bostonmyk
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1 year ago Further IOC evidence
http://geimint.blogspot.com/2010/06/north-korean-sam-network.html
There are currently two active S-200 sites inside of the DPRK. These sites are placed near the east and west coasts in the southern portion of the nation, allowing them to range far offshore and deep into the ROK. The S-200 represents the longest-range strategic SAM system in the DPRK's arsenal. Four S-200 batteries were supplied to the DPRK between 1987 and 1988, and two batteries are likely co-located at each location
PavelNovak79
PygmalionOfCyprus
DB Selector
DB3K
Affected DBID(s)
Facility 473
Summary of Changes
Update in service to 1987 Add 2x Barlock A/B (1 for every 6 launchers) Replace Tall King with Big Back.
Sources
Jane's Land Based Air Defense 1992-93. pg. 263-265
IOC stuff: In late 1987 North Korea took delivery of SA-5 systems for use in the Korean People's Air Force (KPAF) Air Defence Command. The first SA-5 regiment of two six-launcher battalions was deployed to the Sarlwon-Pyonsan area, some 40-100 km north of the DMZ, with the second regiment located on the east coast in the Wonsang-Hamhung region. Both units can reach into the northern sectors of South Korea's airspace threatening both AWACS aircraft and strategic stand-off reconnaissance assets like the Lockheed TR-1/U-2R and Boeing RC-135 ELINT/COMINT aircraft.
Batallion make up: The HQ unit of an S-200 Regiment has a radar section with a single NATO designation Big Back L-band 500 km range plus early warning radar. Each missile battalion has one P-35M (NATO designation Barlock-B) E/F-band 320 km range target search and acquisition radar with an integral D-band IFF system, one H-band NATO designation Square Pair 270 km range missile guidance radar, and six trainable semi-fixed single rail launchers.