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240mm Rocket Launcher

North Korea’s 240mm rocket artillery is the deadliest conventional threat to South Korea because it is within striking distance of Seoul. The North Koreans have produced at least three different 240mm rocket launchers, the 12 round M-1985 and 22 round M-1991. The M-1985 rocket pack is easily identified as it has 2 rows of 6 tubes and is mounted on a cab behind engine chassis. The M-1991 is mounted on a cab over engine chassis. Both launch packs could be adapted to any suitable heavy cross-country truck.

While their development timelines remain unclear, U.S. intelligence services designated the M1985 and M1991 systems by the year they were discovered. The model names of the older models are divided into M-1985/1989/1991 according to the ROK-US Combined Forces Command classification code. About 100 M-1985/1989s, which correspond to the early models, are in operation and stored, so it seems to have been effectively withdrawn to the second-line ranks along with the BM-24, and about 430 M-1991s are in operation, belonging to the Multiple Launch Rocket Brigade (MRL) of the Provisional Army Corps as the main force. The code name for the improved model after 2024 is unknown.

In the fall of 1993, in a conversation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Technology), the Commander-in-Chief, Combined Forces Command (CINC CFC) stated that the North Korean 240mm Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLs) posed a significant psychological and political threat to South Korea and the CFC. This weapon poses a significant threat, in that a very large number of 240mm MRLs are poised north of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and are targeted toward South Korean urban areas and military targets.

According to some reports, the DPRK has about 200 of these launchers in service. North Korea continues to improve its military. Highlighting these enhancements is an ambitious program to improve ground forces capabilities. A key component of this initiative involves the deployment of large numbers of long-range 240mm multiple rocket launcher systems and 170mm self-propelled guns to hardened sites located near the Demilitarized Zone.

According to one report, a South Korean security analyst suggested that DPRK artillery pieces of calibers 170mm and 240mm "could fire 10,000 rounds per minute to Seoul and its environs." North Korea has about 500 long-range artillery tubes within range of Seoul, and the total rate of fire of thjese artillery pieces would be between 2,000 and 4,000 rounds per minute. The DPRK's two hundred 240mm MRLs fire either 12 or 22 rounds, providing a maximum single salvo of no more than 4,400 rounds.

In March 2016 North Korea's Kim Jong-un guided large-scale artillery drills on-site, and once again threatened to turn Seoul into a "sea of ??fire." He said that if war breaks out, he will use his powerful artillery to turn Seoul into a sea of fire. However, unlike the "first Seoul sea of fire threat" in 1994, which led to a panic buying of daily necessities, our citizens are calm in the face of North Korea's threats. In fact, it's not the first time that North Korea has pulled out the "Seoul sea of fire" threat card, so it's understandable that our citizens have become immune to it. Since Park Young-soo of the North Korean delegation first mentioned a "Seoul sea of fire" during the 1994 inter-Korean working-level contacts, North Korea has repeatedly brought up the "Seoul sea of fire" threat.

Kim Jong-un, while directing this training, said, “If an attack order is given, we must mercilessly crush the reactionary ruling institutions in Seoul, a den of evil, and advance to achieve the historic feat of national reunification,” implying that their artillery firepower is aimed at Seoul.

These launchers can fire a first strike of many thousands of missiles and return in a few minutes to protected caves or to alternate firing positions. The MRLs move out from underground facilities (UGFs), fire from preplanned firing positions, and return to the UGFs. Examination of the available data on the UGF sites suggests that a number of possible "exit and return" methods for the MRLs may be possible. In this case, the launchers move directly from the firing points to the UGFs. This procedure makes it difficult to target the launchers, because once they fire it only takes 75 seconds to return to their UGFs. The MRLs can fire their complete set of rockets in 44 seconds. Data from the Joint Precision Strike Demonstration Project Office indicates that the crew then needs two minutes to lower the launcher, raise the stabilizing pads, and quickly return to the UGF. This gives a total exposure time of 164 seconds. However, it is possible that the MRLs could displace faster than the JSPD case or that they might take longer. [SOURCE]

The Precision/Rapid Counter Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) ACTD (1995-98) demonstrated a significant enhanced capability for US Forces Korea (USFK) to neutralize the North Korean 240-mm MRL system. Because the 240-mm MRL is a mobile and fleeting target, it is expected to be exposed and vulnerable to counterfire for very short time periods. It is an extremely sensitive, time-critical target (TCT), requiring nearly continuous surveillance and nearly instantaneous target acquisition. The realities of terrain on the Korean peninsula require that a sensor be overhead and that target information be made available to the firing unit most capable of hitting the 240-mm MRL in the least possible time. A second-generation IR line scanner called the Reconnaissance Infrared Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RISTA II for second generation) was developed with an Aided Target Recognizer and Processor (AiTRAP). This system provides high-resolution, wide-area coverage, and automatic target chip presentation to a targeteer.

Probably the most difficult challenge of the ACTD was integration: combining the data provided by various sensors and quickly transmitting it to the guns, missiles, and planes that would return fire against a North Korean threat. Program managers credit the ACTD with reducing the average time of response to a simulated attack by enemy MRLs from 15 to 20 minutes to 3 to 4 minutes, while significantly improving the effectiveness of the response.

The Precision/Rapid Counter-MRL is a case in which battlefield commanders have kept residual operational capability without planning to acquire more systems through formal acquisition. That approach is appropriate because the prototype countered a threat specific to the circumstances facing U.S. forces near the Demilitarized Zone. In such a context, an ACTD may provide a quicker way to develop and field a unique capability than does the standard acquisition process, which is designed to ensure that larger quantities of a weapon system are built with consistent quality.

This multiple artillery rocket is the reason why the ROK Army hastened the development of the K-239 Cheonmu and actively introduced the M270 MLRS into the corps artillery. In addition , it can be said to be an item that is being watched more closely as a key target in large- scale warfare than the 170mm Koksan-type self-propelled howitzer .

Since the threat of North Korea’s long-range artillery became a reality in 1994, our military has been spending astronomical amounts of money to build up capabilities to stop North Korea’s long-range artillery. From the early 1990s to the present, close to 2,000 self-propelled howitzers have been deployed, and MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) and short-range tactical surface-to-surface missiles have been introduced in large quantities.

The Counter-Strike Operation Headquarters was established within the 3rd Field Army Command in charge of the metropolitan area, and the primary goal of all the Army’s firepower and the Air Force’s air power at the start of the war was set to be the destruction of North Korea’s long-range artillery north of the metropolitan area. Based on these capabilities and operational plans, the military authorities boast that they can destroy more than 90% of North Korea’s long-range artillery within an hour.

The ROK military countermeasures campaign proceeds largely in four stages: target identification - target information comparison/analysis - fire command decision/transmission - commencement of fire. Since there are many stages and communication is conducted via FM radio, which can be unstable depending on the terrain, delays are bound to occur in the decision-making process. The problem is that it takes about 7 minutes for a 240mm multiple rocket launcher to fire all 22 rounds and hide back in its tunnel.

Even when all preparations are complete, it takes 1 to 2 minutes for target identification, 1 minute for target information comparison/analysis, 1 to 2 minutes for fire command decision and order issuance, 2 to 3 minutes for fire data calculation and transmission/loading and launch, and so on, and it takes 5 minutes at the fastest and 9 to 10 minutes at the slowest before firing a response shell. It takes about 44 to 55 seconds for a shell to fly a maximum distance of 40 km, so by the time our shells land on enemy positions, North Korean rocket launchers will already be hiding in safe tunnels and reloading.

North Korea is responding by creating a "rear-slope tunnel position" that cannot be attacked by ROK artillery. A rear-slope tunnel position literally means that the entrance of the tunnel position faces north, not south. In this case, shells fired from the South will be blocked by the mountains and cannot fly all the way to the entrance of North Korea's tunnel positions. This means that the warfighting capabilities that have been built up over the past 20 years at a cost of tens of trillions of won are no longer able to properly fulfill their value.

The Kill Chain concept was an uncreative “backward response” military force building policy that always tried to belatedly devise countermeasures and build symmetrical forces with weapons of the same concept when North Korea introduced a new weapon system, which created a high-cost, low-efficiency South Korean military.

The South developed a plan to strike the rear slope positions with precision-guided bombs launched from fighter jets. To this end, the Korea GPS Guide Bomb (KGGB), a Korean-style GPS-guided bomb, was developed and a large number of JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) were introduced from the United States. However, despite the introduction of precision-guided bombs, the introduction of fighter jets to operate them has not been done properly, so there is a lack of means to transport these bombs to North Korea's tunnel positions. Considering the mission of conducting large-scale warfare with fighter jets, the recommended number of fighter jets for our Air Force is around 430, but by 2020, when the F-4/5 series aircraft, which have been in service for over 40 years and are extremely aging, will be phased out, the number of fighter jets is expected to drop to barely 300, so the worst-case scenario of not having fighter jets to carry bombs is approaching.

The North Korean military's threat to turn Seoul into a sea of fire is also funny. Now, North Korean artillery officers say, "If war breaks out, the first to die are artillerymen." This is because they know the artillery response capabilities of the South Korean and US military.

240mm Rocket Launcher M-1985

The M-1985 North Korean 240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher, developed in North Korea, was first observed by US intelligence in 1985. The number in the designation indicates the year it was first observed. This artillery system was produced in quantity. According to some reports, North Korea has about 200 of these launchers in service. Large numbers of these systems are located north of the demilitarized zone and are targeted towards South Korea. The DPRK has about 500 various long-range artillery systems within the range of Seoul. This artillery system has been exported to Iran.

Despite its simplistic appearance, the M1985 is a very capable system. At the time of its introduction, it was one of the most capable artillery rocket systems in the world. In some cases, it even outperformed a contemporary Soviet Uragan and a US M270 MLRS. This artillery rocket system is intended to engage important enemy targets, such as concentrations of troops and armored vehicles, command posts, artillery batteries, radar sites, airfields, as well as other important targets. The range of this system allows to strike targets behind enemy lines. This rocket system can also engage hostile warships.

The M1985 has 12 launching tubes for 240 mm unguided spin-stabilized rockets. The type is easily identified by its two rows of 6 tubes. A standard HE-FRAG warhead weighs 90 kg and contains 45 kg of high explosives. Other types of warheads exist, including incendiary, smoke, and chemical. It is claimed that the maximum range of fire is 43 km. The operator can launch all rockets in full salvo, or just individual rockets manually. This artillery system can launch one rocket every 4 or 8 seconds. So it takes 48 to 96 seconds to launch all 12 rockets. Four manually-operated stabilizing jacks have to be lowered, prior to the rockets being launched. Elevation and traverse controls are also manually operated. The vehicle can leave the firing position within 2 minutes.

The M1985 MRL is based on a Japanese Isuzu 6x6 truck. The same chassis is used for the North Korean 122 mm MLRS. This launcher pack can be also adapted to any suitable cross-country truck. Behind the vehicle cabin, there is another cabin for the crew. This artillery rocket system is operated by a crew of around 5 men. The forward control cab accommodates 3 crew members, while the rest are seated in the rear cab. The M1985 is supported by a reloading vehicle, which carries one complete reload and is fitted with a crane. Reloading would normally be carried out well away from the firing position, to avoid counter-battery fire. A typical battery of the M1985 consists of five launching vehicles.

240mm Rocket Launcher M-1991

The M1991 is a 240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MRLS) used by the North Korean Armed Forces. The vehicle was first seen in 1991 and received the name M-1991 which indicates the year that it was first observed by United States intelligence. The system fires the same 240 mm caliber unguided rockets as the M1985 and has similar HE, smoke, incendiary, and chemical warhead capabilities. The M-1991 is only used by the North Korean army.

The M-1991 is only used by the North Korean army. In February 2012, North Korea announced an upgrade to the previous model of its 240-millimeter rocket launchers, and named them 'Juche 100 Guns,' after the North's primary ideology of self-reliance. North Korea is expected to unveil the Juche 100 to the public during a massive military parade on April 15, 2012, during the 100th birthday of the North's founder Kim Il-sung. M1991 Multiple Rocket launcher System is assigned to MRLS battalions comprising three batteries, each of five 240 mm MRLS'.

A single M1991 multiple rocket launcher can scorch an area of 900m x 300m with a single salvo. If around 200 of these multiple rocket launchers are operated in concentration, a single salvo could turn an area 18 times the size of Yeouido and about 9% of the total area of Seoul into a sea of fire.

North Korea has prepared a large number of long-range artillery pieces aimed at Seoul. Approximately 350 long-range artillery pieces are deployed in areas such as Woljeong-ri and Pyeonghwa-ri, which are part of the Kaesong Special City administrative district north of the Imjin River. Of these, around 200 are known to be 240mm multiple rocket launchers and around 150 are 170mm self-propelled howitzers. Since the 170mm self-propelled howitzers have a maximum range of 54km and the 240mm multiple rocket launchers have a maximum range of 60km, they can attack the entire Seoul even if they fire from their current positions.

Among these, the 170mm howitzer, also known as the 'Goksanpo' or 'Juchepo', was the main culprit of the Seoul Sea of ??Fire Shock 22 years ago. This gun, independently developed by North Korea to threaten the metropolitan area, has an unprecedentedly long firing range for a self-propelled artillery, but it is evaluated as not posing a major threat.

The problem is the 240mm multiple rocket launchers. Among the 240mm multiple rocket launchers possessed by the North Korean military, the main M1991 has 22 launchers per multiple rocket launcher. Each rocket in the launcher carries a warhead with 346 times the explosive power of a single hand grenade. e M1991 multiple rocket launcher can scorch an area of ??900m x 300m with a single salvo. If around 200 of these multiple rocket launchers are operated in concentration, a single salvo could turn an area 18 times the size of Yeouido and about 9% of the total area of ??Seoul into a sea of fire.

In particular, the 240mm multiple rocket launcher has ample warhead weight, making it easy to load chemical or biological weapons. Even if it were loaded with a regular warhead, if some of the 500 or so gas stations and 60 or so gas filling stations in Seoul were hit, it could cause massive secondary damage.

240mm Rocket Launcher Juche 100

In 2012, the 240mm multiple rocket launcher was improved to create a new multiple rocket launcher called the 'Juche 100', which was forward deployed under the 2nd, 5th, and 1st Corps. In terms of performance, it can be seen as increasing the range of the existing 240mm rocket shell (from 40km) to 60km.

In February 2012, North Korea announced an upgrade to the previous model of its 240-millimeter rocket launchers, and named them 'Juche 100 Guns,' after the North's primary ideology of self-reliance. Citing an anonymous government source, media outlets, including Yonhap News Agency, claimed in February 2012 that the communist North had completed upgrading its model of the 22-round M-1991, a truck-mounted MLRS. They argued that the South’s entire capital area, home to more than 20 million people, will come under the range of the modified rocket, dubbed “Juche 100 Gun,” as it is capable of travelling more than 60 kilometers.

According to intelligence obtained by the intelligence authorities, the improved rocket launcher is estimated to have a range of around 120 km, which is about twice that of the existing 240 mm rocket launcher, and will be able to strike the entire metropolitan area and the area south of it.

According to a comprehensive report from the North's press, a high-ranking government source said on the 27th, "North Korea recently succeeded in improving the 240mm multiple rocket launcher, and is naming the improved gun the 'Juche 100 Gun' and deploying some of it to artillery units." Experts analyzed that the improved gun has a range (60 km) that is more than twice that of the 240mm multiple rocket launcher. In particular, it is known that North Korean authorities imported 300mm rockets from Russia to develop the 'Juche 100-caliber artillery' and conducted several launch tests on the west coast of Pyongan Province.

Juche 100 rocket (240mm multiple rocket launcher) was manufactured by reverse engineering 300mm multiple rocket launcher shells imported from Russia and had a range of as much as 120km. There are two models of 240mm multiple rocket launchers, one with 12 launchers and one with 24 launchers, mounted on a military truck. The 'Juche 100-gun' is known to be an improved version of the 24-launcher model. Some in the military speculate that North Korea may unveil an improved version of the multiple rocket launcher at a large-scale military parade to be held in Pyongyang on April 15, the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birthday.

However, some point out that it is unlikely that North Korea has succeeded in developing a multiple rocket launcher with a range of over 100 km, considering its technological level. A Joint Chiefs of Staff official said, "There has been no confirmation yet regarding the development and deployment of North Korea's improved multiple rocket launcher."

A senior rocket expert at the Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) said the media reports were baseless unless the North has successfully developed a propulsion system that is a quantum leap ahead of advanced countries, including the United States and Russia. “I’m highly skeptical that the North has technology that even the United States has yet to develop and the world has yet to witness,” he said. “The range of the South’s 227-millimeter multiple launch rocket system is limited to 45 to 46 kilometers, despite the fact that it has employed the advanced technology of the United States.” The expert said the range may be doubled if nearly all of the rocket’s explosives are removed to add more fuel. However, then not only the weapon’s accuracy, but its impact too would drop radically.

North Korea unveilled the Juche 100 to the public during a massive military parade on April 15, 2012, during the 100th birthday of the North's founder Kim Il-sung. M1991 Multiple Rocket launcher System is assigned to MRLS battalions comprising three batteries, each of five 240 mm MRLS'.

In June 2013 it was reported that the North Korean military had recently replaced multiple rocket launchers deployed in front-line artillery units with 240mm improved types. The range of this improved multiple rocket launcher was analyzed to be 65-70km, 5-10km longer than the existing 240mm.

240mm Rocket Launcher M-2024

North Korea first revealed in February 2024 that its Academy of Defense Science had developed a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher shell with guided capabilities, and then in April 2024 announced that it had conducted a test firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher shell produced by a defense industry enterprise under the newly established Second Economic Commission. Then, in May 2024, it was announced that it would carry out technological improvements, such as adding guidance functions to artillery shells to improve their accuracy, and deploy them to the People's Army.

The report said several factories under the Second Economic Committee were manufacturing the latest 240mm rockets. One of them is said to be the Donghungsan Machinery Factory in Hamhung, which Kim inspected in February 2024 and August 2023. State media reports on the April test said a “newly established” military factory was producing the new 240mm multiple rocket launchers, apparently referring to the Songgan factory in Chagang Province that was built rapidly last year. The Kanggye General Tractor Factory, just up the road from there, is believed to have produced at least an older model of the 240mm rocket in the past and may still be producing it.

North Korea also announced in May 2024 that its Pyonghwa Motors factory in Nampo, a joint venture with South Korea, had recently produced at least 100 newly designed TELs for 240mm rockets. Construction is currently underway to expand the factory. Experts have suggested that North Korea may be selling the 240mm MLRS and TELs to Russia and other countries as part of a recent effort to significantly increase its arms exports. North Korean state media has been publicizing that the Korean People’s Army units that are in conflict with South Korea are mass-producing the rockets and launchers, and even reservists have reportedly mounted 240mm rocket launchers on camouflaged civilian trucks for use against the South.

On April 25, 2024, a 240mm multiple rocket launcher with improved shells was launched from a Czech Tatra truck TEL. The report was made on April 26. Then, on May 11, 2024, it was confirmed that the TEL equipment had also been improved. The report was made on May 12. It is called the 'updated 240mm multiple rocket launcher' or 'updated 240mm multiple rocket launcher' without the quotation marks « » . In other words, it is not the official name, but literally means an improved version. Kim Jong-un visited the production facility of the Pyeonghwa Automobile Complex and drove the launch vehicle himself, and also conducted a test launch along the highway.

North Korea, under the observation of Chairman Kim Jong-un, showed off the performance of a new type of rocket launcher with a new guidance function applied to the 240mm rocket launcher that was mentioned during the threat of turning Seoul into a "sea of fire." There is speculation that this is a final test firing for export to Russia. North Korea's official foreign affairs agency, the Korean Central News Agency, and the Workers' Party's organ, the Rodong Sinmun, reported on the 28th that Chairman Kim Jong-un observed the inspection test firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher weapon system produced by defense industry enterprises under the Second Economic Commission on the 27th.

This was the fourth test since February 2024. North Korea had conducted three tests of 240mm multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) with “improved” guidance and control systems in February, April, and May 2024.

NK News analyzed the photos and satellite images and said the rocket landed near a seawall for a tidal flat reclamation project in Kwaksan County, North Pyongan Province, which began construction in early 2023. The KCNA photo, which showed Kim looking at the test trajectory diagram, showed that the rocket was launched from the coast in a northwesterly direction. The rocket struck the seawall as part of a new reclamation project. This is a reversal of Kim Jong-un’s vehement denial, as he used state media to lash out at officials over the collapse of a seawall caused by flooding.

The Korean Central News Agency introduced these artillery weapon systems as “technologically updated in terms of mobility and strike concentration,” and emphasized that in this test firing to verify their performance, “the newly introduced guidance system, controllability, destructive power, and all other indicators were proven to be superior.” North Korean media released photos showing the rockets being fired and aimed at the target.

Looking at the published photos, unlike the existing 240mm rocket launcher, the shape of the control fins can be identified on the tail. North Korea's 240mm multiple rocket launcher is a weapon system equivalent to a long-range artillery targeting South Korea's frontline units and the metropolitan area, and has often been mentioned when the so-called North Korean threat of a "sea of fire over Seoul" is raised. However, North Korea's existing 240mm multiple rocket launchers are outdated weapons produced around the 1980s, and their maximum range is around 40km, so although they can strike South Korean frontline units or the metropolitan area from the forward area, there are assessments that it will be difficult to secure an advantage in countermeasures compared to the US in terms of the explosive power, accuracy, and range of the shells.

North Korea revealed what appeared to be an upgraded version of its 240-millimeter multiple rocket launcher. The regime's state-run media reported 04 September 2024 that Kim Jong-un, the day before, oversaw a test firing of the weapon with a new guidance system. The report claimed the test launch verified the weapon's performance, with renewed maneuverability and firing capability. Kim reportedly also announced an important policy regarding the production and replacement of the weapon. This came as experts said North Korea's existing 240-millimeter multiple rocket launchers produced in the 1980s are aging and lack precision.

The new ones reportedly have improved precision, thanks to their guidance system. Back in May, the regime announced that the upgraded weapon would be deployed between 2024 and 2026. North Korea's 240-millimeter multiple rocket launchers are focused on attacking Seoul and the metropolitan area, and this was a final test fire before deployment. Dr. Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government-affiliated think tank, said the test launch appeared to be a final check ahead of full-scale production and deployment in 2024.

There's also a possibility that the North may supply the upgraded weapons to Russia, as they had delivered 122-millimeter multiple rocket launchers for use against Ukraine. Given the timing of the escalating Russia-Ukraine war, and especially given the economic talks between North Korea and Russia, one cannot rule out the possibility of the weapon being exported to Russia. Dr. Yong-Seok Jang from the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University. “It is a situation where North Korea’s exports to Russia were fully foreseeable, and when they talked about inspection this time, in that sense, it was a performance test of the artillery shells, and I think it could be a process of conducting inspections necessary for the mass production process for export.”

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military detected and monitored the North's test launch and is keeping a close eye on signs of North Korea's provocation. The military vowed to respond immediately, firmly, and to the end,.. against the regime's potential threats.

Dr. Yang Wook of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a private research institute, assessed that North Korea could pose a significant threat to South Korea by applying the guidance function mounted on its 300mm multiple rocket launcher to its 240mm multiple rocket launcher, which has a greater simultaneous launch capability. “It started with 300mm in the mid-2010s, and then in the late 2010s, a 600mm super-caliber guided rocket launcher appeared. That technology has been reduced to a small caliber of around 240mm. The fact that guided rocket launchers that were previously only deployed to strategic forces have been reduced to a level where they can be operated by corps-level units is significant.”

Kwon Yong-soo, professor emeritus at the Korea National Defense University, said that although North Korea did not mention it, there is a high possibility that the new rocket launcher has a guided function, which has increased its range, and that even the southern part of the South Korean metropolitan area, where high-tech industries are concentrated, could be within striking range. “I don’t think they just improved accuracy. And generally, when guidance and control technology is added, the range increases a bit. If this is increased just a little bit more, depending on where it is launched, it will be a range that can hit places like strategic industrial bases.”

'Korean Central News Agency' reported that Chairman Kim "stated important policies to be maintained in the production of artillery weapons and the replacement equipment for units," but did not explain specifically what the important policies were.

240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher

240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher

M-1985 240mm MRL

M-1989 240mm MRL

M-1991 240mm MRL

M-1991 Juche 100 240mm MRL

M-1991 240mm MRL - 2023

M-2024 240mm MRL

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