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Chonma-ho

Tanks · North Korea · 1971
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Chonma-ho

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
45
Protection
30
Mobility
50
Technology
25
Reliability
40
Crew Survivability
35
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
20
Strategic Impact
15
Origin North Korea
CategoryTanks
EraCold War
In service1971
Operators4 countries
Quantity1,200
Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
38
Tanks MASS Rating
78/89
Cold War
285/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
45
Protection
30
Mobility
50
Technology
25
Reliability
40
Crew Survivability
35
Operational Range
55
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
20
Strategic Impact
15
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Chonma-ho
Category
Production
1971–
Quantity
1,200
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · COLD WAR
78
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
38
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower7MOD.7
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power580 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio15.67 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed50 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)450 km
◆Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (Hull)6.63 m
  • Width3.52 m
  • Height2.4 m
▲Production & Service1MOD.1
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1945First deployment: Cold War
  2. 1971Production started
  3. 1980Entered service
55
years in service
1,200
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
CHONMA-HO · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 150units
150active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE15terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Fire control system generation using gyroscopically stabilized optics to improve accuracy during vehicle movement.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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