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🇰🇷 K9 Thunder
Land · Hanwha Aerospace (eski Samsung Techwin / Hanwha Defense), Güney Kore 🇰🇷 · 1999
A 155 mm/52-caliber self-propelled howitzer: it loads and rains shells from ~40 km within seconds, then displaces. Auto-fed by the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle, its low cost and reliability made it the world's best-selling howitzer.
Specifications
- Class: Self-propelled howitzer (155 mm SPH, tracked)
- Gun: 155 mm / 52-caliber (L52), NATO standard
- Max range: ~40-41 km (rocket-assisted / K307); up to ~54 km with K9A1
- Rate of fire: 3 rounds in 15 s burst; ~6-8 rounds/min max
- Crew: 5 (3 with automation on K9A2)
- Combat weight: ~47 t
- Max speed: 67 km/h (MTU MT881, ~1,000 hp)
- Resupply: Pairs with K10 automatic ammunition resupply vehicle
- Operators: 10+ nations: Poland, Egypt, Finland, Norway, India, Estonia, Australia, Vietnam, etc.
Beats: M109 Paladin (ABD): K9, 52-kalibre namlusu ile daha uzun menzil ve K10 otomatik ikmaliyle daha sürekli ateş temposu sağlayarak standart Paladin'i geçer, CAESAR (Fransa): paletli platform daha ağır zırh/koruma ve sürekli yüksek atış temposu sunar
Loses to: PzH 2000 (Almanya): atış kontrolü, MRSI kabiliyeti ve zirve atış performansında önde, 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV (Rusya): iddia edilen ~70 km menzil ve otomatik yükleme hücumunda ham menzil üstünlüğü
A fast shoot-and-scoot howitzer: fire within seconds of emplacing, feed from the K10, relocate — it does what expensive rivals do at half the price.
Related systems
Related systems (Land): SİPER, HİSAR-O+, HİSAR-A+, SUNGUR, KORKUT, Tayfun, GÜRZ, S-400 Triumf, Patriot (PAC-3), Bora