According to the People’s Daily Overseas Network reported on November 20, a very embarrassing incident occurred in the South Korean Army on the 19th local time. In the morning of the same day, the South Korean Army held a training session in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province to show foreign guests the live-fire launching exercise of the Korean-made "Sanggong" missile. However, did not expect that after the soldiers launched the missile, the missile completely deviated from the target, fell into the farmland 1.5 kilometers away from the target, and then exploded violently.
According to reports, the so-called "Yang Gong" missile is a kind of individual tactical anti-tank missile, similar in appearance to the Israeli "spike" and the American "javelin", but the maximum range is only 3 kilometers. The missile with a range of only 3 kilometers missed 1.5 kilometers. This accuracy can be said to be very shameful. What's more embarrassing is that many foreign guests who came to Korea to attend the defense industry exhibition at that time were really taken aback when they witnessed the embarrassing scene of South Korean missile bombing of farmland. "It's an international joke," which may have a certain reputational impact on South Korea's arms export trade.
According to the South Korean "Joongang Ilbo" report, the South Korean military is investigating the cause of the accident and has dispatched excavators to excavate debris from the missile explosion in the soil of farmland. The South Korean military wants to use this analysis to determine whether the missile has technical defects in its design and manufacturing. At present, the military has collected a lot of wreckage, but has not yet reached a conclusion.
South Korean media explained that the weather conditions were very bad that day, and the wind and rain were relatively heavy, which may affect the missile launch. Of course, the possibility of soldiers' operation errors, such as launching without fully locking the target, exceeding the launch boundary conditions, etc. Mistakes can also cause the missile to miss the target.
This is not the first time the South Korean army has made such an "international joke". In May 2020, the Korean army also had a similar weapon missed incident.
was in Pazhou City, South Korea. When the South Korean Army was training with a 107mm mortar, an accident occurred as soon as the gun was fired. One gun was ejected from the chamber and completely deflected and fell into the mountains outside the shooting range. The projectile dropped a full 1,000 meters away from the target, but only more than 500 meters away from the residence, almost causing a "flying disaster". The investigation of the accident at the time of
showed that the improper operation of the Korean army soldiers led to the wrong loading of ammunition, which was the main cause of this accident.
In March 2019, South Korean mortars missed the target and caused a mountain fire. More than 400 firefighters kept extinguishing the fire before it was quelled. Such frequent accidents indicate that there are obvious problems in the grassroots training of the South Korean army. The South Korean army has purchased a lot of high-tech weapons, but even the most advanced weapons require qualified personnel to operate in order to truly exert their combat effectiveness; if the training is unreasonable, it may lead to this kind of "oolong incident" and even cause casualties. Bad consequences.
Editor: Wang Zhenguo
