핵전력과 투발수단 등의 비대칭 전략무기체계에 사활을 걸고 있는 북한이지만 그럼에도 어느 적정규모의 재래식 통상전력들도 포기한 것은 아닌지 육해공......
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Assessment from Bemil Chosun on DPRK newest and largest surface Frigate (more in line as Corvette base on latest current trend). Call Yalu River class. Off course nothing to compare with neighbors surface ships, but for a broke nation still an accomplishment.
Don't give illusions it will stand a chance to ROKN Frigates/Destroyers on open confrontation. However I do sense it is not build for that. It is more likely hit and run border skirmish. The article also talk on latest DPRK SSM and Torpedoes.
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My personal opinion though, compare to other Western 'pariah' nations like Myanmar and Iran latest Frigates/Corvettes, they're build on similar size level, and seems on similarly operational concepts.