i can confirm , in this case this is the “PALADIN” , a modified Roland II system on a heavily modified M109 hull- it had actually already been selected for procurement in the mid-70s as M975 but was canned for a variety of reasons. The production model may have ended up on a Bradley chassis , but were also offered on the Abrams hull .
“Liberity 1 & 2” (modified Shahine/Crotale system- on the original French chassis for testing, though that would’ve changed in production.) is the more well know proposal of the 2 on the abrams hull
I remember some NK official blurry image with names, with recognizable numbers. I will see if I can find these images.
But I’m sure Bulsae-4 is the laser beam riding version 9M113
Developed specifically for the export market by Forges de Zeebrugge SA, the 70 mm (40-round) LAU97 is a highly mobile light artillery rocket launcher system designed to provide saturation and holding fire at the regimental level. As far as is known this system has not been deployed by any country in NATO, but a sister system to this one has been implemented by the South Korean Armed Forces and has been developed by Hanwa.
Description
Description
The LAU97 system of a launcher box with five horizontal rows of eight 70 mm tubes and a 360° traversable base that allows elevation arcs of 0 to +55°. The system can be fitted on any military vehicle or trailer capable of carrying 1,200 kg payloads. The launcher’s azimuth and elevation laying is performed by either electric motors or handwheels. A BR2 mortar sight or artillery panoramic sight is fitted for aiming the system with an electrically operated remote-control unit for firing.
The 70 mm unguided rockets can be launched either singly or in ripple sequences up to the full 40-round salvo, which takes less than 6 seconds. Using the FZ90 solid propellant rocket motor and a 4.3 kg warhead, the maximum range is 9,000 m at a firing angle of 40° elevation. The rockets, using the standard FZ-68 70 mm rocket motor and a 4.3 kg warhead, have a maximum range of 7,900 m at a launcher elevation of +40°; if the elevation is set at +15° then the range is reduced to 6,000 m. If the Mk 40 rocket motor is used the maximum range at +40° elevation is reduced to 7,500 m.
A full complement of 70 mm unguided rockets can saturate an area measuring 200 × 300 m at maximum range. The FZ-100 6.2 kg cargo warhead with a payload of nine 0.48 kg anti-personnel/anti-tank bomblets is also available. The bomblets have a lethal radius of 10.5 m and are capable of penetrating up to 105 mm of conventional steel armour plate. The submunitions are released by a delay-adjustable time fuze over the target area.
Other warheads available include: the 4.3 kg FZ210 practice impact marking practice; the 3 kg FZ-49 anti-armour capable of piercing more than 350 mm of conventional steel armour plate; the 4.3 kg FZ-71 anti-personnel which forms more than 8,000 fragments on detonation and is lethal to between 18 and 21 m radius; and the 4.9 kg M257 illuminating type with a 120 second duration and one million candle lighting capacity. The launcher is operated by a crew of three, a layer, a commander and a gunner, who also reload the system by hand.
Early in 2006, the manufacturer stated that production of this system was complete and it was no longer being marketed.
well this is more of a general issue with S.P.A. , it’s only “recently” that gaijin have started to implement those , we will just have to wait for lower caliber one’s to appear later
well actually SPAs been in game for quite some time, it’s that recently Gaijin have increased modern SPA addition i.e VIDAR, PLZ-05, Pzh 2000
but I am of the opinion that they should add the WW2 and post war ones first.
i.e in similar vein the tank additions have progressed.
Bulsae-4 & 4M are North Korean beam riding variants of 9K111 and 9M113 Konkurs.
Bulsae-5 is the North Korean Kornet.
M-2018 is the common accepted designation of the NK NLOS 200mm warhead missile for now. Approach angle to the target is about 40° to 60°, and penetration of 800 mm. Currently being used by another country actively.
