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Conflict catalog
2010 Yeonpyeongdo Bombardment: Weapons and Equipment
Browse weapons directly tied to the November 23, 2010 Yeonpyeongdo artillery exchange.
The 2010 Yeonpyeongdo Bombardment was a North-South Korea artillery exchange on November 23, 2010, centered on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeongdo near the disputed maritime boundary. North Korean artillery struck the island, killing South Korean marines and civilians, and South Korean forces responded with K9-family 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and air alerts.
The catalog tracks systems directly documented in the Yeonpyeongdo shelling and South Korean response, currently centered on K9-family self-propelled artillery.
The conflict scope is the single-day 2010 exchange, not the full Korean conflict or later inter-Korean incidents.
1 weapon systemsConflict Actors
North Korea / South Korea
South Korea
1 weapon system in this catalog- South Korea
Context
- Status
- Published catalog
- Location
- Yeonpyeongdo and nearby waters in the Yellow Sea
- Countries
- South Korea, North Korea
- Regions
- Yeonpyeongdo, Yellow Sea, Northern Limit Line area
- Domains
- land, artillery, border clashes
The equipment record for this conflict is narrow: K9 Thunder appears because reporting directly names South Korean K9/K-9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers in the return fire. Broader Korean Peninsula deterrence, exercises, air alerts, and coastal artillery context should not be attached to individual weapon pages unless a source directly identifies the system.
Map
Yeonpyeongdo and nearby waters in the Yellow Sea
Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Timeline
Key Events
North Korean artillery hits Yeonpyeongdo
Wired reported that North Korea fired artillery at the inhabited South Korean island of Yeonpyeongdo, while CBS News described South Korea's response with K-9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.
Sources: Wired Koreas Clash 2010, CBS News Yeonpyeong K-9 Response
South Korean K9 response
South Korean troops returned fire with K9 Thunder howitzers and placed fighter aircraft on alert after the shelling.
Sources: Wired Koreas Clash 2010
Phases
Single-day artillery exchange
The catalog scope is limited to the November 23, 2010 shelling and South Korean response rather than the wider Korean conflict.
Weapons
2010 Yeonpyeongdo Bombardment Weapon Systems
Conflict Sources
Open reporting uses slightly different spellings, including K9 and K-9, for the South Korean self-propelled howitzers. The conflict record is intentionally narrow because later Korean Peninsula incidents require separate direct weapon-use support.
- Wired Koreas Clash 2010Publisher: Wired | Note: Supports the conflict date, North Korean shelling of Yeonpyeongdo, South Korean casualties context, South Korean K9 Thunder return fire, and fighter alert context. | Accessed: 2026-07-07
- CBS News Yeonpyeong K-9 ResponsePublisher: CBS News | Note: Supports the South Korean K-9 155 mm self-propelled howitzer response and general clash context. | Accessed: 2026-07-07
- Guardian Yeonpyeong Live CoveragePublisher: The Guardian | Note: Supports South Korean official statements during the shelling and the K-9 155 mm self-propelled howitzer response. | Accessed: 2026-07-07