K136

The K136.

The K136 Kooryong is a South Korean rocket artillery system that was deployed in 1986.^[1] The multiple rocket launcher has 36 tubes^[2] and fires 130mm(K30, 기본형), 131mm(K33, 개량형) rockets. Payload is conventional High explosive and pre-fragmented HE, containing 16 000 steel balls at a range of 22 or 30 km.^[1] Launcher is carried on a KM809A1 6x6 truck. About 150 units were built.^[3]

History[]

The first extended rocket developed by South Korea, the 36 extended 130mm multi-strength Kowloon rocket system, is a multi-strength rocket developed independently by the Defense Science Research Institute to respond to North Korea's large-capacity radiation guns . Called Kowloon, the weapons system was designed, tested, and manufactured in Korea for field and artillery artillery. Daewoo Heavy Industries is in charge of production and the rocket was developed by Hanwha .

Possible transfer to the Philippine Army[]

The Philippine Army is negotiating with the South Korean government for the transfer of its MLRS launchers for the newly activated MLRS Battalions of the Army Artillery Regiment. The Army has always been longing to have Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) in its inventory, as it found such system to be good in providing large amounts of projectiles fired at the same time at a specific area. Such concentration of firepower can only be achieved by either large numbers of gun-based artillery systems firing together.^[4]

The Philippine Army has displayed a mock up unit of K136 Kooryong Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) during a capability expo, The Philippine Army is set to receive 3 batteries of K136 Kooryong MLRS from South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• K239
• HIMARS
• LAR-160
• Astros II MLRS

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