>>64278974
Yes, or at least make compatible components. Basic T-62s/Chomaho are obsolete in DPRK service and mostly in reserve/infantry support roles. The 105th and it's supporting mech infantry divisions don't use them anymore, it's all Songuns, Poks ect.
They don't make stock T-62s anymore as later models are vastly improved but they have the ability, they will give Russia either refurbished T-62/Choma hulls or newly made Songun hulls which will do same thing but have survivability improvements.
>I'm looking at you T-62 drive/ammo placement. Driver on left: T-62/Chomaho, central driver: Songun or later. If Russia is smart they will swallow their pride and let the Norks show them how to fit in a non autoloading 125mm but they are probably too cheap.
>>64279262
No, they are not. All their tanks are T-62 based although at this point the last two generations (Songun and later) are their own separate thing, they are evolved enough to be on their own tech tree. The DPRK absolutely hates the T-72 design, besides some details and the 125mm gun they rejected almost everything about it and have done so since the Iran/Iraq war.
Everything they have that sort of looks like a T-72 from road wheels, driver location ect are highly altered T-62 based designs. Even things like the Koksan chassis are just highly altered and elongated T-62 based designs which is why VOGs and and even 'close' HIMARs hits bounce off of them.
>hatches and probably some kind of composite
That would be the above mentioned 'details' which if you pay attention become standard items for their entire armored fleet, a great example being the laser warning sensors that they smack onto everything they can. If they think something works they go crazy with it past the point of obsession, like the 14.5mm AA mounts and T-62 IR spotlights on anything that moves.
