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M2009 (Chunma-D / Junma-Le)


Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) [ 2009 ]



The Model 2009 Armored Personnel Carrier of the North Korean Army is believed to be the PT-85 Light Tank crossed with the turret from the BTR-80 wheeled vehicle.



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The M2009 serves the modern North Korean Army as an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). It is believed to be an offshoot of the PT-85 Light Tank, a tracked amphibious vehicle inspired by Soviet design doctrine, cross with the turret of the BTR-80 family of 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles. The BTR-80 is known to the North Korean Army as the M2010 and is nothing more than a local copy of the Soviet-era design. The turret mounts a 30mm automatic cannon with 14.5mm heavy machine gun and a 7.62mm medium machine gun is carried as a secondary anti-infantry option.

Assuming the capabilities of the PT-85 Light Tank, the M2009 possesses an amphibious quality and good cross-country performance. The PT-85 is, itself, based on the Soviet PT-76 Amphibious Light Tank. The PT-85 is seen as a local development for North Korea to succeed the PT-76 stock - though it is indeed inspired by the PT-76.

About 3,200 M2009 vehicles are believed to be in the North Korean Army inventory.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



State Factories - North Korea
Manufacturer(s)
North Korea
Operators National flag of North Korea
2009
Service Year
North Korea
National Origin
2
Crew
550
Units


AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT
Traverse bodies of open water under own power with / without preparation.


22.7 ft
(6.91 meters)
Length
10.3 ft
(3.15 meters)
Width
7.5 ft
(2.3 meters)
Height
31,967 lb
(14,500 kg)
Weight
16.0 tons
(Light-class)
Tonnage


1 x V-6 Type diesel-fueled engine developing 240 horsepower.
Drive System
28 mph
(45 kph)
Road Speed
249 miles
(400 km)
Road Range


1 x 30mm 2A72 automatic cannon
1 x 14.5mm KPVT Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
7.62mm PKT Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
AMMUNITION
Unknown/


M2009 (Model 2009) - Base Series Name
Chunma-D - Alternative Name
Junma-Le - Alternative Name


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