Kim Jong Un "Modern Warfare is Artillery Warfare" Guides Artillery Shooting Competition

"Need to Strengthen Independent Artillery Forces"

Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, reportedly supervised an artillery firing competition among artillery units, according to the North Korean state media outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on the 13th.

The agency stated, "Comrade Kim Jong Un guided the artillery firing competition of the artillery units under the 7th Corps and 9th Corps of the Korean People's Army on March 12."

Chairman Kim emphasized, "I hope today's training will serve as an opportunity to once again awaken the overall artillery power of the People's Army and to ignite enthusiasm and a strong will to win," adding that "modern warfare is artillery warfare and preparation for artillery combat, and it is a matter that everyone must always keep in mind and consciously rise up to strengthen artillery power in the People's Army," KCNA reported.

Furthermore, Kim highlighted "the issue of maximizing the mobility of all artillery units, thoroughly ensuring the speed and accuracy of artillery firing, raising the training requirements so that fire service actions are carried out combatively and according to regulations in each fire section, maintaining the combat mobilization readiness of currently equipped artillery at all times, and improving training formats, content, and methods continuously in a practical direction to meet the demands of modern warfare," presenting these as key military tasks to further strengthen the Juche-style artillery power, KCNA conveyed.

Kim also stated, "As always emphasized, the results of firing in training are not simply a matter of hit probability but reflect the perspectives, positions, and attitudes of commanders and soldiers toward our Party's principle of training-first policy, and serve as a measure of the level of loyalty to one's Party, people, and country," adding, "Artillerymen must deeply engrave the Party's belief and expectation that artillery power is the power of the People's Army in their hearts and fully mobilize in the struggle to continuously strengthen their combat capability."

Although the exact location of the training was not specified, the mention of "the People's Army soldiers who once again hosted the Leader Comrade (Kim Jong Un) at the training ground swept by sea winds" suggests it was near the coast.

North Korea has been conducting joint strike exercises involving the army, navy, and air force as part of winter training since the 28th of last month.

Previously, on the 2nd and 9th, long-range artillery strike training of frontline units was conducted under Kim's guidance.

At the training ground, Kim Su Gil, Director of the General Political Bureau, Pak Jong Chon, Chief of the General Staff, Kim Jong Gwan, Minister of the People's Armed Forces, along with commanders of the People's Army combined units, welcomed the leader.

In this artillery firing competition, the Korean People's Army 7th Corps overwhelmingly defeated the 9th Corps, and Chief of the General Staff Pak awarded marksman certificates, medals, and badges to the artillery battalions and companies under the 7th Corps that achieved excellent results, KCNA reported.

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