A video of the highlights of the military parade in Pyongyang in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the formation of the DPRK has appeared on the Network. The fashion show was modest, without ballistic missiles and aviation, but several interesting novelties were shown there.
The "coronavirus troops" in orange protective overalls and insulating masks looked very impressive.
"The columns of emergency epidemic prevention are full of patriotic enthusiasm, demonstrating the advantages of the socialist system all over the world, while firmly protecting the security of the country and its inhabitants from a worldwide pandemic," KCNA reported. According to official data, not a single infected COVID-19 has been registered in North Korea.
After the dog handlers, machine gunners on motorcycles and cavalry, MLRS and anti-tank missile systems on a tractor course appeared on the square. Painted in a protective color, agricultural machines were towed by carts on which either 18-barrel MLRS of small caliber or ATGM "Metis" were located with the calculation. From an air attack, an anti-tank car is covered by a firing pin with MANPADS.
The sight of the dark green ZiL-130 responded with sweet nostalgia. In the back of each sat four anti-aircraft gunners with MANPADS at the ready. The procession was completed by fire trucks with water cannons raised belligerently.
The use of a tractor as a mobile base for an anti - tank complex is a controversial decision. The Korean "Half-breed" can only shoot backwards-like the Makhnovists - and its mobility and security in modern combat do not stand up to criticism.
Anton Valagin
