i have seen 7 year old Roma kids driving pick ups
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sepv4 actually doesnt exist and is fully unknown what M1E3 can do but what i do know is that trohpy aps has been tested in battles multiple times by multiple countries
Definitely not the same but its known they do collaboration but for the bulk of military equipment the technology needs is in the realm of semiconductors tend to sit in the 2010 era as they do the job and are more resistant to stuff like radiation. 3nm semiconductor is nice and all but there naturally overkill and more fit for high end computer no really needed out side of maybe some military robots. Overall North Korea is like there Southern sisters. South Korea has a educated populace and industrial base but South Korea does international collaboration. North Korea sits next to Russia and China both nations with a education and industrial base.
Concerning going toe to toe Russia has been importing war material from North Korea mainly artillery and some vehicles / parts. Bulsae-4 and loitering munitions have been sent from North Korea to Russia and used missiles as well. Overall the equipment is good enough which is all it can be asked of. It should always be assumed that military tech when developed by a nation works unless proven otherwise.
For the sake of Gaijin we know little about the vehicle so there going to have to make a lot of guesses but that’s just how most military tech is since the 1970s.
One thing we know about the Chonma-2 is that from a defector that the North Koreans somehow got there hands on a export Abrams (guy was talking about how the top brass was freaked out about a American tank) The guess is the tank came from the middle east and smuggled out not impossible. But as it comes from a defector how true it is is up to discussion. It could also be a different captured tank.
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I think youre making several logical leaps.
possible =/= likely.
technology transfer isnt all-or-nothing, russia and china certainly cooperate with NK, but that doesnt mean they transfer their most advanced technologies or manufacturing capabilities.
states routinely export downgraded versions of equipment or selectively share technology to preserve their own military advantage. We have many such examples in game.
its neither in russias nor chinas interest for NK military to be stronger than to be a mere deterent to SK and US.
ill believe it once i see NK J-20.
The fact that a missile may use older chip doesnt mean any country capable of producing such chips can build a modern missile.
theres stuff like software, inertial navigation, radar and infrared seekers, precision matching, secure datalinks etc.
russia using NK ammunition or missiles in Ukraine shows those weapons are useful, but usefulness =/= technological parity with Western equipment.
ghana power armor when
absence of evidence isnt evidence of capability.
throughout history, many military systems have been prototypes, propaganda pieces, or have significantly underperformed their advertised capabilities.
Unless you show me a proof better than “i heard from one dude that other dude said”, im putting this one in the same category of theories as Die Glocke.
Burden of proof lies with person making the claim, not with the person trying to disprove it. So far what we have for Chonma-20 is solely speculations and few curated media pieces that had to get NK censors approval to be released to the west.
+1 for the tank.
But again, how this thing passes the suggestion check-up stage is beyond my comprehension. Almost all info here is made of "what-if"s and "maybe"s, which is something I believe should be kept as a suggestion draft but not the “complete” suggestion.
Nonetheless, my respect to the @ChieftainWarrior for doing in-depth analysis of possible outcomes (after all, NK suggestions made by you are among the most difficult to compile given the sources), even though I’d rather have at least 51% of confidence in data than close to none
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Got some leaked combat footage of the new type Ghana power armor not going to lie we may be cooked on this one. Better scrap the Ch’onma don’t tell the mods about this one.
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A careful +1. It is a unique vehicle for the Korean TT coming soon™️ but such little is known about it I also can’t say I fully want this yet. Such critical areas as the caliber of the gun are pretty damn important no?