Editor's Foreword

412 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
MBT 3,500+ T-34/T-54/T-55/T-62/Type-59
LT TK 560+: 560 PT-76; M-1985
APC 2,500+
APC (T) Type-531 (Type-63); VTT-323
APC (W) 2,500 BTR-40/BTR-50/BTR-60/ BTR-80A/BTR-
152
ARTY 17,900+
SP 4,400: 122mm M-1977/M-1981/M-1985/M-1991;
130mm M-1975/M-1981/M-1991; 152mm M-1974/M-1977;
170mm M-1978/M-1989
TOWED 3,500: 122mm D-30/D-74/M-1931/37; 130mm
M-46; 152mm M-1937/M-1938/M-1943
GUN/MOR 120mm (reported)
MRL 2,500: 107mm Type-63; 122mm BM-11/M-1977
(BM-21)/M-1985/M-1992/M-1993; 240mm M-1985/M-
1989/M-1991
MOR 7,500: 82mm M-37; 120mm M-43; 160mm M-43
AT • MSL
SP AT-3 9K11 Sagger
MANPATS AT-1 Snapper; AT-4 9K111 Spigot; AT-5
9K113 Spandrel
RCL 82mm 1,700 B-10
AD • SAM • MANPAD ε10,000+ SA-16 Gimlet/SA-7 Grail
GUNS 11,000
SP 14.5mm M-1984; 23mm M-1992; 37mm M-1992;
57mm M-1985
TOWED 11,000: 14.5mm ZPU-1/ZPU-2/ZPU-4; 23mm
ZU-23; 37mm M-1939; 57mm S-60; 85mm M-1939 KS-
12; 100mm KS-19
MSL • SSM 64+: 24 FROG-3/FROG-5/FROG-7; ε10 Nodong
(ε90+ msl); 30+ Scud-B/Scud-C (ε200+ msl)
Navy ε46,000
FORCES BY ROLE
Navy 2 (Fleet) HQ located at Tasa-ri; 1 HQ located at
Nampo; 1 HQ located at Toejo Dong
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
SUBMARINES • TACTICAL 63
SSK 22 PRC Type-031/FSU Romeo† each with 8 single
533mm TT with 14 SAET-60 HWT
SSC 21 Sang-O† each with 2 single 533mm TT each with
Russian 53–65 ASW
SSI 20†
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 8
FRIGATES • FF 3:
2 Najin each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical
SSM, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 2 100mm sun
1 Soho with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical SSM,
2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 100mm gun, 1 hel landing
platform (for med hel)
CORVETTES • FS 5:
4 Sariwon each with 1 85mm gun
1 Tral each with 1 85mm gun
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 329+
PTG 16:
6 Sohung
10 Soju each with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical
SSM
PFM 18:
4 Huangfen each with 4 single each with 1 SS-N-2
tactical SSM
6 Komar each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical
SSM
8 Osa II each with 2 single each with 1 SS-N-2 tactical
SSM
PHT 100: 60 Ku Song; 40 Sin Hung
PFC 19:
6 Hainan each with 4 RBU 1200 (20 eff.)
13 Taechong each with 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.)
PFI 12 Shanghai II
PC 6 Chong-Ju each with 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), 1 85mm
gun
PCI 158 (less than 100 tons); 12 FSU SO-1, 54 Chong-Jin,
59 Chaho, 33 Sinpo
MINE WARFARE • MINE COUNTERMEASURES 24: 19
Yukto I; 5 Yukto II
AMPHIBIOUS
LSM 10 Hantae (capacity 3 tanks; 350 troops)
CRAFT 244:
LCPL 96 Nampo (capacity 35 troops)
LCM 18
LCVP 130 (capacity 50 troops)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 23:
AS 8 (converted cargo ships); ASR 1 Kowan; AGI 14
(converted fishing vessels)
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Tasa-ri, Koampo, Chodo-ri, Sagon-ni,
Pipa Got, Nampo (West Coast); Puam-Dong, Toejo
Dong, Chaho Nodongjagu, Mayang-do, Mugye-po,
Najin, Songjon-pardo, Changjon, Munchon (East
Coast)
Coastal Defence
FORCES BY ROLE
SSM 2 regt (Silkworm tactical SSM in 6 sites, and
probably some mobile launchers)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
ARTY • TOWED 122mm M-1931/37; 152mm M-1937
COASTAL 130mm M-1992; SM-4-1
Air Force 110,000
4 air divs. 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd Air Divs (cbt) responsible for N,
E and S air defence sectors respectively. 8 th Air Div (trg)
responsible for NE sector. 33 regts (11 ftr/fga, 2 bbr, 7
hel, 7 pt, 6 trg) plus 3 indep air bns (recce/EW, test and
evaluation, naval spt). The AF controls the national airline.
Approx 70 full time/contingency air bases.
Flying hours 20 hrs/year on ac
FORCES BY ROLE
Bbr 3 (lt) regt with H-5 (Il-28) Beagle
Ftr/FGA 1 regt with MiG-29 Fulcrum; 1 regt with Su-7
Fi�er; 6 regt with J-5 (MiG-17F) Fresco C; 5 regt
with J-7 (MiG-21F) Fishbed C; 4 regt with J-6
(MiG-19S) Farmer B; 1 regt with MiG-23 Flogger
ML/P; 1 regt with Su-25 Frogfoot; 1 regt with
F-7B Airguard