North Korea missile launch interval is about 30 seconds Continuous fire ability improvement or November 29 12:08
Regarding the two ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on the 28th, the Korean military officials revealed that the interval between launches was approximately 30 seconds, and the view that North Korea was trying to improve the ability of continuous fire It is.
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan from the eastern Hamgyeon (Longpo) area on the 28th toward the Sea of Japan on the 28th. In the presence of the chairman of the Korean Labor Party, he reported that he had conducted a test of launching a “super large rocket gun”.
In this connection, a Korean official revealed that the interval between the two shots was approximately 30 seconds.
North Korea insists that it will launch two ballistic missiles on August 24th, September 10th, and 31st of last month, and that it is a "large rocket gun" launch experiment, but it depends on the Korean army. And each firing interval is
▽ August 24 is 17 minutes,
▽ September 10 is 19 minutes,
▽ Last month 31st was 3 minutes.
For this reason, there is a view that North Korea is trying to improve the ability of continuous fire, South Korea's Union News said, “If it is launched at short intervals on a mobile launch pad, the Korean side may be difficult to respond. There is an indication that there is. "
Furthermore, news from the military told the military experts that "it is possible to try four consecutive shots", and the Korean army has been wary of additional launches by North Korea.
Ministry of Defense “I think we ’ve improved our ability to fire continuously”
The Ministry of Defense said that the two short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on the 28th are the same as those launched on August 24th, September 10th and 31st last month. Estimated.
The interval between the two shots was about 20 minutes in August and September,
▽ About 3 minutes last month,
▽ This time was gradually shortening to less than 1 minute, and the Ministry of Defense said that "I think it aimed to improve continuous launch capability."
The ability to launch a large number of missiles at a time reduces the chance of being intercepted, so it is said that this ability is indispensable for improving attack power.
In the video released by North Korea on the day after launch, it is confirmed that there are four devices like cylinders that launch missiles on the launcher. , There is a possibility of launching more missiles at the same time. "