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update:
Well, the booster itself is solid-fuel and does not need much protection from elements. Hypersonic glider, on the other hand, needed such protection.
And the Korean climate is wet and cold, so...
It's a physically large warhead (probably to be able to hold a B40-B60 equivalent nuke) and hypersonic BGVs need a lot of thrust in short order.
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second generation designs, prior to the design of B61.
I wasn't aware of them being used at all. I was meaning a nuke in the same design generation as B43 and up through B57.
| Missile | Type | Range | Quantity | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hwasal-1 | Cruise missile | In testing. | |||
| Hwasal-2 | Cruise missile | 1800 km~2000 km | In testing. | ||
| Hwasong-5 (Scud-B) | SRBM | 340 km | 30+ launchers | ||
| Hwasong-6 (Scud-C) | SRBM | 500 km | |||
| Hwasong-7 (Nodong mod 1/mod 2) | MRBM | 900–1,500 km | 10 launchers (est.) | ||
| Hwasong-8 Hwasong-8 mod 1 | SRBM | 1+ launchers | In testing | ||
| Hwasong-11A (KN-23) | SRBM | 240~800 km | 17+ launchers | Similar to 9K720 Iskander or Hyunmoo-2, tested in August 2017. In 2019, tests of the missile were conducted on 4 and 9 May, July 25 and 6 August. First launched from a railcar 16 September 2021. | |
| Hwasong-11B (KN-24) | SRBM | 410 km | 9+ launchers | Some similarities to MGM-140 ATACMS, but larger, with aft-fins to maintain aerodynamic control over entire flight. Tested in August 2019 and March 2020 | |
| Hwasong-11C (KN-23 mod 1) | SRBM | 6+ launchers | In testing. | ||
| Hwasong-11S (KN-23 mod 2) | SRBM | "Some" launchers | In testing. | ||
| Hwasong-12 Hwasong-12 mod 1 | IRBM | 5000–6000 km | 10+ launchers | In testing. | |
| Hwasong-14 KN-20 | ICBM | 10,000+ km | Successfully tested on 4 July 2017 | ||
| Hwasong-15 KN-22 | ICBM | 13,000 km | Successfully tested on 28 November 2017 | ||
| Hwasong-16b | ICBM | 600-650 km | Successfully tested on 2 April 2024. A solid-fuel ICBM in North Korean missile arsenal. | ||
| Hwasong-17 KN-28 | ICBM | >13,000 km | Successfully tested on 24 March 2022 | ||
| Hwasong-18 | ICBM | Successfully tested on 13 April 2023 First solid-fuel ICBM in North Korean missile arsenal | |||
| KN-18 | SRBM | 450+ km | Scud-C variant that carries a Maneuverable reentry vehicle. Tested May 2017. | ||
| KN-21 | SRBM | 250+ km | Scud-B/Hwasong-5 variant with maneuvering capabilities. Tested April 2017. | ||
| KN-25 | SRBM/MLRS | 380 km | "Super-large multiple rocket launcher," viewed as an SRBM by U.S. assessment. 30 tracked chassis and another 9 truck chassis are known to have been made for total of 216 guided rockets. | ||
| Pukguksong-2 KN-15 | MRBM | 1200 km | Operational and deployed to northern border in missile bases where Hwasong-7 is deployed. | ||
| Scud-ER | MRBM | 1,000 km | "Some" launchers | Recently upgraded with new guidance and electronics. |
Beat me to it ! I thought the same, at least about their ICBMs. They have a monster, hypergolic missile and immediately thereafter they go solid-fuel. I know, "Titan II and Minuteman " but still.
Not in the least, except in terms of figuring out what you do want to make in numbers.
Solid fuels are a lot easier to store and maintain by conscripts, so that shift makes sense to me.
Same diameter as Pukguksong-2.
