240mm M-1985

The M-1985 is a North Korean 240mm multiple rocket launcher system, typically mounted on a tracked chassis. It is designed to deliver a high volume of fire against area targets with its 12 or 22 launch tubes.

Developed during the late Cold War to provide the Korean People's Army with a long-range, heavy bombardment capability, this system was designed specifically to hold the South Korean capital of Seoul at risk from positions behind the Demilitarized Zone. Identified by Western intelligence in 1985, the system entered service in the mid-1980s as a key element of North Korea's asymmetric artillery doctrine. Although it has not been used in active combat, the M-1985's technology was reportedly exported to Iran, heavily influencing the development of the Iranian Fajr-3 rocket system. Today, the M-1985 remains forward-deployed in large numbers along the border, serving as a potent conventional deterrent while North Korea continues to modernize its rocket artillery force.