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Incredible images show hundreds of artillery guns unleashing hell in North Korea’s biggest ever live-fire exercise just hours after US and South Korea’s own apocalyptic practice run

NUCLEAR warlord wannabe Kim Jong-un showed he was a force to be reckoned with when he unleashed the biggest military drill in North Korean history.

Hundreds of rockets and field artillery fired a simultaneous barrage of fire to mark his military’s 85th anniversary and send a clear message to the world.

Hundreds of artillery guns lined up ready to open fire into the sea
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Hundreds of artillery guns lined up ready to open fire into the seaCredit: AP:Associated Press
This image is a still from a broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT this morning
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This image is a still from a broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT this morningCredit: AP:Associated Press
This image shows what was said to be a 'combined fire demonstration' held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in Wonsan, North Korea
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This image shows what was said to be a 'combined fire demonstration' held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in Wonsan, North KoreaCredit: AP:Associated Press
Tanks and mobile artillery also took part in the unprecedented exercise
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Tanks and mobile artillery also took part in the unprecedented exerciseCredit: Reuters
The shells landing on an island show what lays in wait for South Korea should it or the US attack
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The shells landing on an island show what lays in wait for South Korea should it or the US attackCredit: Reuters

But the real reason for such an awesome display of firepower can only be to send a message to the South and US to back off or else.

Meanwhile the US and South Korean troops have staged their own massive war game on the border with North Korea as a show of strength should the despot decide to test anymore nuclear bombs or missiles.

The massive show of forces comes amid reports the US has been deploying its controversial  Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system aimed at downing enemy rockets – a move that is sure to anger China as much as the North.

Power hungry North Korea has ambitions to build a missile capable of reaching the US mainland and tensions have soared in recent months as it carried out a spate of missile tests that sparked tit-for-tat sabre-rattling between it and Washington.

The North's Rodong Sinmun - the official mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea - warned Tuesday of dire consequences in the event of a US-led pre-emptive strike.

It promised "the most brutal punishment... in the sky and land as well as at sea and from underwater without any warning or prior notice".

Supreme leader Kim Jong-un arrives to inspect the massive show of force from the North Korean army
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Supreme leader Kim Jong-un arrives to inspect the massive show of force from the North Korean armyCredit: AP:Associated Press

North Korean broadcaster KCNA said the brainchild of the bombardment was Kim Jong-un.

The report said: "After receiving the report on the plan for the combined fire demonstration.

"Submarines rapidly submerged to make torpedo-attacks at the 'enemy' warships while fighters and bombers made zero feet flight above the sea to drop bombs on the targets."

North Korean warplanes roar over the fire demonstration of the Korean People's Army
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North Korean warplanes roar over the fire demonstration of the Korean People's ArmyCredit: Getty Images

The broadcaster added: "Watching the exciting scenery, the leader praised the seamen of submarines and pilots for hitting targets every time.

"More than 300 large-caliber self-propelled guns lined up along the coast opened fire all at once.

"The brave artillerymen mercilessly and satisfactorily hit the targets and the gunshots were very correct.”

Row after row of formidable field artillery lines up ready for the drill
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Row after row of formidable field artillery lines up ready for the drillCredit: Reuters
Kim Jong-un seems happy with the results of the hell-fire exercise which in the past he has threatened to unleash on the South Korean capital of Seoul
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Kim Jong-un seems happy with the results of the hell-fire exercise which in the past he has threatened to unleash on the South Korean capital of SeoulCredit: Reuters

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Meanwhile South Korea and the US held their own joint live firing drill at the Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, 50 miles  northeast of the capital city of Seoul.

Helicopter gunships, troops, tanks and an array of firepower unleashed its devastating power.

But rather than providing a spectacular show of power, this exercise could end up being a dress rehearsal for a showdown with Kim Jong-un’s forces in a highly destructive Korean War 2.

South Korean K1A2 tanks firing live rounds in the coordinated exercise to prepare them for battling tank divisions from the North
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South Korean K1A2 tanks firing live rounds in the coordinated exercise to prepare them for battling tank divisions from the NorthCredit: Getty Images
South Korean Army K1A1 and U.S. Army M1A2 tanks blast their way forward
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South Korean Army K1A1 and U.S. Army M1A2 tanks blast their way forwardCredit: Reuters
An amazing photograph captures the moment a shell leaves the barrel of a K1A2 tank
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An amazing photograph captures the moment a shell leaves the barrel of a K1A2 tankCredit: AP:Associated Press
The US Army's M1 A2 tanks converge on the firing line and fire at the target
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The US Army's M1 A2 tanks converge on the firing line and fire at the targetCredit: AP:Associated Press
Flames rise from a powerful explosion as the South Korean army's armoured vehicles wait for further instructions
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Flames rise from a powerful explosion as the South Korean army's armoured vehicles wait for further instructionsCredit: AP:Associated Press
A South Korean K-2 tank joins the fray and opens up after being granted permission to eliminate the target
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A South Korean K-2 tank joins the fray and opens up after being granted permission to eliminate the targetCredit: EPA
South Korean RF-16 jet fighters firing flares aimed at deflecting anti-aircraft missiles from shooting it down
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South Korean RF-16 jet fighters firing flares aimed at deflecting anti-aircraft missiles from shooting it downCredit: EPA
South Korean air force FA-50 fighters drop bombs on dummy battlefield targets
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South Korean air force FA-50 fighters drop bombs on dummy battlefield targetsCredit: AP:Associated Press
A South Korean AH-1S Cobra Helicopter fires its cannon guns at the imaginary target
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A South Korean AH-1S Cobra Helicopter fires its cannon guns at the imaginary targetCredit: EPA
U.S. Army's Apache helicopter fires rockets at ground targets as forces move behind
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U.S. Army's Apache helicopter fires rockets at ground targets as forces move behindCredit: AP:Associated Press
US and South Korean Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) let rip
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US and South Korean Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) let ripCredit: AP:Associated Press
A South Korean K-136 Kooryong 130mm 36-round multiple rocket launch system launches a devastating barrage of missiles
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A South Korean K-136 Kooryong 130mm 36-round multiple rocket launch system launches a devastating barrage of missilesCredit: Getty Images
South Korea and US army top brass watch from an observation post as the likelihood of a real war breaking out grows by the day
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South Korea and US army top brass watch from an observation post as the likelihood of a real war breaking out grows by the dayCredit: Getty Images
A wide shot of the territory used for the war games aimed preparing for war with North Korea
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A wide shot of the territory used for the war games aimed preparing for war with North KoreaCredit: EPA

Exercises have also been taking part out at sea with an armada headed by aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Yesterday, one of the US biggest submarines docked in South Korea.

The USS Michigan is cable of firing more than 150 Tomahawk missiles at targets deep in the North.

Meanwhile US troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea this morning amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear ambitions.

Washington is urging Beijing - Pyongyang's sole major ally - to do more to rein it in, but the Asian giant has reacted with fury to the planned installation of the THAAD system.

A US A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft - a battlefield warplane -takes part in the spectacular war games
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A US A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft - a battlefield warplane -takes part in the spectacular war gamesCredit: Getty Images

 

South Korean Army soldiers rappel down in the rapid pace military exercises which envisage fighting fanatical North Koreans
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South Korean Army soldiers rappel down in the rapid pace military exercises which envisage fighting fanatical North KoreansCredit: Reuters
South Korean acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, centre front, inspects a variety of fire arms during the firing drill
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South Korean acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, centre front, inspects a variety of fire arms during the firing drillCredit: EPA
Meanwhile South Korean Army's K-9 and K-55 self-propelled howitzers are on standby in the border city of Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, waiting to go into action
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Meanwhile South Korean Army's K-9 and K-55 self-propelled howitzers are on standby in the border city of Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, waiting to go into actionCredit: EPA
Out at sea, naval drills have been taking part among the flotilla of ship led by the USS Carl Vinson
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Out at sea, naval drills have been taking part among the flotilla of ship led by the USS Carl VinsonCredit: 7th Fleet
MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 'Blue Hawks' flies near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at sea in the Philippine Sea
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MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 'Blue Hawks' flies near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at sea in the Philippine SeaCredit: EPA
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan docking at, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea, yesterday
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The nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan docking at, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea, yesterdayCredit: AP:Associated Press
Anti-war protesters and police stand by as trailers carrying US THAAD missile defence equipment enter a deployment site in Seongju this morning
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Anti-war protesters and police stand by as trailers carrying US THAAD missile defence equipment enter a deployment site in Seongju this morningCredit: Getty Images
Six trailers carrying the THAAD anti-missile systems arrived for their deployment at a golf course
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Six trailers carrying the THAAD anti-missile systems arrived for their deployment at a golf courseCredit: Getty Images

The US and ally South Korea say its deployment, agreed last year, is intended to guard against missile threats from the nuclear-armed North.

But China fears it will weaken its own ballistic capabilities and says it upsets the regional security balance.

It has imposed a host of measures seen as economic retaliation against the South, including a ban on tour groups.

TV footage showed large trailers in camouflage paint carrying what appeared to be missile-related equipment entering a former golf course in the southern county of Seongju this morning.

This graphic shows Kim's missile range and the size of his armed forces in North Korea
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This graphic shows Kim's missile range and the size of his armed forces in North Korea

Despite insisting the US will not launch a pre-emptive strike on the communist country, a Republican senator has declared "Trump will not allow nut job Kim to develop intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting US".

In a tweet, Senator Lindsey Graham warned: “If I were North Korea, I would not underestimate President Trump's resolve to stop them from getting a missile to hit our homeland.”

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