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Kim Jong Un Guides Live Shell Firing Drill of Artillery Sub-Units

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Marshal Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, guided a live shell firing drill to examine the real war fighting capabilities of artillery sub-units in the hotspots whose mission is to strike Taeyonphyong and Paekryong Islands.

He received a report on the live shell firing program and the deployment of artillery sub-units before issuing an order for live shell firing.

Shells intensively hit the imaginary targets of the enemy while the roar of the artillery pieces rocked heaven and earth.

Whenever artillerymen hit the targets, he was greatly satisfied to watch them.

Watching through field glasses the artillery pieces of the islet defence detachments deployed in the biggest hotspots in the southwestern sector of the front hitting the targets in succession, he said the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and the Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment are the best and the hero artillery pieces of the Mu Islet Defence Detachment are matchless, indeed.

The artillerymen of the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and the Mu Islet Hero Defend Detachment got the highest appraisal from the Supreme Commander for their success in the drill.

The artillerymen could hit the targets as they have undergone highly intense trainings while thinking of the day to fight, he said.

He recalled that he specified the order of precision strike and density of fire on targets while inspecting forefront posts in the southwestern sector and western sector of the front, adding that through the live shell firing drill the artillerymen of the Fourth Army Corps proved themselves that they are ready to throw the enemies on Taeyonphyong and Paekryong Islands into flames.

As I always stressed, a modern war is an artillery war and preparations for an artillery battle mean the preparations of the KPA and they are an important factor of deciding a victory in the great war for national reunification, he said, setting forth tasks arising in further bolstering up the artillery.

He invited to Pyongyang the artillerymen of the Jangjae Islet Defence Detachment and the Mu Islet Hero Defence Detachment who were highly praised for their successes in the live shell firing drill and had a picture taken with them.

He was accompanied by Choe Ryong Hae, Hyon Yong Chol, Kim Kyok Sik, Pak To Chun, Ri Yong Gil, Son Chol Ju, Kim Yong Chol, Pak Jong Chon, Rim Kwang Il, Ri Song Guk, Ri Yong Rae, Kim Myong Nam and An Ji Yong.