K239 Chunmoo | |
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Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | South Korea |
Service history | |
In service | Since 2015 |
Used by | South Korea |
Production history | |
Designed | 2009 |
Manufacturer | Hanwha Group |
Produced | 2014 |
No. built | 100 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 31 t |
Length | 9m |
Width | 2.5m |
Height | 3m |
Crew | 3 |
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Caliber | 130-mm / 227-mm / 239-mm |
Rate of fire | Rockets: 36 / 12 / 12 |
Effective firing range |
130-mm 36 km (22 mi) 230-mm: 80 km (50 mi) 239-mm: 160 km (99 mi) [1] |
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Engine |
Diesel engine 400 hp |
Operational range | 800 kilometres (500 mi) |
Maximum speed | 80km/h |
Guidance system | Inertial plus GPS |
The K239 Chunmoo K-MLRS is a South Korean GPS-guided precision rocket artillery system. Development commenced in 2009. Rockets were developed by Hanwha Corporation and the 4 axle launcher vehicle was developed by Hanwha Defense Systems (formerly Doosan DST).[2][3][4]
One vehicle can fit 130 mm and 239 mm rockets at once, can also fire 227 mm rockets for M270 MLRS compatibility, to replace K136.[5]
The 239mm guided rocket has a range of 160 km and is used mainly as a "bunker buster".[6]
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- ↑ Jeong, Jeff (19 March 2018). "South Korea to deploy ‘artillery killer’ to destroy North Korean bunkers". https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2018/03/19/south-korea-to-deploy-artillery-killer-to-destroy-north-korean-bunkers/.
- ↑ ARG. "Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rocket System - Military-Today.com". http://www.military-today.com/artillery/chunmoo.htm. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ↑ South Korea starts deploying its next-generation Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system - Armyrecognition.com, 5 August 2015
- ↑ Chunmoo K-MLRS with 239mm Guided Rockets - Armyrecognition.com, 21 October 2017
- ↑ South Korea to purchase 58 Chun Moo K-MLRS multi-calibers MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System - Armyrecognition.com, 5 October 2014
- ↑ xavier. "ADEX 2017: Chunmoo K-MLRS with 239mm Guided Rockets - ADEX 2017 Online Show Daily News - Defence security military exhibition 2017 daily news category". https://www.armyrecognition.com/adex_2017_online_show_daily_news/adex_2017_chunmoo_k-mlrs_with_239mm_guided_rockets.html. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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