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Originally Posted by redcoat2
I’m not sure about Unit 461 in the North Korean OOB. It is a SU-100 with a start date in 1951 during the Korean War. I don’t think the North Koreans used the SU-100 during that war. I have double-checked a couple of books about the Korean War and a publication about the SU-100 and none of them mentions their use during the conflict.
The SIPRI Trade Register claims that the Soviets delivered 100 SU-100s to the North Koreans between 1965 and 1968. They are presumably represented in the game by Unit 462 – which currently has a start date in 1968.
Sources:
Osprey’s Men-At-Arms Series 174: The Korean War 1950-53
Concord's Tank Warfare in Korea 1950-53
Armour in Profile 21: SU.85 and SU.100
SIPRI Trade Register
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To be honest I have alreay got burned at least once trusting SIPRI for availability dates. Let met illustrate: the iraqi OOB had once OT-64s available since 1965. This seemed way too early, as it was just entering in service then according to all sources. SIPRI gave 1981-1982 for delivery to Iraq, which seemed to make more sense. So I suggested a change to 1981, as current. Then a year ago I found detailed source, with photographic evidence, that it was alreay in service in 1980 and in brigade strenght no less. Another one stated that the transfer happened in the 70's.
No sources list SU-100s in frontline combat during the korean war but how do we know that there wasn't a company ot two in reserve somewhere in 1951-1953? The North koreans got several shipments of material in the Spring of 1951 when their army was rebuilt after the debacle which followed the Incheon landing, including items such as 152mm guns which had been almost non existent before. SU-100s were hardly restricted stuff by then.