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TK3600

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May you go somewhere else to troll.
Apology if I came off as smug, but I mean what I asked as genuine questions. Every other source seem to indicate bulsae-1 as malyutka, 2 as fagot. You seem quite confident about this so I presume you must be in the know.
 

yugocrosrb95

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Apology if I came off as smug, but I mean what I asked as genuine questions. Every other source seem to indicate bulsae-1 as malyutka, 2 as fagot. You seem quite confident about this so I presume you must be in the know.
Every other source is outdated.

Problem with narrative that Bulsae-1 is Malyutka is because North Korea operated Shmel before it that was first ATGM by Russia/Soviet Union.
 

TK3600

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Every other source is outdated.

Problem with narrative that Bulsae-1 is Malyutka is because North Korea operated Shmel before it that was first ATGM by Russia/Soviet Union.
It is entirely possible they called their first ATGM per the Russian name way back, before name convention Bulsae was adopted. Like T-34-85, I dont recall it getting a Korean name since it was so old.

My 2nd guess, and this is only a guess: Bulsae is a name reserved for ones they fully mastered production technique with. Same goes for other 'Korean named weapons'. Chonma tanks were named, but the predecessors (like T-54, T-34-85)were not. I don't claim this is true, this is my guess only.
 
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