Thread: N. Korea deploys SA-2 surface-to-air missiles near Yellow Sea border

Sounds like North Korea needs a serious peepee smacking.

Looks like someones getting world war 3 for Christmas.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has deployed SA-2 surface-to-air missiles to its west coast near the Yellow Sea border with South Korea as U.S.-led naval drills got underway in a show of force against the North's deadly artillery attack on a South Korean island earlier last week, government sources said Sunday.

"(The missiles) appear to be targeting our fighter jets that fly near the Northern Limit Line (NLL)," the source said on customary condition of anonymity, referring to the Yellow Sea border.

South Korea and the U.S. on Sunday launched large-scale naval drills off the Korean Peninsula's west coast, far south of the border where four people were killed and 18 others wounded in Tuesday's surprise attack on Yeonpyeong Island.

The Soviet-designed SA-2 missile has a range of between 13 and 30 kilometers. Other missiles on the North's west coast, such as the Samlet and Silkworm with ranges of up to 95km, have also been put onto launch pads, the source said.

"The military is preparing for the possibility of further provocations as the North Korean military has deployed firepower near the NLL and is preparing to fire," the source said.

SAMs are usually used in a defensive manner unlike SSM...SA-2s are very....very old SAMs too. I'll bet these 50+year old missiles haven't been certified in decades and probably have a fail to launch rate of 50%....plus a fail to intercept rate of 50%...That means they'll have to shoot 4-6 just kill a target. The RF guidance the can only handle one target at a time for the orginal SA-2 configuration (which NKs could easily have).

bottom line, these missiles can EASILY be neutralized by the SKs through various methods, ECM, Air to ground missiles, SSMs....list goes on. While you can certainly interpret the positioning of the SA2s as a higher threat level, its not exactly something to run for the hills for...my opinion:

The NKs might have realized they pushed the envelope a little too hard and are taking the proper the defensive measures in case counter strikes are launched.