{"id":38698,"date":"2018-11-29T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=38698"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:22:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:22:14","slug":"kim-jong-un-orders-mass-production-of-high-speed-torpedo-boats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/kim-jong-un-orders-mass-production-of-high-speed-torpedo-boats\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Jong Un orders mass production of high-speed torpedo boats"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38701\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38701 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5-696x586.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/129\ud638-\uacf5\uc7a5-499x420.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chongjin No. 129 Munitions Factory Image: Google Earth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of \u201chigh-speed boats\u201d equipped with torpedoes during a visit to Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province in July this year, report sources in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs Kim was conducting an on-the-spot visit to Chongjin, he told a group of 2nd Economic Committee [North Korea\u2019s military-related sector] officials that they need to produce a lot of high-speed boats,\u201d said a source in North Hamgyong Province on November 22. \u201cHe said the country\u2019s Soviet-made torpedo boats are so worn out that only a few actually operate, so they need to build a lot of new ones.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim appears to be referring to the Very Slender Vessel (VSV) equipped with torpedoes that North Korean announced it had developed in 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean high-speed boats are generally equipped with 12.7mm or 14.5mm guns, but according to the regime, the VSV has a 30mm gun together with room for torpedoes. The VSV has a pointed front and pierces through waves. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHigh-speed boats are being made in the Chongjin Shipyard in Sunam District,\u201d said the source. \u201cBoat engines are being made in the No. 129 Factory in Songpyong District.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the Chongjin Shipyard and No. 129 Factory are affiliated with the 2nd Economic Committee. The shipyard builds patrol boats and six-seater half-submarine attack vessels, while the No. 129 Factory produces sheets of aluminum and steel and parts for torpedoes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cKim Jong Un has ordered the engines for high-speed boats be produced at the No. 129 Factory. He has handed down an order for the factory to produce 10 of these engines per month,&#8221;\u00a0said a separate source in North Hamgyong Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe No. 129 Factory produced supplemental engines for Russian-made torpedo vessels in the past. Now it makes parts for the VSV.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim\u2019s order for VSV production suggests he is trying to produce military-related parts domestically, a theme he has emphasized on a regular basis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on November 7 that Kim Jong Un visited the [Chongjin] shipyard to understand the structure, tactical and technical data and weapons installed in the combat vessels made there, stating that the &#8220;shipyard has created combat vessels that have outstanding maneuverability and firing capabilities, and that they will make the country\u2019s naval forces even stronger.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of \u201chigh-speed boats\u201d equipped with torpedoes during a visit to Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province in July this year, report sources in the country. \u201cAs Kim was conducting an on-the-spot visit to Chongjin, he told a group of 2nd Economic Committee [North Korea\u2019s military-related sector] officials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":38701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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