South Korean K9 Thunder

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self-propelled howitzer

The South Korean K9 Thunder is a modern 155mm self-propelled howitzer renowned for its high mobility, rapid fire capability, and widespread adoption by multiple armed forces worldwide.

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Surface form Occurrences
K9 Thunder 0
K9 Thunder family 3

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
armorProtection protection against small arms fire and shell splinters ⓘ
burstRateOfFire 3 rounds in 15 seconds ⓘ
caliber 155 mm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
two loaders ⓘ
designedFor counter-battery fire ⓘ
deep fire support ⓘ
enginePower 1000 hp ⓘ
engineType MTU MT 881 Ka-500 diesel engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
exportStatus widely exported ⓘ
fireControlSystem automatic fire control system ⓘ
gunLength 52 caliber ⓘ
height about 2.7 m ⓘ
introduced late 1990s ⓘ
length about 12 m ⓘ
manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samsung Techwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumFiringRange about 30 km with standard HE ⓘ
about 40 km with base bleed ammunition ⓘ
over 50 km with rocket-assisted projectiles ⓘ
maximumRoadSpeed about 67 km/h ⓘ
multipleRoundSimultaneousImpact capable ⓘ
navigationSystem inertial navigation system ⓘ
NBCProtection equipped ⓘ
notableFeature automated ammunition handling system ⓘ
high mobility ⓘ
network-centric warfare compatibility ⓘ
rapid fire capability ⓘ
operationalRange about 360 km ⓘ
operatorType multiple NATO and non-NATO armies ⓘ
originatingService Republic of Korea Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryArmament 155 mm / 52-caliber howitzer ⓘ
rateOfFire 6–8 rounds per minute sustained ⓘ
secondaryArmament 12.7 mm K6 heavy machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntry Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
shellType 155 mm NATO-standard ammunition ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
turretTraverse 360 degrees ⓘ
usedBy Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
other export customers ⓘ
variant K9 Vajra-T NERFINISHED ⓘ
K9A1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
K9A2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
T-155 Fırtına NERFINISHED ⓘ
weight about 47 tonnes ⓘ
width about 3.4 m ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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K9 Vajra-T → adaptedFrom → South Korean K9 Thunder ⓘ
K9A1 → belongsToFamily → South Korean K9 Thunder ⓘ
this entity surface form: K9 Thunder family
K9 Vajra-T → hasVariantOf → South Korean K9 Thunder ⓘ
this entity surface form: K9 Thunder family
K9A2 → partOfFamily → South Korean K9 Thunder ⓘ
this entity surface form: K9 Thunder family