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  The Russian army introduced a new self propelled artillery system to the Ukrainian battlefields.  Mystery SPG (Photo: mil.in.ua) Ukrainian journal Mil.in.ua speculates that it is based on the Uraltranshmash 2S43 Malva wheeled SPG, that is basically a rear mounted 152mm A64 gun from the MSTA-S out in the open. 2S43 Malva The new system has an independently rotating turret, but still an open turret. The layout is much closer to the Titan-Barrikady A-222 Bereg 130mm coastal artillery SPG, which has also seen combat in the Ukrainian southern front. A-222 Bereg isn’t a viable candidate for further production, as its non-standard caliber limits the available ammunition stocks and isn’t currently being produced in Russia. A-222 Bereg Russia is also suffering extremely hard attrition on all of its artillery systems, both from the Ukrainian counter battery fires and simply by barrels wearing out. There is a limited amount of machinery in Russia that is capable of producing a decent ...

  Chonma 2 tanks The Korean People's Army Ground Force, also known as the North Korean Army, has always been a slightly mysterious force, with very limited information on its daily activities and exact structure. It was recently pushed more into the limelight as the North Korean dictator Lil’Ki.. Rocketma… Kim Jong Un, sent tens of thousands of its troops to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, by trying to recapture the Russian territory. Before this the DPRK had only sent ammunition and missiles to Russia. So far only North Korean infantry has seen any direct combat. Some KPAGF artillery pieces have been spotted in Russia, but haven’t been fielded by either Russian or Korean crews as of 9.12.2024. Could the DPRK provide Russia with other weapons in addition to artillery and meat? The KPAGF has roughly 3500 main battle tanks and 5-600 light tanks. With the Russian Army suffering catastrophic MBT losses in Ukraine, far out pacing the Russian industry’s capability to build new t...