South korea's K-136 corion mlrs multiple
launch rocket systems will be delivered
to the philippines. Reports according to a tweet released by
francis mangosing, the armed forces of
the philippines will soon receive the
k-136 corion MLRS multiple launch rocket
systems from south korea.
A mock-up of the vehicle was displayed
during the philippine army defense
exhibition
and according to a report released by
the philippine news agency in 2021 the
multiple launch rocket system nlrs
acquired from south korea will enter
service with the philippine army. The K-136 corion is a south korean
advanced rocket artillery system that
was deployed in 1986. A total of 150 of these multiple launch
rocket systems were built and are
currently in use by the south korean
army.
The K-136 chorion is equipped with a pod
consisting of 36 launch tubes arranged
in a rectangular shape that can be
swivelled from the unprotected cab. The rocket tube arrangement is a single
rectangular bank of four layers each
with nine tubes. It can fire two types of rockets the
standard K-30 and K-33 long-range
rockets. The standard rocket is 2.4 m long and
weighs 54 kilograms. The k-33 is 2.5 3 m long and weighs 64
kilograms. The k30 has a maximum range of 23
kilometers while the K-33 has a maximum
range of 36 kilometers.
The rocket can be equipped with two
types of warheads including conventional
he and pre-fragmented he which contains
sixteen thousand steel balls. The rocket launcher pod is mounted on
the chassis of the KM-809 A16X6 truck
powered by a diesel engine producing 236
horsepower. The vehicle has full-time all-wheel
drive and is equipped with a central
tire pressure system. It can run at a maximum road speed of 80
kilometers per hour with a maximum
cruising range of 550 kilometers.
The MLRS K-136 corion is manually
reloaded in about 10 minutes, recharging is usually done away from the
launch position to avoid battery
backlash. The reloading of the rockets was carried
out by escorting the KM-813 A1 6X6 truck
carrying 72 rockets. Philippine army to acquire rocket
systems from south korea. Manila Philippines the philippine army
will soon receive multiple launch rocket
systems from south korea.
Army spokesperson lieutenant colonel
ramon zagala said south korea donated
two used batteries of K-136 corion
multiple launch rocket systems on
october last year. One battery consists of up to six
launcher tubes, it will be the first time for the army
to have this artillery capability.
Zagala said the department of national
defense is still in the planning stage
on how to pick up the rocket systems
from south korea. The costs of the transfer will be
shouldered by the philippines. The training of the army personnel that
will operate the systems has also yet to
be discussed he told inquirer.net.
Seoul is one of the biggest sources of
military hardware for manila. Both countries also have shared
interests in ensuring regional stability. The army on thursday activated the
second multiple launch rocket system
battery at Fort Mag Saisai Nueva Isia in
anticipation of the impending delivery
of the rocket systems.
Zagala said the upcoming assets can be
used for both internal and external
threats and will play a vital role in
their efforts in fighting terrorism and
communist insurgency.
