N.Korea Develops High-Speed Military Hovercraft
Chosun Ilbo ^ | 04/02/07
Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 9:43:45 PM by TigerLikesRooster
N.Korea Develops High-Speed Military Hovercraft
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The North Korean Navy has reportedly developed and deployed high-speed military hovercraft. A military source in Seoul said Sunday the North developed the hovercraft with its own technology apparently to target South Korean high-speed patrol boats. The North Korean vessels are 38 m long and 12 m wide with a top speed of 90 km/h. They have 56 mm and 30 mm machine guns at the head and the stern.
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North Korean hovercraft landing vessels, which are presumed to be similar to Pyongyang’s newly deployed high-speed war hovercraft.
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South Korean military authorities say they have intelligence that Pyongyang is attempting to export the boats to other Asian countries. North Korea also has 130 hovercraft landing vessels to transport personnel which move at a speed of 50 km/h with 50 people aboard. They are able to ride up the beach and move over mud flats, the South Korean military believes.
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