World's longest range Artillery ?

World's longest range Artillery ?

The M-1978 Koksan is a 170 mm self-propelled gun of North Korean design and manufacture. Very little information is available due to the secretive nature of the North Korean government. It have 1-2 rounds per 5 minutes fire rate. The Koksan artillery is estimated to have entered service in 1978, and is the only known 170mm artillery piece in service anywhere the world. The weapon’s 38 mile firing range allows it to comfortably target hostile enemy from safe distance. Since first entering service, the Koksan has undergone numerous modernisations and enhancements which have improved its efficiency, its ammunition carriage and its range. Older variants of the Koksan were sold to Iran in significant numbers during the Iran-Iraq War, part of massive arms transfers made by North Korea to its Middle Eastern defence partner which included everything from small arms to ballistic missiles, and these artillery units reportedly proved an invaluable asset in Iranian hands - with some pieces being captured and displayed by the Iraqi armed forces. The Koksan remains in service in large numbers in North Korea and Iran today, and is one of the East Asian state’s most prolific early defence projects which marked the beginnings of the development of a highly capable military industrial base. Note: There are claims about New Russian artillery that these have more range than Koksan but these new pieces are not battle tested yet. #Gm*