Kim Jong-un drives North Korea’s new tank in a ‘pretend war’
| The leader of North Korea guided the new tank produced by Pyongyang in the military exercise of this country. |
report Mehr news agency quoted by Reuters, Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea guided the new tank made by Pyongyang in the country’s latest military exercise.
The state news agency of North Korea wrote that Kim expressed his satisfaction with the successful performance of this battle tank and its display of power in the first unveiling.
This test unveiling aims to check the combat capabilities of the tank occupants and familiarize them with military formations in missions different tactics were done.
According to this media, this heavy tank quickly made its way in the worst routes and open war conditions and fired at targets with high fire power and maneuverability. Significantly passes through strong defense lines.
The 105th armored unit that won at the end of this trial exercise is the same unit that occupied Seoul, the capital of South Korea, during the Korean War. Senior defense officials including Kang Son Nam, North Korean Defense Minister at the event Kim Jung was accompanying He.
This military exercise was conducted simultaneously with the annual joint exercises between South Korea and the United States. The joint exercise between Washington and Seoul, nicknamed “Freedom Shield”, will be held for the first time since November 2023. Last year, Pyongyang withdrew from the military agreement between the two Koreas, which was concluded in 2018 with the aim of de-escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
