K9 Thunder
Country: 
South KoreaManufacturer: Hanwha Aerospace
Self-propelled artillerySouth Korea1999In service
South Korean tracked 155 mm/52 self-propelled howitzer in service since 1999 and one of the most widely exported systems of its class; the Polish AHS Krab uses its chassis.
Self-propelled artillery
ID — K9-THUNDERSouth Korea · Hanwha Aerospace
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Identity
- Designation
- K9 Thunder
- Manufacturer
- Hanwha Aerospace
- Country
- South Korea
- Category
- Self-propelled artillery
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1999
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 5
- Main armament
- 155 mm 52-calibre howitzer
- Secondary armament
- —
- Engine
- Diesel, 1,000 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The K9 has been adopted or licence-built by Turkey, Poland, India, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Australia, Egypt and others, and is supported in the field by the K10 resupply vehicle.
Variants
K9K9A1K9A2K9PLK9FIN MoukariK9 Vajra-T (India)AS9 Huntsman (Australia)T-155 Fırtına (Turkey)K10 ammunition resupply vehicle
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