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The Chonma-ho (Korean : 천마호 ; Hancha : 天馬號) is one of North Korea 's secretive indigenous main battle tank designs. The tank is also known by the name of 천리마 전차 (千里馬 or the " Chollima Tank"). The original Ch'ŏnma-ho is based on the Soviet T-62. There are at least five different operational versions of the Ch'ŏnma-ho.
North Korea: Main battle tank Unknown Based on the T-62 and T-72, upgraded with a 125 mm main gun, improved fire control systems, infrared sensors, and laser rangefinders. [29] [30] Cheonma-2 North Korea: Main battle tank At least 9 [31] [32] [33] PT-76 Soviet Union: Amphibious light tank: 560+ [24] M1985 North Korea: Amphibious light tank
Its equipment – tanks, weapons and vehicles – was Soviet-made. [2] The brigade had three tank regiments – the 107th, 109th, and 203rd – and a mechanized infantry regiment, the 206th. The 83d Motorized Regiment was also part of the division during the Korean War. [3] Each tank regiment had three medium tank battalions, each having 13 tanks.
North Korea originally relied on Soviet and Chinese made tanks before they started developing their own tanks, starting with the Chonma-ho tank. Newer Pokpung-ho and Songun-915 (a 'Pokpung-ho' with cast turret and modified hull) [5] [6] tanks would be developed and introduced in the early 21st century but were still heavily influenced by old Soviet/Russian and Chinese tank designs; namely by ...
The Korean People's Army Ground Force was formed on August 20, 1947. It outnumbered and outgunned the South Korean army on the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 before being pushed back by a combined United Nations-Republic of Korea counteroffensive. North Korean ground forces formations which fought in the Korean War included the I Corps ...
Kim Il Sung 's anti-Japanese guerrilla army, the Korean People's Revolutionary Army [ko], was established on 25 April 1932. This revolutionary army was transformed into the People's Army in anticipation of the regime's establishment on February 8, 1948. Until 1977, they commemorated February 8 as the "Founding Day" of the army.
P'okp'ungho. The P'okp'ung-ho (Korean: 폭풍호), officially the Chonma-215 and Chonma-216 are North Korean main battle tanks (MBT) developed in the 1990s. [ 6 ] The tank may incorporate technology found in the T-62, T-72, and Ch'onma-ho MBTs. [ 7 ][ 4 ] Outside parties codename the tank M-2002 because the tank went through performance trials ...
United Kingdom. South Korea. China. The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Changjin (Korean : 장진호 전투 ; Hanja : 長津湖戰鬪 ; RR : Jangjinho jeontu ; MR : Changjinho chŏnt'u), was an important battle in the Korean War.