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Японцы выловили интересный корейский кораблик
На английском правда
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Не забыли корейцы взять портрет Кима на спецоперацию :)
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ASIA PACIFIC
Date Posted: December 03, 2002
JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY - DECEMBER 11, 2002
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Japan confirms salvaged spy ship is North Korean
JOSEPH BERMUDEZ Jr JDW Correspondent
Colorado
Jane's Defence Weekly has had the opportunity to examine photographs of a salvaged North Korean vessel that is believed to have been involved in narcotics trafficking or the insertion/recovery of intelligence agents.
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessels identified and pursued an unidentified vessel on 22 December 2001, believed to be a North Korean intelligence agent 'mother ship' in the East China Sea.
After a 10h chase, which exceeded 35kt at times and saw both sides exchange gunfire, the unidentified vessel was racked by an explosion, apparently due to a scuttling charge, and sank in 200m of water.
Following extended diplomatic talks with China, the JCG conducted a salvage operation in September 2002, raised the vessel and confirmed its origin as North Korean.
The salvaged vessel is about 30m long, displaces 100 tons and had a crew of about 15. US intelligence has identified it as a Vega 1-class 'mother ship' from the North Korean Operations Department (an intelligence agency). The blue vessel lost most of its cabin, wheelhouse, masts and deck cargo in the explosion and sinking. Its high speed is attributable to a specially designed V-shape hull and four three-bladed propellers powered by high-speed marine diesels amidships.
Unique among the features of this vessel are its 'clam shell' doors, which open and provide access to a wet berth for a smaller high-speed infiltration landing craft, frequently referred to as a 'daughter' or 'child' craft.
The smaller craft found within the salvaged 'mother ship' is based on an older design. It is 11m long overall and has a maximum width of 3m. The deckhouse is built of wood and the hull is coated with fibre resin plastic. The steering compartment has one wheel and three throttle levers to control the three high-speed marine engines.
The 'child' craft is built with five main compartments: engine, steering, passenger, main cargo hold and forward cargo hold. Stored within the main cargo hold was a small swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV).
The 'child' craft also mounted a cylindrical-shaped (20cm in diameter and 30cm long) explosive charge for self-destruction to prevent capture.
A small SDV found within the 'child' craft is similar in construction and dimensions to previously seized SDVs. It is about 1.7m long, 0.3m in diameter and has a 0.4m-diameter propeller. It also has handles for swimmers and attachment points for equipment.
Various weapons were found, including:
· a number of AK-47 7.62mm assault rifles;
· a B-10 82mm recoilless rifle;
· an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher;
· an Igla-1 (NATO reporting name: SA-16 'Gimlet') man-portable air-defence system; and
· a ZPU-2 twin 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun.
Items of personal equipment recovered from within the vessels and on the seabed included sweets, cigarettes and a pin depicting North Korean President Kim Il-song. All of these items conclusively identify the vessel's country of origin as North Korea.
Japan Coast Guard confirmed the origin of the 'mother ship' vessel as North Korean after it was raised in September
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
Rear view of the North Korean 'mother ship' during salvage clearly shows the special 'clam shell' doors
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
The 'child' craft is 11m long overall and has a maximum width of 3m
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
A small swimmer delivery vehicle was stored within the 'child' craft
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
A cylindrical-shaped explosive charge was found mounted in the 'child' craft as a means of self-destruction before possible enemy capture
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
An AK-47 rifle recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
A severely rusted AK-47 rifle without magazine recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
An B-10 82mm recoilless rifle recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
< A ZPU-2 twin 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
An Igla-1 (NATO reporting name: SA-16 'Gimlet') recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
An RPG-7 grenade launcher recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
Another RPG-7 grenade launcher recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
A pin with an engraving of North Korean President Kim Il-song that was recovered from the intelligence ship
(Source: Japan Coast Guard)
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© 2002 Jane's Information Group