Weapons in the demilitarized zone in the Koreas

[pizdamat]

Does anyone here know what kind of weapons the North Korean soldiers & South Korean soldiers use in the Demilitarized Zone?
If you know what kinda weapons they use, it would be appreciated if you could tell me. Thank you.

 

[Baljak]

Does anyone here know what kind of weapons the North Korean soldiers & South Korean soldiers use in the Demilitarized Zone?
If you know what kinda weapons they use, it would be appreciated if you could tell me. Thank you.

Under the UN Armistice Agreement, the Demilitarized Zone cannot use weapons such as explosives and large-caliber Artillery. The weapons mainly used by the Korean military stationed in the Demilitarized Zone are not much different from most ordinary Koreans soldier.

K1 sub-machine gun (This rifle can only be used by company commanders and signal man)
K2 Assault rifle (Except for company commanders and signal man, all soldiers use this rifle)
K3 Machine gun (Only one gun is provided per squad)
K201 (A grenade launcher mounted on a K2)
AK-47 Assault rifle (In the Demilitarized Zone, soldiers receive education on firearms that North Korean troops use a lot in case they have to capture and use North Korean weapons during the war)


The North Korean military has been license-producing or copying Russian weapons since the past. There is no information to estimate what weapons North Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone use

Type 58 Assault rifle (AK-47) It is believed to be the most used rifle by most North Korean troops
Type 64 Machine gun (RP-46)
Type 68 Assault rifle (AKM)
Type 68 Machine gun (PKM)
Type 73 Machine gun (Produced based on Type 68)
Type 88 Assault rifle
Type 98 Assault rifle (AK-74M)
M16A1 Assault rifle (It is known to have been produced since 1986, and it is said to provide illegally copied M16A1 to North Korean infiltration units)
K2

 

[Ryder]

Under the UN Armistice Agreement, the Demilitarized Zone cannot use weapons such as explosives and large-caliber Artillery. The weapons mainly used by the Korean military stationed in the Demilitarized Zone are not much different from most ordinary Koreans soldier.

K1 sub-machine gun (This rifle can only be used by company commanders and signal man)
K2 Assault rifle (Except for company commanders and signal man, all soldiers use this rifle)
K3 Machine gun (Only one gun is provided per squad)
K201 (A grenade launcher mounted on a K2)
AK-47 Assault rifle (In the Demilitarized Zone, soldiers receive education on firearms that North Korean troops use a lot in case they have to capture and use North Korean weapons during the war)


The North Korean military has been license-producing or copying Russian weapons since the past. There is no information to estimate what weapons North Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone use

Type 58 Assault rifle (AK-47) It is believed to be the most used rifle by most North Korean troops
Type 64 Machine gun (RP-46)
Type 68 Assault rifle (AKM)
Type 68 Machine gun (PKM)
Type 73 Machine gun (Produced based on Type 68)
Type 88 Assault rifle
Type 98 Assault rifle (AK-74M)
M16A1 Assault rifle (It is known to have been produced since 1986, and it is said to provide illegally copied M16A1 to North Korean infiltration units)
K2

https://www.facebook.com/ROKArmedForces/photos/a.812178108880578/2505855569512815

South Korea no longer uses the K11?

Is this legit?

 

[Baljak]

https://www.facebook.com/ROKArmedForces/photos/a.812178108880578/2505855569512815

South Korea no longer uses the K11?

Is this legit?

Although K11 was judged to be suitable for combat, its development was suspended due to several repeated explosions, gun damage, and bullet defects finished products, and on December 5, 2019, the Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration officially decided to give up the K11 development project.

Apart from this, we are currently developing an STR-24 rifle using a 6.8 mm/8.6 mm ammo to replace the K2 rifle used by the Korean military. Once this rifle is developed, it will replace rifle that use NATO's 5.56 mm ammo currently used in the Korean military

 

[Ryder]

Although K11 was judged to be suitable for combat, its development was suspended due to several repeated explosions, gun damage, and bullet defects in Yangsan products, and on December 5, 2019, the Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration officially decided to give up the K11 development project.

Apart from this, we are currently developing an STR-24 rifle using a 6.8 mm/8.6 mm ammo to replace the K2 rifle used by the Korean military. Once this rifle is developed, it will replace rifle that use NATO's 5.56 mm ammo currently used in the Korean military

K11 and the Chinese qts 11 look so smiliar.

K11 came before the qts i do believe China copied the k11. Qts 11 has also been spotted in use with NK elite troops.

Interested in SK's new infantry rifle especially the caliber. It seems some armies are looking into 6.8mm.

 

[Baljak]

K11과 중국의 qts 11은 너무 닮아 보입니다.

K11은 qts보다 먼저 나왔고 중국이 k11을 복사했다고 생각합니다. Qts 11은 북한 엘리트 부대에서도 사용되는 것으로 확인되었습니다.

SK의 새로운 보병 소총, 특히 구경에 관심이 있습니다. 일부 군대는 6.8mm를 찾고 있는 것 같습니다.

K11 is also a rifle developed based on the design of the XM29 in the United States. However, these guns have too complex mechanisms and use too many electronic components, making them too difficult in technology. Even the U.S. is not willing to use these state-of-the-art rifles yet, but the U.S. military has not preferred electronic equipment to be used in traditional weapons, so the development of the XM29 has also been suspended. And the U.S. military is currently trying to replace a rifle that uses 5.56 mm ammo with 6.8 mm, so South Korea must also follow the U.S. military standards.

 

[Ryder]

K11 is also a rifle developed based on the design of the XM29 in the United States. However, these guns have too complex mechanisms and use too many electronic components, making them too difficult in technology. Even the U.S. is not willing to use these state-of-the-art rifles yet, but the U.S. military has not preferred electronic equipment to be used in traditional weapons, so the development of the XM29 has also been suspended. And the U.S. military is currently trying to replace a rifle that uses 5.56 mm ammo with 6.8 mm, so South Korea must also follow the U.S. military standards.

Xm25 and the Xm8 was also born out of the OCIW program.

Xm25 was used in Afghanistan for field tests until it got cancelled.

Mp7 was also born out of this program. Its an interesting program overall.

OCIW made a big impact in fps videogames at the time. Such a shame the gun never returned back into todays games. I like prototype weapons a lot.

 

[Baljak]

Xm25 and the Xm8 was also born out of the OCIW program.

Xm25 was used in Afghanistan for field tests until it got cancelled.

Mp7 was also born out of this program. Its an interesting program overall.

OCIW made a big impact in fps videogames at the time. Such a shame the gun never returned back into todays games. I like prototype weapons a lot.

If I were still in the military, I would prefer a light SMG to a heavy rifle like this

 

[Saithan]

I can understand the 5.56mm but why 6.8mm which advantages does it have over 7.62mm

 

[Ryder]

I can understand the 5.56mm but why 6.8mm which advantages does it have over 7.62mm

6.8 has always been a midway of both calibers.

It is said 6.8 is being preferred because its the best of both worlds of the 5.56 nato and the 7.62 nato.

 

[CAN_TR]

I can understand the 5.56mm but why 6.8mm which advantages does it have over 7.62mm

The only advantage over the 7.62 is weight, otherwise nothing.