Russian made AK-12 for your comparison
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Here is another model tested by Mr. Kim. This one has longer barrel.
Hwasongpo-11da-4.5 with a 4.5 ton warhead, likely serves as a bunker buster.
New cruise missile....
....in vertical launch mode (for naval use?)
New cruise missile....
....in vertical launch mode (for naval use?)
Well vertically launched cruise missiles would be ideal for naval asset.
Those corvettes/frigates could at least double amount of LACM they have.
Those corvettes/frigates could at least double amount of LACM they have.
" The new-type tactical ballistic missile was tipped with a 4.5 tonnage super-large conventional warhead according to design. Its test-fire was aimed at verifying the accuracy of hit at medium range of 320 km and explosive power of the super-large warhead with a missile loaded with such a warhead"
at the recent Russian-Chinese naval exercises, on the modernized project-1155/Udaloy class Marshal Shaposhnikov ( 543) which carried out missile launches,
in addition to the North Koreans, numerous observers from other friendly countries also participated.
but the North Koreans appear more often in the videos, at least they are the ones that attract my attention the most
in addition to the North Koreans, numerous observers from other friendly countries also participated.
but the North Koreans appear more often in the videos, at least they are the ones that attract my attention the most
The experience upgrading the Udaloy will certainly attract North Korea's attention; I believe they will want to do it with their largest frigates, as they tested a vertically launched cruise missile (which may be implied to be for naval use) just a few days ago.
Theories go a bit too far.
It's much easier to accommodate attache on a 8k destroyer than on a 2k cramped corvette lacking even proper cooking facilities.