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Revision as of 06:58, 12 August 2024
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 K22 on combat firing practice. | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Joseon |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development |
| Designed | 1999–2008 |
| Manufacturer | Hanwha Defense (originally Daewoo Heavy Industries, later renamed as Doosan DST, follow by Hanwha Defense Systems) |
| Unit cost | $9.8 million |
| Produced | 2009–present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 32 t (31 long tons; 35 short tons) |
| Length | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Width | 3.64 m (11.9 ft) |
| Height | 3.72 m (12.2 ft) |
| Crew | 3 crew + 8 passengers |
| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic–steel–nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour. Sloped modular design.
14.5–30 mm all-around AP protection Frontal armour is resistant to 50 mm APDS rounds fired from a XM913 chain gun Roof armour is resistant to 155 mm artillery shell fragments Explosive reactive armor for RPG protection Soft- and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems, ERA, NERA |
Main armament | One K40 40 mm autocannon (240 rounds) Two AT-1K Raybolt ATGM launchers |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm K16 GPMG |
| Engine | Doosan- D2840LXE diesel 750 hp (840 hp for the PIP) |
| Power/weight | 29.2 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU) |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) (road) 40 km/h (25 mph) (cross-country) 7 km/h (4.3 mph; 3.8 kn) (water) |
K22 IFV is the Royal Joseon Armed Forces's next-generation infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed to replace part of the K200 and complement the K21.
K22 was developed by improving the AS-21 Redback IFV to meet the needs of the Royal Joseon Armed Forces.
History
Design
K22 replaced the existing K-21's aluminum composite armor with steel armor, and fitted additional armor to meet the needs of the Royal Joseon Armed Forces. After all these improvements, the K22 had a stronger defense than the K21, but it weighed significantly more than the K21. Because of this, the K22 had to be equipped with a more powerful engine than the K21. The K22 addressed this issue by installing a K9 self-propelled howitzer's power pack engine, which had more power than the K21's engine.
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