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Main battle tank
Pokpung-ho is a main battle tank originating in North Korea. It was built by Ryu Kyong-su Tank Factory.
North KoreaTechnical data
True 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| 28 Sept 2026 | 7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
North Korea
2002–present
Korean People's Army Ground Force
Second Machine Industry Bureau
Ryu Kyong-su Tank Factory
44.3 tonnes (48.8 US Short Tons, 97,665 lb)
Hull length: ~7 m
~3.5 m
~2.2 m
4
Composite Armour. ERA plates optional. Maximum estimated armor thickness without ERA – 500 mm vs HEAT
115 mm 2A20 (Chonma-215) 125mm 2A46 (Chonma-216)
14.5mm KPVT heavy anti-aircraft machine gun (300 rounds), 7.62 mm PKT (Chonma-215/216) Dual AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher , Dual Bulsae-4M , Dual Igla MANPADS , 7.62 mm PKT (Chonma mod.2017 )
12 cylinder diesel engine delivering 1,000 (±150) hp
Torsion-bar
~370-500km
60 km/h
폭풍호
暴風號
Pokpungho
P'okp'ungho
North Korea
The P'okpoong engine is likely to have around 750–1,000 horsepower .
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pokpung-ho equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
North KoreaReported count for Pokpung-ho. Service scope: Korean People's Army Ground Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 100 −250. Origin: North Korea. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.