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The Cheonma-2 (Korean:천마-2호, [3]) (previously classified as M2020 or M2024 by foreign intelligence) is a prototype North Korean Third Generation main battle tank unveiled during the October 2020 military parade that commemorated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Worker's Party.
The tank was officially named "Cheonma-2" in a release by Korean Central Television, and features a hard-kill Active protection system, a 4 man crew, Explosive Reactive Armor, one piece ammunition, and possibly a new engine. [38]
[citation needed] It is known that the North Koreans still make limited use of vintage World War II T-34s as well as the Soviet-era PT-76 amphibious tanks. Up to 5,400 tanks are coupled with at least 12,000 self-propelled artillery pieces and thousands of other towed artillery pieces of unknown type and quantity. [7]
North Korean copy of the AKM. [2]: A-77 Standard issue among North Korean infantry and being slowly supplanted by the Type 88 or 98. [3] Sniper rifles Mosin–Nagant Soviet Union: Fitted with a telescopic sight. [2]: A-81 [4] [22] Machine guns DP-28 Soviet Union China: DPM, Chinese Type 53, and RP-46 variants used by the KPA. [2]: A-85 [3]
The 2020 Cheonma-2 MBT prototype has the Bulsae-3 as secondary armament. It is said to be reversed engineered Soviet/Russian 9K111 Fagot or 9M133 Kornet missiles. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] However, the diameter of the ATGM launchers appears to be 150 mm like the 9M133, rather than 120 mm of the 9K111 and may thus have a higher penetration.
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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 on February 16, 2002 (therefore being officially confirmed by outside sources), although the tank may have been in existence since 1992.
Soviet military planners organize tanks with the first generation of tanks up to 1950, and four generations of tanks [1] (with the first main battle tank being the third-generation T-64), while American strategists organize main battle tanks into three generations. [Note 1] [2] The military of the People's Republic of China also recognizes ...