North Korean missiles: Most heavy trucks are made in foreign countries:
-Weakness in maintenance and operation ability of large TEL-
North Korean missile launch:
In 2022, North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles.
Features of North Korean missiles:
Many of them can be moved on the “TEL (Transporter erector launcher)”.
It is difficult to “detect the TEL before launching and neutralize the attack”.
Past cases:
World War II Germany “V-2”,
Iraq “Scud Missile” in the Gulf War,
Even if air superiority is secured, it is difficult to prevent missile launches.
Weaknesses of North Korean missiles:
North Korean missiles have two major weaknesses.
The first one
Large TELs cannot move around freely.
Second
North Korea lacks TEL maintenance and operation capabilities.
The first is road conditions:
North Korea’s “TEL size and road conditions” have a lot to do with it.
North Korea TEL:
“North Korea’s TEL has 5-axis trucks, 11-axis heavy trucks, and tracked vehicles.”
Medium- and long-range missiles have a total length of 20 m:
Medium- and long-range missiles that can cover Japan
The 8-axis to 11-axis TEL has a total length of 20 m or more, and the roads that can be passed are extremely limited.
Operation of large TEL:
“Maintained flat roads and launch points, management logistics facilities” are essential.
“At present, They have no choice but to move around the base.”
Necessity of “enemy base attack ability”:
Even if you can’t destroy the TEL itself
It’s enough to attack the base roads and ancillary facilities,
You can significantly reduce the missile force.
The second is TEL manufacturing capacity:
TEL seems to be a simple truck chassis,
The ICBM weighs about 80 tons, and when the weight of the TEL is added, it easily exceeds 100 tons.
The automobile industry is required to manufacture and maintain such super-heavy trucks.
North Korea’s industrial power:
Even if North Korea’s industrial power can make missiles, it cannot make TEL trucks.
All TEL trucks are imported cars.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 Regulations:
Exports of missiles and missile parts to North Korea
It was regulated by UN Security Council Resolution 1874 on June 12, 2009.
Of course, trucks that can be converted to TEL are also eligible.
Hwasong-14 (KN-20) is here:
A parade commemorating the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birth on April 15, 2012.
The intercontinental ballistic missile “Hwasong-14” (KN-20) mounted on the 8-axis TEL has appeared.
Chinese truck
“WS51200”
It turned out that the North Korean TEL is based on the “Hubei Sanjiang Astronaut Wanshan Special Vehicle Truck”.
The similarities are clear from the appearance of the cabin.
Belarus truck
MAZ
Originally, “Hubei Sanjiang Astronaut Wanshan Special Vehicle” was affiliated with “Belarus Truck MAZ”.
WS51200 uses MAZ technology.
American company
Cummins
It is equipped with a diesel engine with an output of 700 horsepower and KTTA19C700 turbocharger from Kumins.
With a maximum load capacity of 80t, it can steer the front 3 axles and the rear 3 axles, and it has a small turn for its size.
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