New anti-tank missile may have seen combat in Gaza

摘要

Combat in Gaza between the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas during the first 10 days of the ground operation may have seen the combat debut of a new antitank missile system thought to be of North Korean origin and known to be in service with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of Hamas) and the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades. First noted by the Ornyx Blog website, which monitors North Korean military developments, the new system is believed to have the designation Bulsae-2 and to be based on the Soviet-era KBP Tula 9K111 Fagot (AT-4 'Spigot') anti-tank guided-mis-sile system. Although most of the firing post of the Bulsae-2 is identical to that of the 9P135 ground launcher used by the original Soviet system, the optical head is significantly different, indicating a partial redesign.