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The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace. [2]
The T-155 retains most of the K9's features, such as the CN98 155 mm barrel and chassis, produced through the technology transfer of Agency for Defense Development (ADD) in South Korea. [3] However, its turret reflects original Turkish design that increases magazine capacity from 24 to 30 while decreasing hull ammunition storage from 24 to 18. [15]
K9 Thunder South Korea: 155 mm L/52 K9A1 136/218 [77] 218 155mm K9A1 Self-Propelled Howitzers are to be delivered between 2022 and 2026 and upgraded to K9PL standard at a later date. South Korea Poland. K9PL 0/606 606 155mm K9PL Self-Propelled Howitzers are to be produced in Poland starting from 2026 onwards. Krab Poland: Krab
WB Electronics Topaz FCS. The AHS Krab (Polish for crab) is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer designed in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW), by combining a modified South Korean K9 Thunder chassis with a British BAE Systems AS-90M Braveheart turret with a 52-calibre gun produced by HSW and the Polish WB Electronics' Topaz artillery fire control system.
CITEFA Model 77 Cold War/modern 155 mm gun/howitzer, based on the French 155 mm gun mounted on AMX Mk F3 SP gun; CALA 30 155 mm L45 long range gun; Self-propelled field artillery. VCA 155 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, based on a TAM chassis with a Palmaria turret; Rocket artillery. SLAM Pampero 105 mm multiple rocket launcher
The vehicle has a combat weight of 47 metric tons (46 long tons; 52 short tons), [1] [6] and can support a K9 team by carrying and resupplying 104 shells of 155 mm artillery ammunition and 504 units of charges under heavy fire. The vehicle is operated by a 3-person crew, requiring only one loader by applying fully automated control system.
155mm self-propelled howitzer 1,180 Samsung Techwin/(1985~1997) M109A2 built under license by Samsung Techwin. All K55s will be upgraded to K55A1. [66] Will eventually be replaced by the K9 Thunder. [citation needed] K9/A1 Thunder South Korea: 155mm self-propelled howitzer 1,090 Samsung Techwin/1999~
155 mm (6.1 in) is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part 1 with reference to STANAG 4425. Land warfare