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Artillery1978–present
Self-propelled artillery
M-1978 Koksan is a self-propelled artillery originating in North Korea. It was built by Second Economic Committee.
North KoreaTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Self-propelled artillery
North Korea
1978–present
See operators
Iran–Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian war
Second Economic Committee
See variants
40,000 kg (88,000 lb)
14.9 m (49 ft)
3.27 m (10.7 ft)
3.1 m (10 ft)
4, up to 6 (presumed)
170 mm (6.7 in) L/66
Hydraulic
~1–2 rounds per 5 minutes
40–50 km (25–31 mi) (est.)
60 km (37 mi) (with RAP round)
Steel
1× 170 mm (6.7 in) rifled gun
Diesel 520 hp (390 kW)
torsion bar
250–350 km (160–220 mi) (road)
30–40 km/h (19–25 mph)
주체포
主體砲
Juchepo
Chuch'ep'o
Iran
North Korea
Russia
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
M-1978 Koksan equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
IranReported count for M-1978. Service scope: Iranian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 30. Origin: North Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Army exact named equipment holdings: M-1978. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 170mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MoldovaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-1989. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 120mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
North Korea
RussiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-1989 (reported). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 170mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.