{
  "id": "hanchon",
  "name": "Hanchon Class",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "Landing craft utility",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1985,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Little is confirmed about these utility landing craft except that they have a bow ramp, two machine guns, and are believed capable of carrying two tanks or up to 200 troops for a short distances. Characteristics are estimated.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 16,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 35.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 7.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "1.20 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 145,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "3 x Russian type 3D12",
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "600 total bhp",
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1111,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "600 nm at 12 knots"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Zarnitsa (Skin Head**)",
      "src": [
        "weg-hanchon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/hanchon.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-hanchon": {
      "title": "Hanchon Class North Korean Landing Craft Utility (LCU)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Hanchon_Class_North_Korean_Landing_Craft_Utility",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}