M1989 Koksan – the expert named the main problem of the artillery systems that the DPRK transferred to Russia – UNIAN
The Russian defense industry is not capable of producing shells of this caliber.
After receiving North Korean Koksan self-propelled artillery systems, Moscow became even more dependent on Pyongyang. As military expert and former press secretary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladislav Seleznev notes, the whole point is that the Russian military-industrial complex is not capable of producing shells for it.
“The Koksan artillery system is capable of covering a distance of up to 60 kilometers. The caliber is not destructive. But the devil is always in the details – the Russian defense industry is not capable of producing shells of this caliber. This means that it will be completely dependent on the North Korean industry. And who knows, it will Does Pyongyang have the ability not only to produce, but also to transfer such types…