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North Korean KN-02 Toksa (Viper) 독사 hanja 毒蛇 is the local produced OTR-21 Tochka . Obtained from Syria and Soviet Union , and after produced locally . Reports in 1997 suggested that Syria exported Russian-built OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 ‘Scarab’) missiles to North Korea for reverse engineering. These reports appear to have been substantiated by a series of North Korean missile tests of a new short range ballistic missile. The KN-02 is a short-range, road-mobile ballistic missile. It is believed to be 6.4 m in length, 0.65 m in diameter, and have a launch weight of 2,010 kg. It can carry a payload of 485 kg holding HE warheads. Though Russian engineers have been able to equip the OTR-21 missiles with 100kT nuclear warheads, it does not seem likely that North Korea would be able to do the same for quite some time. The missile could, of course, be equipped to carry a nuclear warhead at some point, though submunitions and chemical warheads are far more likely developments in the near future. The first missile test, in April 2004, was a failure. Since 2004, the KN-02 has been tested at least 17 times. Initial production probably began in 2006 and the missiles probably entered service in 2008. North Korea displayed the missiles aboard a TEL during a military parade in April 2007. The missiles are likely carried on 6 x 6 army trucks, similar to the MAZ 630308-243. Like the OTR-21, the KN-02 is believed to have a range of about 120 km. Missile tests in June 2007 may have successfully tested the missile to 140 km, and the missile may even be capable of traveling 160 km, though the additional ranges probably require a reduced payload. The guidance system is inertial with an optical correlation system in the terminal phase, a combination that probably yields an accuracy near 100 m CEP. The KN-01 and 02 are surface-to-surface missiles with a horizontal range of 120 km. The North had not launched any short-range missiles since it test-fired five KN-02 missiles over the East Sea in October 2009. The KN-06 missile is said to be a more accurate version of the KN-01 and 02. The KN-02 is said to be an upgraded version of the Russian SS-21, with a longer range. The 9K79 Tochka ("Viper") (SS-21 Scarab) is a single-stage solid-propellant guided missile with a range of up to 70km and a CEP of 160m. Designed to replace the older, inaccurate FROG-7 unguided artillery rocket, it can carry a nuclear, chemical or conventional warhead. In 1983 Syria acquired SS-21 missiles supplied from the USSR. During mid-1996 Syrian missile technicians spent two weeks training in North Korea. The Syrian technicians reportedly provided North Korea with data on the SS-21 missile. In August 1996 Syria shipped Soviet-built 70km-range SS-21 Scarab missiles to North Korea. North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its eastern coast toward Japan on 01 May 2005. The missile, fired into the East Sea (of Japan ), appeared to have a range of between 100 to 120 kilometers. It is called by the North the KN-02, an upgraded version of the Russian SS-21, with a longer range. The KN-02 nomenclature was disclosed by Kim Sung-il (Seong-il ), chief information officer at Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a closed-door parliamentary session. The DPRK test-fired the same type of missile in April 2004, but the test failed. North Korea has developed a new type of tactical missile after making improvements to a Soviet-era missile which is capable of carrying nuclear, chemical or biological warheads. Nonproliferation expert Jeffery Lewis from the 38North website, which monitors North Korea's nuclear activities, said the missile was tested at least twice at a site northwest of the North's eastern coastal city of Wonsan, in late June and mid-August 2014. The missile is believed to be an extended range version of the Soviet SS-21 Tochka surface to surface missiles developed by Moscow in the 1970's. Lewis said Pyongyang could develop a new series of long-range ballistic missiles based on the Russian model. == Operators == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KN-02 Toksa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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