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Our beloved destroyer is back

Most notably, Kim Jong Un's new on-site instructions:

Comrade Kim Jong Un said that the military effectiveness of ship-mounted automatic guns installed on ships should be reviewed in accordance with our actual conditions, and expressed the view that it would be more advantageous to equip ship-mounted automatic guns on high-speed, maneuverable ships of the 3,000-ton class or less and to additionally deploy supersonic weapon systems instead of ship-mounted automatic guns on 5,000-ton and 8,000-ton destroyers to enhance ship-to-ship and strategic attack capabilities in line with the operational characteristics of the ships.

So what does that mean? Besides the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon class, there will be a larger 8,000-ton destroyer class, along with several other frigate/corvette designs under 3,000 tons, and KJU believes that Pantsir should be removed to make way for VLS for supersonic missiles – Pantsir should only be used on the smaller ships which will escort them.

Can North Korea's shipbuilding industry handle this scale of naval expansion?

 

[Atomicfrog]

Based on the size of the VLS and the types of missiles they use, I suggest the ship will have 24 + 20 + 24 VLS for land-attack missiles: 10 small VLS located below the CIWS will likely be for smaller, 533mm anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles. 24 larger VLS forward and 24 more aft will be for the larger Hwasal-1/2 cruise missiles.

The remaining 20 smaller VLS at the stern will be for Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missiles.

The ship's configuration would be extremely offensive, at the expense of her defensive capabilities and cruising range.

It look filled with weapons, it would be interesting to know crew size. Lot of automated systems could help a small crew size.

 

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[yugocrosrb95]

Our beloved destroyer is back
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Most notably, Kim Jong Un's new on-site instructions:

So what does that mean? Besides the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon class, there will be a larger 8,000-ton destroyer class, along with several other frigate/corvette designs under 3,000 tons, and KJU believes that Pantsir should be removed to make way for VLS for supersonic missiles – Pantsir should only be used on the smaller ships which will escort them.

Can North Korea's shipbuilding industry handle this scale of naval expansion?

There is literally nothing about removal of Pantsir as very commentary states plan to remove automatic guns which probably is 127mm automatic cannon and those will be on ships that weigh 3000 tons and less.

 

[yugocrosrb95]

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[sahureka]

State TV KCNA's afternoon news bulletin shows the first 6 minutes and 40 seconds of yesterday's tests, March 10, by the destroyer Choe Hyon 51, with some new, previously unreleased frames and launch footage from other positions.

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and a photo from Yonhap agency

 

[Valiant 1002]

There is literally nothing about removal of Pantsir as very commentary states plan to remove automatic guns which probably is 127mm automatic cannon and those will be on ships that weigh 3000 tons and less.

The "automatic gun" could very well be a Pantsir. It would be foolish to remove that 127mm naval gun.

In fact, during testing last May, supersonic missiles were launched from VLSs at the stern of the ship, which I believe are VLSs located directly beneath the Pantsir mount. If they removed the Pantsir to make more space for those VLSs, it's understandable since there are already other VLSs of similar size/role and related components underneath that could be used to link with the CIC and fire them... something like that.

They could also argue that the two 14.5mm CIWS guns on either side are sufficient for minimal close-in self-defense, allowing them to all-in on her offense capability.

 

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[Valiant 1002]

The deployment status of KN-23 and KN-24 remains unclear, but at least KN-25 appears to have been deployed in large numbers across multiple units.

Also:

Comrade Kim Jong Un stated that this exercise will have repercussions beyond its intended purpose, causing anxiety among forces hostile to us—namely, enemies within a 420km range—and giving them a deep understanding of the destructive power of tactical nuclear weapons.

Is this the max range of this system?

Comrade Kim Jong Un observed the firing drill and commended the soldiers of the artillery unit for being prepared to excellently handle the latest multiple rocket launcher weapon system, and once again highly evaluated the combat performance of the 600mm ultra-precision multiple rocket launcher.

"It is a truly terrifying and attractive weapon.

There is no tactical weapon in the world that surpasses the performance of this weapon system.

That will be the case for the next few years.

However, it is clear that by then, we will not be staying here either.

I always express my respect and gratitude to our defense scientists who created this weapon system.

As previously declared, the powerful offensive capabilities we possess are strictly for defense.

This is because the most powerful offensive power is the most reliable defensive power.

It is a literal means of war deterrence.

However, if these deterrents of a defensive nature fail to prevent armed provocation and invasion by foreign forces against the security of national sovereignty, these defensive measures will immediately be used for a second mission: that is, as massive destructive offensive means.

As I've said multiple times, if this weapon is used, the opposing military infrastructure within striking range will absolutely not be able to withstand it.

Our Party and the government of the Republic will achieve solid peace with powerful military force.

Peace is not something to be wished for, but something to be protected."