Russian artillerymen in Ukraine complain about the poor quality of shells, which North Korea began supplying in 2023. According to pro-war bloggers, the biggest criticism is the quality and quantity of gunpowder in ammunition, The Moscow Times writes.
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According to the Gray Zone telegram channel, which was once close to the disbanded Wagner air defense complex, the Russian military is receiving Iranian shells, which are described as “pretty good,” and “cursing” North Korean ones. Due to the low quality of the gunpowder, they are used in situations where “accuracy and compactness, and indeed the exit of the projectile from the barrel, are of least importance.”
Iranian shells leave traces of soot, from which you have to clean the gun firing pin, but they fly very well, writes the General Staff Portfolio channel. North Korean shells miss their target, he adds, because the gunpowder charge in the cartridges is often not as stated.
Absolute cal. If a shell reaches and explodes, there is a celebration for the guns, everyone dances and sings songs of praise to Kim (Kim Jong-in – the North Korean dictator – “Rakurs”). If the shell did not reach and fell on the heads of our infantry, thank the half-starved Korean teenagers who collected it for a bowl of rice,” notes Alexey Larkin, an employee of the WarGonzo project.
According to him, the Russian army should not expect any high-tech weapons from North Korean manufacturers, “if they are not able to assemble a simple projectile for a cannon.”
Source: Racurs
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