Sputnik International
By Ilya Tsukanov – November 7, 2021
Before it obtained nuclear weapons and missile technology, North Korea used its arsenal of nearly 6,000 conventional artillery systems as a key deterrent against foreign aggression – aiming them at South Korean cities and military bases.
The Korean People’s Army has conducted an artillery fire competition, “inspecting and evaluating” mechanised troops’ performance “in order to increase their mobile artillery combat capabilities,” the Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday.