Chonma-ho
The Ch'ŏnma (Chosŏn'gŭl: 천마; Hanja: 天馬 meaning 'Pegasus'), often inaccurately referred to as Chonma-Ho, is one of North Korea's secretive indigenous main battle tank designs. The tank is also known by the name of 천리마 전차 (千里馬 or the "Chollima Tank"). The Ch'ŏnma is based on the Soviet T-62. There are at least seven different operational versions of the Ch'ŏnma. Since its inception, the Ch'ŏnma has undergone several extensive upgrades. Little public information is available about this tank, and its most recent public appearance was the 70th Anniversary Parade held in Pyongyang, North Korea, on 9 September 2018, celebrating the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation.
| Ch'ŏnma | |
|---|---|
Ch'ŏnma-92 during the Korean People's Army 60th Anniversary Military Parade in 1992 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | North Korea |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Ethiopian Civil War Iran-Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Second Machine Industry Bureau |
| Designed | Before 1980 |
| Produced | 1971 |
| No. built | More than 1,200 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 37 tonnes (base Ch'ŏnma) |
| Length | Hull length: 6.63 m (21.8 ft) |
| Width | 3.52 m (11.5 ft) |
| Height | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armor | Cast turret, spaced armor, explosive reactive armour |
Main armament | 115 mm U-5TS smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | KPV 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, 7.62 mm machine gun in coaxial mount |
| Engine | Diesel 580 hp (430 kW) (base Ch'ŏnma) 750 hp (560 kW) (Ch'ŏnma-92 onwards) |
| Power/weight | 15.67 hp/ton (base Ch'ŏnma) ~18.75 hp/ton (Ch'ŏnma-92 onwards) |
| Suspension | Torsion-bar |
Operational range | 450 km |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h |
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