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At a glance
Chonma-holarger figure on 2 of 2
L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Hull length
Single sourceHull length: 6.63 m (21.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chonma-ho | L9 bar mine |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Anti-tank blast mine[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Wars | Ethiopian Civil War Iran-Iraq War[source] | — |
| Designer | Second Machine Industry Bureau[source] | — |
| Designed | Before 1980[source] |
120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source450 km[source]
Ch'ŏnma-92 onwards
Single sourceDiesel base Ch'ŏnma
Single sourceDiesel 580 hp (430 kW) (base Ch'ŏnma) 750 hp (560 kW) (Ch'ŏnma-92 onwards)[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Produced | 1971[source] | — |
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| No. built | More than 1,200[source] | — |
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| Armor | Cast turret, spaced armor, explosive reactive armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 115 mm U-5TS smoothbore gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | KPV 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, 7.62 mm machine gun in coaxial mount[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 15.67 hp/ton (base Ch'ŏnma) ~18.75 hp/ton (Ch'ŏnma-92 onwards)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion-bar[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1969–present[source] |
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| Filling | — | TNT[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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