Comments on: North & South Korea Exchange Artillery Fire, Does Anyone Care?

By: john

john — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:58:44 +0000

Kinda old but I will comment anyways. ROKMC on the island lack ARTILLERY LOCATING RADAR. ROKA used provide a loaner and keep it on the island when tensions are high but it wasn't there when this happened.

When N Korea fired artillery shells (big ones using TOT as found out later), the only radar on the island is anti-air so it looked some type of aircraft was flying over. ROKMC operator didn't know it was artillery shells. Hence the response by 30mm guns by ROKMC.

Due to this incident, ROKA will keep a ARTILLERY LOCATING RADAR on the island at all times.

I read somewhere that in the old days like 60's Migs from N Korea would fly over the island pretty unopposed. Whenever that happened, the ROKMC towed artillery pieces had to be relocated, causing much cursing from the poor soldiers. Funny how things change over time.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:53:29 +0000

I most certainly agree with the feeling. The foreign media likes to exaggerate the North Korean threat.

By: Archie B

Archie B — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:54:16 +0000

Meanwhile the aid from the South to the North continues as if nothing happened.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:32:10 +0000

Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Something was lost in translation.

By: Retired GI

Retired GI — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:11:32 +0000

When they fire on Seoul—let me know. THAT would be news.

By: JoeC

JoeC — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:13:25 +0000

"I’d bet money that the North Koreans fired a 30-round burst of M-1990 30mm rounds and the South Koreans in turn fired a 100-round burst of 20mm Vulcan rounds."

I'm not a weapons expert, but are those considered artillery? I thought artillery were indirect fire weapons? 30mm and 20mm sounds like munitions for direct fire; guns.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:28:01 +0000

Since they're firing into the air over water, I'd bet money that the North Koreans fired a 30-round burst of M-1990 30mm rounds and the South Koreans in turn fired a 100-round burst of 20mm Vulcan rounds.

By: Teadrinker

Teadrinker — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:24:20 +0000

Well, looking at the picture above, it looks like the shells landed within South Korean waters (North is usually up on a map, right?).

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:17:03 +0000

"They fired into the air"…I wonder if they hit anything… "Splash, Over…"

By: Lemmy

Lemmy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:39:17 +0000

I don't get it. KN's artillery lands in the water within their border and KS returned fire? What was the target a fish? Why would KS return fire?