Estonia seals the deal for K-239 Chunmoo exports

Estonia already copped the K-9 howitzers and even committed to HIMARS, but they said they were looking for more... and they just dropped the cash for Korea's K-239 Chunmoo as well.

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Local Estonian news link. Estonia already confirmed they're getting HIMARS... but since everyone and their mom wants HIMARS after seeing it in the Ukraine war, the waitlist is insane and no one knows when they'll actually get them. Meanwhile, it wouldn't be weird if they clashed with Russia any second—just 4 days ago, Russian border guards were crossing the border on hovercrafts. So they're buying the Chunmoo since they can get it way faster. Norway is also looking like a likely customer... Here's the current status of Nordic countries adopting Korean artillery: * K-9 Howitzer

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Confirmed up to this point...

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Sweden is also pushing for a deal. They're looking into tracked howitzers because of how wheeled ones perform in winter, and the K-9 is a top candidate since they can share logistics with other Nordic neighbors. * K-239 Chunmoo: Estonia is the first to open the floodgates...

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Norway is also weighing it against HIMARS. The K-9 is basically becoming the 'standard howitzer' of Northern Europe... let's see if the Chunmoo can take the 'standard MLRS' spot too! Honestly, almost all European countries bordering Russia (+Belarus) have bought Korean artillery: Poland, Romania, Estonia, Finland, Norway... If Russia ever tries to throw hands with Europe, Korean artillery is gonna be the first to greet them.