development in both areas and could use them for military purposes, but the report does not provide any details about biological weapons.
It said Pyongyang "may" have a stockpile of "nerve agents, asphyxiants, vesicants, and general poisons" that could be used through artillery shells or ballistic missiles. North Korea is not a party to the Ban Convention chemical weapons, and its troops are preparing to fight in an environment contaminated with toxic substances.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative notes that Pyongyang likely has the third-largest stockpile of chemical weapons on the planet, including a variety of nerve agents.
In addition, a North Korean defector to Finland presented 15 gigabytes of data that proves that Pyongyang is testing chemical and biological weapons on its own citizens.
Korean People's Army(Korean: 조선인민군 - Joseon inmingun) - army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is Marshal of the DPRK Kim Jong Il. The KPA includes: ground forces, air force, naval forces, 2nd Artillery Corps and special operations forces. The total number of personnel in the army is, according to various estimates, from 850 to 1200 thousand people. There are about 4 million people in the reserve. The vast majority of the troops are located in the Demilitarized Zone area on the border with South Korea. Since the country has been in a state of temporary truce since the end of the Korean War in 1953, armed forces are in constant combat readiness, periodically conducting various kinds of small operations against the opponents of the DPRK.
Story
The history of the existence of the Korean People's Army in the DPRK dates back to the formation of the Anti-Japanese People's Guerrilla Army (ANPA), created on April 25, 1932 on the basis of partisan detachments of Korean communists who fought against the Japanese occupiers in Manchuria, where more than 1 million Koreans lived, and in northern regions Korea. In 1934, it was reorganized into the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA). The KPRA, in cooperation with the Chinese people's revolutionary forces, carried out a number of operations against the Japanese occupiers in northeast China. One of the commanders of the KPRA was Kim Il Sung. In 1945, she participated together with the troops of the Soviet Army in the battles against imperialist Japan.
Korean Army in Shenyang
On the other hand, in 1939, the Korean Volunteer Army (KVA) was formed in Yan'an, China, under the command of Kim Mu-jong and Kim Du-bong, with up to 1,000 bayonets by 1945. After the defeat of Japan, the KDA united with units of the Chinese communists in Manchuria and by September 1945 had increased its strength to 2,500 people (at the expense of the Koreans of Manchuria and northern Korea. However, the attempt of an organized passage of the Army into Korea in October 1945 was negatively received by the Soviet authorities.
At the beginning of 1946, the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea began to create the first regular military units. The first units were completed on the basis of the principle of voluntariness. In mid-1946, one infantry brigade and two schools for training command and political personnel for the army were formed.
In 1947-49, the Korean People's Army was finally formed. An infantry division, a separate tank brigade, separate artillery, anti-aircraft artillery and engineering shelves, communications regiment; The formation of the Air Force and Navy began. The KPA included the 5th and 6th Korean Infantry Divisions, which participated in the Chinese Civil War as part of the People's Liberation Army of China.
In the first half of 1950, due to tensions with South Korea, the reformation of the DPRK army was completed. Its total strength, together with the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at the beginning of the war amounted to 188 thousand people. The ground forces (numbering 175 thousand people) consisted of 10 infantry divisions(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15th), of which 4 (1, 10, 13, 14th) are under formation, 105th Tank Brigade, other units and divisions. The Air Force consisted of one air division, numbering 2829 people. and 239 aircraft (93 Il-10 attack aircraft, 79 Yak-9 fighters, 67 special aircraft). The Navy had 4 divisions of ships, the total number of the fleet was 10,307 people. The leadership of the armed forces was carried out by the Ministry of Defense through the General Staff and commanders of the branches of the armed forces and branches of the armed forces.
On June 25, 1950, the KPA invaded South Korea. During the Korean War (1950-1953), the KPA became a cadre army. 481 soldiers were awarded the title of Hero of the DPRK, over 718 thousand people were awarded orders and medals. February 8 for a long time celebrated in the DPRK as KPA Day.
Current state
Organizational structure of the armed forces
In accordance with the Constitution of the DPRK of 1972, the leadership of the People's Armed Forces (PAF) is exercised by the Defense Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (GKO); The chairman of the State Defense Committee is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (since 1993 - Marshal of the DPRK Kim Jong Il), the deputy chairman is General O Geuk Rsl. The Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK commands and directs all the Armed Forces and is in charge of the defense of the country as a whole. The State Defense Committee is authorized to declare martial law in the country and issue orders for mobilization. The term of office of the State Defense Committee is equal to the term of office of the Supreme People's Assembly. Subordinate to the State Defense Committee is the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (Minister - Vice-Marshal Kim Yong Chun, since February 11, 2009), which includes the Political Department, the Operations Department and the Logistic Services Department. Also subordinate to the Committee is the Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of State Security and the reserve components of the armed forces. The General Staff (Chief of the General Staff - General Lee Yong Ho, since February 11, 2009), acting as an advisory committee to the Ministry of the National Military Forces, and the headquarters of the Air Force and Navy exercise direct leadership of the National Military Forces, solve the problems of operational management and combat readiness.
The NAF includes the Korean People's Army (about 850 thousand people), consisting of ground forces, air force, navy and special operations forces, troops of the Ministry public safety(15 thousand people) and the Ministry of State Security (20 thousand people), the Workers' and Peasants' Red Guard (RKKG, from 1.4 to 3.8 million people) and the Youth Red Guard (IKG, from 0.7 up to 1 million people), training detachments (50 thousand people), - people's security detachments (100 thousand people).
In the DPRK, there is compulsory military service; citizens are subject to conscription upon reaching 17 years of age. The mobilization reserve is 4.7 million people, the mobilization resources are 6.2 million people, including 3.7 million people fit for military service.
Ground troops
The number of ground forces is about 950 thousand people. The period of military service in the ground forces is 5-12 years.
IN combat strength ground forces there are 20 corps (12 infantry, 4 mechanized, armored, 2 artillery, capital defense), 27 infantry divisions, 15 tank and 14 mechanized brigades, an operational brigade tactical missiles, 21st artillery brigade, 9 brigades of multiple launch rocket systems, tactical missile regiment. In service: about 3,500 medium and main battle tanks and over 560 light tanks, more than 2,500 armored personnel carriers, more than 10,400 artillery pieces (including 3,500 towed and 4,400 self-propelled), over 7,500 mortars, more than 2,500 MLRS, about 2,000 ATGM installations , 34 installations of tactical missiles, 30 installations of operational-tactical missiles, 11,000 anti-aircraft artillery installations (of which about 3,000 are in stationary positions), about 10,000 MANPADS.
Air Force
As of 1996, the DPRK Air Force consisted of six air divisions (three combat, two military transport and one training), directly subordinate to the National Aviation Command.
Emblem of the DPRK Air Force
Among the helicopters there are: 24 - Mi-24, 80 - Hughes-500 D, 48 - Z-5, 15 - Mi-8/-17, 139 - Mi-2.
The powerful air defense system includes more than 9 thousand anti-aircraft artillery systems: from light anti-aircraft machine gun installations to the most powerful 100 mm in the world anti-aircraft guns, as well as self-propelled anti-aircraft guns ZSU-57 and ZSU-23-4 "Shilka". There are several thousand anti-aircraft missile launchers - from stationary systems S-25, S-75, S-125 and mobile “Kub” and “Strela-10” to portable installations.
Naval forces
San-O class small submarine
Part Navy The DPRK includes two fleets: the Eastern Fleet, operating in the Sea of Japan (main base - Yohori), and the Western Fleet, operating in the Korean Gulf and the Yellow Sea (main base - Nampo). Basically, the fleet is designed to solve combat missions in the 50-km coastal zone.
As of 2008, the strength of the DPRK Navy is 46,000 people. The conscription service life is 5-10 years.
The Navy is armed with about 650 ships with a total displacement of 107 thousand tons. They include 3 guided missile frigates, 2 destroyers, 18 small anti-submarine ships, 40 missile, 134 torpedo and 108 artillery boats, 203 landing boats, more than 100 submarines (of which 22 are Project 633 diesel submarines, 29 are small submarines boats of the "San-O" type). The ship-to-ship anti-ship missiles of the Styx type are in service.
Coastal defense: 2 regiments of Silkworm and Sopka anti-ship missile launchers (52 complexes in total), 122-, 130- and 152-mm guns (288 units).
Missile weapons
North Korean Special Operations Forces
The number of special forces of the Korean People's Army is estimated to range from 88,000 to 121,500 troops. The tasks of the KPA special forces include conducting reconnaissance and sabotage operations, conducting operations in cooperation with the regular armed forces of the KPA, organizing a “second front” in the rear of the South Korean army, countering special operations of military intelligence of the United States and South Korea, fighting anti-government forces within the country and ensuring internal security.
Structurally, the KPA special forces are divided into three categories: light infantry, reconnaissance and sniper units. Organizationally, the special forces are represented by 22 (possibly 23) brigades (including two amphibious assault sniper brigades, one located on the east coast, the other on the west coast). The special forces also include 18 separate battalions(17 reconnaissance, including naval and air force reconnaissance battalions, and 1 airborne).
The management of special forces is carried out by two main structures of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces of the DPRK: the Directorate of Special Units Command and the Intelligence Directorate.
Nuclear program
5 MW experimental reactor at the Yongbyon Research Center
Presumably, from the beginning of the 90s, the DPRK began developing nuclear weapons. Back in February 1990, the Chairman of the KGB of the USSR reported to the USSR Government about the presence of nuclear weapons in the North Koreans. The 8,000 rods received from Pakistan in exchange for the missiles sold may have been recycled. From the obtained plutonium it is possible to produce from 5 to 10 nuclear charges. Today, after testing a nuclear warhead with a yield of 5-10 kilotons, the DPRK presumably has from 10 to 12 nuclear warheads and missile launch vehicles for them.
Military doctrine
The military doctrine is based on elements of Soviet military doctrine, Chinese light infantry tactics and experience gained during the Korean War of 1950-1953. Basic principles of the doctrine:
Military-economic potential of the DPRK
Jongmaho tank drawing
The military industry of the DPRK allows the annual production of 200,000 units of automatic small arms, 3,000 heavy guns, 200 tanks, 400 armored vehicles and amphibians. North Korea produces its own submarines, fast missile boats and other types of warships. Own production allows the DPRK to maintain numerous armed forces with relatively low military expenditures. The defense industry has three production areas: weapons production, military supply and dual-use products.
The DPRK has built 17 factories for the production of firearms and artillery, 35 factories for the production of ammunition, 5 factories for the production of tanks and armored vehicles, 8 aircraft factories, 5 factories for the production of military ships, 5 factories for the production guided missiles, 5 factories for the production of communications equipment, 8 factories for chemical and biological weapons. In addition, many civilian factories can be converted at minimal cost to produce military products. Over 180 defense plants have been built underground in mountainous regions.
At the moment, the DPRK's military-industrial complex generally satisfies the needs of the Korean People's Army for artillery and small arms. Domestic enterprises produce self-propelled artillery units of the M-1975, M-1977, M-1978 “Koksan”, M-1981, M-1985, M-1989 and M-1991 types, and M-1973 armored personnel carriers.
The production of tank samples has been launched: the world's largest amphibious tank M1985 (Type-82), the Chonmaho tank, created on the basis of the Soviet T-62, as well as the newest tank"Pokphunho", created on the basis of the Soviet T-72 and in its characteristics is close to the Russian T-90.
The DPRK produces spare parts for many Air Force aircraft, including the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29, and Su-25. Near the settlement of Tokhyon there is the largest aviation plant in the DPRK, a smaller aviation plant is located in Ch'ongjin. A significant part of the naval vessels were built at North Korean shipyards based on Soviet and Chinese designs, as well as domestic developments.
The rapidly developing missile technology of the DPRK makes it possible not only to provide its army with surface-to-surface missiles, but also to export them to other countries. Work is actively underway in the field of creating intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear technologies.
In general, despite the difficult economic situation, the DPRK is capable of producing most of the weapons necessary for combat operations. At the same time, the DPRK needs supplies of high-tech equipment, spare parts and components, as well as technologies from abroad, in particular from the CIS countries.
The products of the DPRK military-industrial complex are exported to a number of countries around the world, mainly in Africa and the Middle East. So, in
Nowadays, the DPRK is often compared to the great and terrible Mordor. Like the latter, practically nothing is known about Korea, but everyone knows how difficult and scary it is to live there. Meanwhile, although it is inferior to the Republic of Korea, it is significantly superior to India, Pakistan, and some countries in this indicator of Eastern Europe. In addition, the DPRK is one of the most powerful, even if they are armed with far from the most modern weapons.
No help and no hope?
Like the entire economy of this closed state, its armed forces are built according to a very intelligent principle. It is translated into Russian as “reliance on one’s own strength.” Of course, this country at one time received military assistance from the USSR and China. Only now the “lafa” is over: Pyongyang simply has nothing to pay Russia for new technology, and the PRC is not enthusiastic about the “Juche Ideas,” although it officially supports them. However, there is one country that really helps the DPRK. It's about about Iran. They suspect, in particular, that it was from the DPRK that they received the technologies that made it possible to create nuclear weapons.
So, don't underestimate the Koreans. The country has a powerful industrial complex that can produce almost all types of more or less modern weapons from scratch. Koreans cannot make only airplanes and helicopters, but they can easily assemble them with a screwdriver, provided they have imported components. Since the DPRK is an extremely closed state, there is no exact information about the troops and equipment available there; all information is approximate, based on analysts’ estimates.
But do not underestimate their work and the work of intelligence: in recent years we have learned many secrets that the DPRK army keeps. The number of Juche troops, by the way, is about 1.2 million people! Our country’s army size is approximately the same, but if we compare the sizes of states... It is believed that almost every third adult man and woman serves with the northerners. But! The DPRK is significantly inferior to that of the South. The advantage of the DPRK is that almost the entire adult and capable population of the country is in one way or another related to the army, but in the Republic of Korea the situation with this is much more deplorable. So the opponents' forces are approximately equal.
Currently, the Minister of the Armed Forces of the DPRK is Hyon Yong Chol. By the way, not so long ago, the press of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the world media diligently circulated rumors that he had been shot... But the “innocently murdered” minister soon after appeared on the screens and clearly demonstrated that the rumors about his death were somewhat exaggerated.
Rocket Forces
It is known that the northerners have many nuclear missiles with a decent range. There is information about three Nodon-1 divisions. Each such missile can carry a nuclear warhead to a distance of at least 1.3 thousand kilometers. There is also a whole “brood” of weapons created on the basis of the Soviet R-17 model. Among them are the Hwasong-5 missiles (range of at least 300 kilometers). Some better model"Hwasong-6" (range of action - up to 500 kilometers). The Koreans did not ignore the Tochka-U missile, creating the KN-02 on its basis. The DPRK also has real antiques in its arsenal in the form of the Luna-M model.
In recent years, there have also been reports that the country is in full swing with the development of intercontinental missiles of the Taepodong model. Almost all experts agree that the DPRK Armed Forces do not have specialists capable of creating nuclear warheads for them. The fact is that such missile warheads have extremely stringent requirements for reliability and resistance to overloads, and even Iran does not have such technologies.
Two echelons of defense
Let us immediately note that the backbone of the Korean layered defense are special forces, and in such quantities that other countries have never even dreamed of. It is known that the northern special operations forces number up to 90 thousand people, so they may well be ahead of even the United States in this indicator. There are both land and sea special forces. Of course, the northerners also have plenty of other troops. This is how the DPRK Armed Forces are structured in general terms, the composition of which will be discussed in more detail below.
Their first echelon is located on the border with South Korea and consists of infantry and artillery formations. If North Korea is the first to enter the war, the DPRK Armed Forces will have to begin breaking through the southern border fortifications. If the latter start the war, this same echelon will become a barrier preventing enemy troops from penetrating into the interior of the country. The first echelon consists of four infantry and one artillery corps. Infantry units include tank and aviation regiments, as well as self-propelled artillery units.
The second echelon contains the most powerful tank and other motorized units. His task when the DPRK enters the war first is to develop a breakthrough and destroy those enemy groups that will resist. If the northerners are attacked by the southerners, the tank formations will have to eliminate the enemy troops that have broken through and who manage to get through the first echelon. These units include not only tank and self-propelled regiments, but also MLRS units.
Third and fourth echelons
In this case, the DPRK army not only has to defend Pyongyang itself, but also serves as a training base. It consists of five infantry and one artillery corps. There are tank and motorized infantry regiments, several MLRS and missile defense units. The fourth echelon is located on the border with China and Russia. This includes squads of tankers, self-propelled gunners, anti-aircraft gunners, artillerymen, and light infantry. Like the third, the fourth echelon is training and reserve.
The armor is strong
It is believed that the DPRK army has at least five thousand main battle tanks and about five thousand light tanks. The core consists of about three thousand T-55s and their Chinese clones (Type-59). There are also about a thousand T-62s. They served as the basis for the creation of our own Korean model “Chonma”. Most likely, there are significantly less than a thousand of these vehicles in the army.
You should not assume that the Koreans only have “antiques” in their arsenal. There is a more or less modern version of the MBT, called “Pokpun-ho”. This tank also traces its lineage back to the old T-62, but its creation used technologies that underlie the much more modern T-72 and T-80.
The KPVT, equipped with a powerful 125 mm cannon, is presented as auxiliary weapons. Digressing from the topic, let's say that this machine gun Among the northerners in general he enjoys indescribable honor. For preventive protection against enemy armored vehicles, the Balso-3 ATGM launcher (nothing more than our Kornet) and the Hwa Song Chon MANPADS ( absolute analogue"Needles-1"). It’s difficult to say how all this will behave in battle, but in principle, no other tank in the world has such weapons. Presumably, the DPRK army has no more than 200-300 Songun-915 tanks.
Light armor
The country is armed with about 500 light Soviet PT-76s, as well as about a hundred PT-85 “Shinhen” (an amphibious tank based on a Soviet amphibious tank, equipped with an 85mm gun). It is unknown how many BMP-1s the Koreans have, but there are probably a lot. No less than an armored personnel carrier. It is assumed that the DPRK has at least a thousand very antique BTR-40 and BTR-152. But there are still about 150 analogues of the Soviet BTR-80A (both Soviet vehicles and our own designs).
Gods of war
The DPRK army is armed with at least five thousand self-propelled guns, about four thousand towed guns, about eight thousand mortars of various designs, and about the same number of MLRS systems. The real pride of the northerners is the M-1973/83 “Juche-po” (170 mm). These trunks make it easy to reach the territory of the southerners from deep in the rear.
Thus, in terms of equipment, the DPRK army, whose weapons we are considering, is at a fairly high level. Everything would be fine, but all this technology (for the most part) is very outdated. But don't frown contemptuously. In terms of the number of artillery pieces, the DPRK is in second place in the world, second only to the PLA. Even if the ROK troops, with the support of the United States, move into battle, these guns are capable of creating a real sea of fire in the front line. Even American aviation will not help here. All this can only be suppressed by a targeted nuclear strike, and hardly anyone will do this.
Aviation is on the move
The armed forces of the DPRK, photos of which are repeatedly found in the article, are relatively well equipped, but the northerners have a real problem with aviation. In total, the North has no more than 700 aircraft in service. All bombers and attack aircraft are very old, almost the same age as the century. The very antediluvian MiG-21... and even MiG-17 are used as fighters. It is clear that they cannot compete with any modern aircraft of this class purely physically. But there is still evidence that the DPRK has a certain number of MiG-29s. But there is no exact information about the number and location of these aircraft.
The Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have no transport workers at all. Oddly enough, the country has a number of Il-76, Tu-154 and similar aircraft, but all of them are intended exclusively for transporting high-ranking government officials, as well as for emergency transfers of some especially necessary cargo. It is known that the northerners have about 300 An-2 (“corn makers”), as well as a number of their Chinese copies. These aircraft are designed for the covert transport of special forces groups. In addition, the Korean Air Force has something like 350 multi-purpose and attack helicopters. Among them there are not only Soviet Mi-24s, but also several American models, for the acquisition of which it was necessary to involve a whole chain of intermediaries.
Air defense
So, what is the DPRK army covering the sky with? Air defense weapons belong to the Air Force (even ground units). The composition includes truly antique models, including the S-75 and S-125 air defense systems. The most modern is the S-200 air defense system. However, the KN-06 is also in service, which is a local variation of the Russian S-300. There are also at least six thousand MANPADS (mostly Iglas), as well as up to 11 thousand various types of anti-aircraft guns and self-propelled guns.
Unlike the ground forces, whose outdated equipment can more or less cope with the tasks assigned to it, everything is bad in aviation. Almost all the vehicles are very old; they are completely unsuited for modern combat conditions. Again, even the factor of quantity plays practically no role here, because the Koreans simply have few outdated aircraft. However, it is simply stupid to completely discount aviation: a large number of mountains, complex landscape and other factors will allow, if necessary, even this “zoo” of technical antiques to be used with high efficiency.
So the DPRK army, the number of which is indicated above, will certainly cause a lot of problems for opponents in the event of full-scale hostilities.
South Korea
The southern troops were trained by the Americans and armed with their own weapons. It is generally accepted that the army of the Republic of Kazakhstan is much smaller than that of its warlike northern neighbor, but this is not at all true: yes, the number of constantly mobilized does not exceed 650 thousand, but there are another 4.5 million people in reserve. In short, the human resource forces are almost equal. In addition, units are constantly deployed on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan American army. Therefore, it is not surprising that the very structure of the southern troops is noticeably different from the Soviet structure that is familiar to us. So the Armed Forces of the DPRK and the ROK are two antipodes: the northerners have numerous, but outdated weapons, while the south has fewer “means of democratization,” but the quality of their weapons is much better.
The most numerous are the ground forces, in whose ranks up to 560 thousand people serve. Their classification is very complex; the “land forces” include armored, chemical, artillery formations, radiological protection units, air defense, and other types of troops. So, in order to compare the Armed Forces of the DPRK and South Korea, it will be useful for us to learn about the resources that the South has.
Basic information on weapons
The southerners have at least two thousand tanks. Artillery barrels - about 12 thousand. Anti-tank artillery, including ATGMs - also about 12 thousand. There are about a thousand anti-aircraft systems. Also, one of the main striking forces is about one and a half thousand infantry fighting vehicles of various modifications. At least 500 combat attack helicopters are assigned to the ground forces.
There are 22 divisions in total. They are divided into three armies, the leadership of which is also the authority over all educational institutions in which young personnel are trained for the army. Note that it is the ground forces that are the core of the system general security ROK and the United States, with the combined Korean and American forces being commanded through a common command center staffed by officers from both countries.
Interaction of armies
Of course, the armed forces of the DPRK and South Korea equally understand the importance of interaction between different forces in battle, but the southerners approached this issue with great diligence. Almost constantly, exercises are held to test the practice of interaction between armies and military units, and work is carried out not only with the United States, but also with Japan and other allies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the region.
Bet on modernity
Southerners rely on the latest developments in the field of military science and technology. Particular attention is paid to improving military intelligence and communications. Moreover, the emphasis is placed not only on our own developments, but also on those samples that were purchased from the United States in the form of finished products or technologies. It was from the Americans that they were bought launch complexes M270 and M270A1 launchers, from which you can launch American ATACMS missiles of the first modification and ATACMS modification 1A. In the first case, the fire range is 190 kilometers, in the second - 300 kilometers.
Simply put, the Armed Forces of the DPRK and the Republic of Korea are completely equivalent in this regard: they can reach the enemy’s capitals from their territory without putting much effort into it. For this purpose, the northerners have to modernize ancient Soviet developments, while the government of the South prefers to simply buy everything it needs from its allies. The step, however, is highly controversial.
The ROK Army is not too fond of disclosing information about its weapons. It is only known that the southerners have at least 250 launchers of both modifications. In addition, there is information about ongoing developments in the field of creating our own missile weapons.
New armor
All the most powerful armies in the region, that is, the army of the DPRK and South Korea, attach great importance to the creation and development of powerful armored forces. But if the northerners do not have the resources to create their own tanks from scratch, then the Republic of Kazakhstan has such capabilities. This is how the K1A1 (“Black Panther”) model was created. The predecessor of the new tank was the old KI modification. Note that the remaining 200 units of these tanks are currently being upgraded to the Panther level. The pride of southerners is 155 mm self-propelled howitzers K-9 of their own design, characterized by excellent rate of fire and shooting accuracy.
In addition, work is currently underway to create South Korean combat vehicles "Piho" and the air defense system "Chonma". The K200A1 infantry fighting vehicles previously created by the Koreans continue to be relatively actively supplied to the troops. The combat aviation fleet also continues to be updated: in particular, it recently became known about the complete modernization of the attack helicopter fleet. Except overhaul of existing vehicles, the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan intends to purchase new ones abroad. Also, the southerners seriously want to get rid of the antediluvian UH-1 “Iroquois” and “Hughes” 500MD, and therefore work began at the same time on creating a new multi-purpose helicopter for military and civil purposes.
Unmanned aircraft
Back in 2001, the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with Israel, created a UAV of the Knight Ingrudsr model. This is a multifunctional device that can be used for military and peaceful purposes, including reconnaissance, striking local targets, meteorological research, etc. In 2010, several UAV battalions were formed, each of which has 18-24 drone and up to 64 units of transport and communication equipment. All these measures made it possible to dramatically improve interaction between different branches of the military due to excellent reconnaissance.
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