North Korea 75th Anniversary Parade

[MarkSheppard]

That is, 75th of the North Korean Communist Party's Founding on 10 OCT 2020.

A lot of new toys showed up. This will have lots of photos.

Most of them are by Nathan Chatterton on a Facebook group taken from a video stream.

Some new small arms

Helicial magazines, previously seen on Kim's bodyguards

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/RifleAK_Helical.jpg

Now seem to have migrated to the normal infantry:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/RifleType88_Helical.jpg

There's also a new bullpup thing:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/Rifle-Bullpup.jpg
Bullpup style rifle

New Tank

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/New_Tank_1.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/New_Tank_2.jpg

A new tank showed up.

Another appearance of 152mm SPH

The M2018 152mm SPH showed up again:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 SPH.jpg

It appeared previously in a 2018 parade (hence the M2018 designation)

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 152mm SPH in 2018 at 70th Parade.jpg

More Rockets

KN-09

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KN-09_(MRL)

They've introduced a 300mm GMLRS system.

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/KN 09 300mm MRLS 1.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/KN 09 300mm MRLS 2.jpg

KN-25:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KN-25

They've introduced a 600mm SRBM system with a 200+ mile range and put it on things

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/KN 25 4 x MRLS On Trucks.jpg
This is a 4 round launcher on trucks

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/KN 25 5 x MRLS On Trucks.jpg
This is a 5 round launcher on trucks.

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/KN 25 Tracked heavy MRLS.jpg
This is a 6 round launcher on a tracked platform similar to our own MRLS.

They've also modernized slightly older rocket artillery:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/8x8 Chassis with 240mm M1990 MRLS on KN-25 MRLS Chassis.jpg
They've placed the older 240mm M1990 MRLS on a newer chassis.

More AFVs

They've produced a MRAP-like vehicle:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/Nork MRAP.jpg

They seem to have produced a new (M2018ish) 6x6 APC with clear BTR-40/60/70 etc lineage; and are using it to mount a new ATGM system that has clear similarities to the IsraelI SPIKE ATGM.

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 6x6 ATGM for SPIKE knockoff 1.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 6x6 ATGM for SPIKE knockoff 2.jpg

And like everyone else, they've gone into heavy 8x8 Wheeled APCs:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 8x8 with ATGM.jpg

This is a tenatively designated M2018 8x8 APC with a KORNET/Bul'sae ATGM launcher.

They've even attempted to make a Stryker AGS clone, albeit with what seems to be a 122mm D-30 cannon:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2018 8x8 with 122mm D30.jpg

MiG-29 continues in service

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/MiG-29 1.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/MiG-29 2.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/MiG-29 3.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/MiG-29 4.png

Most of the air force including MiG-23 and Su-25 have been repainted to that color scheme.

[MarkSheppard]

Some more photos of the tentatively designated M2020 MBT:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%201.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%202.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%203.jpg

There also appears to be another Indigenously developed North Korean MBT. It first appeared in a 2010 parade, and until something official comes up, most people are calling it the Songun Ho.

A rarity for NK Armor; someone captured a nice top angle of the Songun Ho:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/Songun%20Ho%202017.jpg

Speculation is that it is derived from the earlier Pokpung-ho, with a wider cast turret with a larger rear bustle.

[Wdll]

Some more photos of the tentatively designated M2020 MBT:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%201.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%202.jpg
http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/M2020%20Tank%203.jpg

There also appears to be another Indigenously developed North Korean MBT. It first appeared in a 2010 parade, and until something official comes up, most people are calling it the Songun Ho.

A rarity for NK Armor; someone captured a nice top angle of the Songun Ho:

http://www.alternatewars.com/Scratch/SP_NK/Songun%20Ho%202017.jpg

Speculation is that it is derived from the earlier Pokpung-ho, with a wider cast turret with a larger rear bustle.

Something about the way they look, they look fake. I don't know if it is the paint job or something.

[zovs66]

They both look like copies of the originals, to me at least.

[Imp]

They look like they are straight off the production line pristine with no gear attached like a shovel or spare track link etc

[DRG]

They look like they are straight off the production line pristine with no gear attached like a shovel or spare track link etc

Agreed. They look like they were completed last week

[DRG]

https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com/2020/05/03/north-korea-builds-very-powerful-outdated-battle-tanks/

.....and from the look of the smoke they are spewing it must suck to be at the end of the parade

[Karagin]

Some of them look like models