K21 infantry fighting vehicle

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The K21 infantry fighting vehicle is a South Korean–developed, amphibious, tracked armored vehicle designed to transport and support infantry with advanced firepower and protection on the modern battlefield.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
infantry fighting vehicle
tracked vehicle
amphibious true
antiTankArmament ATGM launcher
antiTankMissileType Raybolt (on later variants and proposals)
armamentStabilization stabilized main gun
battlefieldRole mechanized infantry support
combatWeight around 25 tonnes
countryOfOrigin South Korea
crew 3
designedToReplace K200 armored personnel carrier
surface form: K200 infantry fighting vehicle
designPeriod 1990s–2000s
enginePower about 750 hp
engineType diesel engine
era 21st century
fireControlSystem digital fire-control system
formerManufacturer Doosan DST
hasFeature NBC protection system
amphibious flotation kit
automatic fire suppression system
modular armor
hasVariant K21-105 light tank variant
K21-based export light tank concepts
height approximately 2.6 m
hullMaterial aluminum alloy with composite armor
length approximately 6.9 m
mainArmament 40 mm automatic cannon
mainArmamentModel 40 mm L/70 Bofors-derived cannon
manufacturer Hanwha Defense
maximumRoadSpeed around 70 km/h
mobilityType tracked
operatorType military
originProgram K21 infantry fighting vehicle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Next-Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle program of South Korea
passengerCapacity 9 infantry soldiers
primaryRole infantry fire support
infantry transport
protectionLevel STANAG 4569-level ballistic protection (approximate)
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
serviceEntry around 2009
sightingSystem day and thermal sights
laser rangefinder
suspension torsion bar
turretType two-man turret
usedBy Republic of Korea Army
usedInEnvironment land
riverine and littoral waters
waterPropulsion water jets
width approximately 3.4 m

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Republic of Korea Army equipment K21 infantry fighting vehicle
K21 infantry fighting vehicle originProgram K21 infantry fighting vehicle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Next-Generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle program of South Korea