The K-6 machine gun is broken, but was it left for a long time? … 보 Looking at the results of the “North Korean GP shooting”,

The military announced on the 13th the results of the shooting of the North Korean military’s front line guard (GP), and emphasized that although there were some deficiencies, such as damage to the K-6 machine gun (bullet detonator), there was no problem with the overall response process. However, criticism continues to spread because the main firearms of major troops were left with broken central parts, and that the military raised suspicions and controversies by quickly responding to the incident as an “ accidental misfire ” and forcing it to excessive force.

● ●The K-6 machine gun ball has been damaged for a long time.

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The military explained that the battalion commander (field commander) ordered the K-6 machine gun to fire remotely shortly after the North Korean GP shot, but the response was delayed because it did not fire. It was confirmed that the K-6 machine gun that hit the tail of the bullet (prime) and activated it broke. For this reason, it was not until 22 minutes after confirming the evacuation at the GP station that the first response fired from the K-3 machine gun. A military officer said, “Once a day, the gun is checked for flaws on the field, but it is not easy to determine if the ball is damaged.” If there was no malfunction of the K-6 machine gun, the action would have been taken in 10 minutes. said.

However, it is noted that it is difficult to understand that the central parts of the main firearms, which are directly related to the security of the soldiers, were not damaged. Maintenance management may not have been performed correctly as usual. Another military officer said, “There is no excuse for not knowing that a heavy weapon deployed in a unit capable of firing bullets breaks at any time.” It is difficult to escape criticism that general preparation is relaxed. “

● Did you not know or hide the effective range of the North Korean rifle?

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said on 3 at 7:41 that the bullets were evacuated from the North to a friendly guard (GPS). According to the response manual, the Korean army conducted two warning transmissions and shootings at the commander’s discretion, and it was known that there was no damage to military personnel and equipment. The photo was released in May of last year. 2020.5.3 / News 1

Initially, the military suggested that the distance between the North Korean and South Korean GPs (1.5-1.9 km) was outside the effective range of the North Korean anti-aircraft gun (14.5mm machine gun). The logic was that North Korea’s intentional shooting was unlikely in geographical and tactical conditions that could not deliver an “effective attack”. However, as the fact that the military sent data to the National Assembly indicating that the effective range of the K-6 machine gun was 3 km in the past, suspicions were raised that the effective range was reduced and reported in recognition of Korea. from North.
An army officer explained on the 13th: “The anti-aircraft gun, the anti-aircraft gun, is officially recognized as the effective range of the anti-aircraft gun, and the effective range of the terrain is not even in the official data for the United States and Korea. did. The data presented by the National Assembly is also an error created by the professional in the process of assembling and preparing various brochures.
However, if the anti-aircraft gun is fired horizontally from the ground, the range will have to come out, and the gun has a maximum horizontal range of 8 km, and military practitioners who are aware of the fact that the North Korean army has been deployed and deployed to the GP for a long time have made such a mistake. It is pointed out that it is not. For this reason, the question of whether it was not easy to confirm or was not verified correctly in the process of concluding the base and establishing the terrain as a North Korean misfire has not been alleviated. ● We adhere to ‘accidental misfire’ despite the formation of 1 ~ 2m impact groups in our GP. According to the military, four bullets from the North Korean army rifle were found in the range of 1 to 2 m from the left and right walls of the friendly GP observation room. It was the formation of an “attack force” where the bullets did not disperse, but concentrated in one place. It can be interpreted as the point-and-shoot situation directed at the target.

However, the military adhered to the judgment that it was an accidental failure. A joint venture official said: “The main weapons of the North Korean and South Korean GPs are always directed at each other.” Even if the trigger is incorrectly pulled while checking the firearm during the turn, the bullet can focus on the main part of the opponent’s GP.

Some are also concerned about the speed of the military. In other words, we should not rule out the probability that we had made a provocation disguised as a contingency, pointing to a time when our military observation with North Korea was limited by faulty clocks like thick fog. A military source said: “It is undesirable for the military to present itself to the public in the form of accidental failures and North Korea.”

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By Shin Jin-jin, reporter [email protected]