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chadskin · May 9, 2015

North Korea's alleged launch of a submarine ballistic missile made news yesterday. Today, the state's news agency KCNA published its report and added a couple of pictures:

There took place an underwater test-fire of Korean-style powerful strategic submarine ballistic missile. The ballistic missile was developed on the personal initiative of Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, and under his meticulous guidance.

Kim Jong Un learned about the tactical and technological specifications of the newly developed ballistic missile and watched its test-fire.

As soon as he issued an order to begin the test-fire, a combat alarm was sounded inside the strategic submarine and it submerged up to a depth for firing the ballistic missile.

After a while, the ballistic missile soared into the sky from underwater.

The test-fire proved and confirmed that the ballistic missile fired from the submarine fully met the requirements of the latest military science and technology.

Since the pictures of the launch were rather small, I enlarged them and I have to say, that missile looks like it's been (poorly) computer generated and then put into the picture. Take a look (click to enlarge):

For comparison, here are non-NK launches of underwater ballistic missiles:

So I gotta ask ... #TeamReal or #TeamCGI?

Bonus:

DOWN · May 9, 2015

So he smokes, eh?

EDIT: older
Analysts say fake http://news.yahoo.com/analysts-north-koreas-missiles-fakes-061325872.html

obin_gam · May 9, 2015

literally

Cyd0nia · May 9, 2015

He's such a happy looking guy... Shame about... Everything

chadskin · May 9, 2015

PANTHEON said:
So he smokes, eh?

Analysts say fake http://news.yahoo.com/analysts-north-koreas-missiles-fakes-061325872.html

That's an older article from a couple of years ago, so yeah, NK has a habit of faking missile launches.

Also, he won't even think of the children when he's smoking

Agremont · May 9, 2015

What's going on between those stuffed animals in the background?

ponpo · May 9, 2015

PANTHEON said:
So he smokes, eh?

Analysts say fake http://news.yahoo.com/analysts-north-koreas-missiles-fakes-061325872.html

This is quite old and about kn-08 ballistic missiles, not submarine launched ones.

Anyway it looks real enough. North Korea actually has a pretty large fleet of Soviet-era submarines, so this capability doesn't sound like something outrageous for them.

Agremont said:
What's going on between those stuffed animals in the background?

Great Leader - portrayed as dominant alpha wolf, dominating Japanese cultural exports, portrayed as doraemon.

trinest · May 9, 2015

chadskin said:
That's an older article from a couple of years ago, so yeah, NK has a habit of faking missile launches.

Also, he won't even think of the children when he's smoking

Why are those two plush toys having some fun?

chadskin · May 9, 2015

ponpo said:
Anyway it looks real enough. North Korea actually has a pretty large fleet of Soviet-era submarines, so this capability doesn't sound like something outrageous for them.

Does it? Looks just super out of place to me, like they forgot to add some proper lighting. Sticks out like a sore thumb.

GhostWriter24 · May 9, 2015

NK is adorable.

Their government is an abomination.

Insertia · May 9, 2015

Looks real to me!

DOWN · May 9, 2015

MaxDOL · May 9, 2015

chadskin said:
That's an older article from a couple of years ago, so yeah, NK has a habit of faking missile launches.

Also, he won't even think of the children when he's smoking

LOL ,Doraemon.

Zeyphersan · May 9, 2015

I did it. I photoshshopped those missiles

And I would have gotten away with it too. If it weren't for that blasted OP

DOWN · May 9, 2015

chadskin said:
That's an older article from a couple of years ago, so yeah, NK has a habit of faking missile launches.

Also, he won't even think of the children when he's smoking

Wait what is this?

hamchan · May 9, 2015

PANTHEON said:
Wait what is this?

At least Doraemon looks happy about it.

aliengmr · May 9, 2015

I don't know. Launching a missile from a sub is one thing, getting that missile on an actual target is another.

I'm inclined to believe they're real. NK hasn't had a problem launching missiles, just with getting them to do anything beyond that.

Messypandas · May 9, 2015

TeamReal

TheGreatDirector · May 9, 2015

TeamCgi

LQX · May 9, 2015

Calibrated

jwk94 · May 9, 2015

Agremont said:
What's going on between those stuffed animals in the background?

I like how one is winking.

DeadlyParasite · May 9, 2015

Forget the missile, do they honestly think we believe that it is a real submarine?

scabro · May 9, 2015

Kojima is taking this a little too far.

EBE · May 9, 2015

its actually a matte painting and the sub is a scale model made to look bigger using clever camera tricks.

dont be fooled. practical effects arent dead yet.

#teampractical

ItAintEasyBeinCheesy · May 9, 2015

Dear Leader has such sweet plump fingers. Many blessings upon you.

Deleted member 20920 · May 9, 2015

PANTHEON said:
Wait what is this?

It's now my new avatar

Zeyphersan · May 9, 2015

entrydenied said:
It's now my new avatar

I was waiting for someone to claim it

JaseC · May 9, 2015

entrydenied said:
It's now my new avatar

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Uhyve · May 9, 2015

The second one alone wouldn't have sold me. But wow, that first pic, I mean, the exhaust from that rocket doesn't seem to cause any lighting differences at all. Seems odd.

lastplayed · May 9, 2015

Well faking a missile launch isn't nearly as bad as faking the moon landings.

FuuRe · May 9, 2015

#teamcgi

Parakeetman · May 9, 2015

Amirai · May 9, 2015

entrydenied said:
It's now my new avatar

Fucking legit loled. No better username for that avatar. XD

Savitar · May 9, 2015

Can they afford to put together that many pixels?

chadskin · May 9, 2015

Savitar said:
Can they afford to put together that many pixels?

The Supreme Leader, of course, personally faked the images on his iMac:

aygomyownroad · May 9, 2015

North Korea is best Korea.

But seriously looks like a felt tip pen

HeisenbergLannister · May 9, 2015

Maybe the missiles came from this.

DrSlek · May 9, 2015

So I'm looking at that CGI missile, and I see no methods of directing it. No fins or flaps. Just propulsion.

Horse Detective · May 9, 2015

HeisenbergLannister said:
Maybe the missiles came from this.

hahaha goddamn this pissed me off when I saw it.

dalin80 · May 9, 2015

DrSlek said:
So I'm looking at that CGI missile, and I see no methods of directing it. No fins or flaps. Just propulsion.

Vectored thrust, ballistic missiles often have the exhaust nozzle on a gimble so that it can be steered by altering the direction of thrust.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ghxvw8f5c

Royal Navy Trident launch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5fOaBnlT2E

Dreadnought · May 9, 2015

DrSlek said:
So I'm looking at that CGI missile, and I see no methods of directing it. No fins or flaps. Just propulsion.

Pretty sure SLBMs don't use fins or flaps.

DOWN · May 9, 2015

HeisenbergLannister said:
Maybe the missiles came from this.

Sakura · May 9, 2015

Looks real enough. I'm sure they have the capability of launching a missile why fake it?

DrSlek · May 9, 2015

dalin80 said:
Vectored thrust, ballistic missiles often have the exhaust nozzle on a gimble so that it can be steered by altering the direction of thrust.

Huh! How about that!

ItAintEasyBeinCheesy · May 9, 2015

chadskin said:
The Supreme Leader, of course, personally faked the images on his iMac:

Someone tell Dear Leader to plug his ethernet cable in if he wants Korean Internet.

Deleted member 20920 · May 9, 2015

Zeyphersan said:
I was waiting for someone to claim it

JaseC said:
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Amirai said:
Fucking legit loled. No better username for that avatar. XD

XD I wasn't even thinking about my username until I posted it.

Doraemon being my favourite childhood character is just icing on the cake.

Log4Girlz · May 9, 2015

North Korea firing ballistic missiles from subs? Kimpossible.

bud · May 9, 2015

PANTHEON said:

haha, what series is that from?

Drazgul · May 9, 2015

HeisenbergLannister said:
Maybe the missiles came from this.

Goddamn that was annoying, Amiga-tier CGI.

CrichtonKicks · May 9, 2015

bud said:
haha, what series is that from?

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