KMG-94 Baekho

KMG-94 Baekho
Variants of the Baekho AMV currently in service.
Type	Armored fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Zhenia
Service history
In service	1994-Present
Used by	Zhenia
Production history
Designer	Li-Jien Dynamics
Designed	1985-1993
Manufacturer	Li-Jien Dynamics (1995-Present)
Produced	1995-present
No. built	13,000+
Variants	Baseline: KMG-94 Infantry Combat Vehicle See below for further details
Specifications
Weight	29.1 metric tons (basic) 34.1 metric tons (additional armor attached)
Length	7.65 m
Width	3.01 m
Height	2.3 m to hull roof
Crew	3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers	9 squad members
Armor	Composite ceramic armor, reinforced steel plating
Main armament	1 x 12.7 mm Eagle's Nest RWS (ICV baseline) 40 mm CTA autocannon (IFV variant)
Secondary armament	1 x 7.62 mm RWS or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher 2 x anti-tank missiles (IFV variant)
Engine	12-cylinder diesel 550 hp
Suspension	torsion-bar
Ground clearance	40 cm
Operational range	600-800 km
Speed	100+ km/h (road)

The Li-Jien Dynamics KMG-94 Baekho (Zhenian: KMG-94 백호 차륜형 장갑차), commonly the KMG-94 Baekho AMV, is a 8x8 armored fighting vehicle produced by Li-Jien Dynamics aimed for service in the Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces across all branches, aimed to replace numerous existing armored personnel carriers within service. The vehicle is best characterized for its modular nature, which adds to its versatility and operational capacity to meet an array of operational demands, as well as its emphasis on heavy armor aimed for both large-scale absolute warfare and counterinsurgency warfare, where IEDs and rocket-propelled weapons have been increasingly common. It is one of the most widely-produced armored vehicles within service of the Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces today, with many units still in production.

Design

Armament

The KJG-115, an infantry fighting vehicle derivative of the KMG-94 with an unmanned turret.

Production models of the KMG-94 Baekho are equipped with varying degrees of armament, from 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns to 120 mm rifled guns and anti-tank guided missiles. Numerous armament options are available.

Variants

KMG-94S

Often regarded as the 'baseline platform', it is the basic armored personnel carrier variant that was introduced to service in 1994. The KMG-94S provides protection to its 2 crew and 9 infantrymen and has the capacity to support dismounted infantry. It is primarily armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun for vehicle protection and fire support, although the weapon can be swapped with a 40 mm grenade launcher or 7.62 mm machine gun.

KMG-94C

Armored anti-tank/anti-vehicle variant equipped with a 7.62 mm machine gun and 2 ATGM launchers, aimed to provide anti-tank capacity well beyond the effective firing range of most tank guns.

KMG-94E

Armored field ambulance used at the battalion level to transport wounded soldiers to a battalion-level medical point or higher.

KMG-94G

Armored engineering/recovery vehicle variant aimed to perform field engineering missions and recover KMG-94 level vehicles or lighter in combat situations.

KMG-94H

Fire support variant with a 120 mm gun, introduced in 2001. Although originally intended as a replacement to the anti-tank gun carriers and vehicle-mounted recoiless guns in GEUA service, survivability issues resulted in it being transferred into a fire support role, carrying out anti-vehicle roles.

KMG-94J

Command vehicle variant commonly used by battalion commanders.

KMG-94N

Reconnaissance vehicle variant developed directly from the KMG-94S.

KBG-94

An armored mortar carrier equipped with a 120 mm mortar turret, aimed to replace existing mortar carrier vehicles based on the KMG-68.

KJG-98

An infantry fighting vehicle variant developed directly from the KMG-94S, it is equipped with a 30 mm autocannon turret, as well as two ATGM launchers each with two anti-tank guided missiles. Although much lighter than the KJJ-108 Typhoon, it was initially deemed as an armament improvement scheme for the KMG-94S within service in infantry battalions, as well as an interim solution to the aging KJJ-80 Cyclone.

KDG-99

Introduced in 1995, the KDC-99 is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun variant based on the KMG-94S. It is equipped with two 30 mm autocannons with an effective firing range of around 3 km, it uses electro-optical targeting systems instead of radar cues to detect nearby threats, although its detection range can be greatly enhanced via linking to local air defense radars. An upgrade proposal implementing additional fire control systems as well as a launcher with four MANPADS for short-range air defense has been proposed.

KDG-107

A 40 mm SPAAG variant developed in consideration of the limited firepower provided by the KDC-99 as well as to replaced 35 mm towed anti-aircraft guns. It is equipped with a 40 mm autocannon and a radar-based fire control system augmented by electro-optical targeting systems, allowing for higher effective range and response accuracy.

KMG-108S

A modified baseline version of the KMG-94S, it features improved propulsion, power transmission, variability between a 4-wheel drive (8x4) and an all-wheel drive (8x8). and augmenting electronics among other improvements. As a baseline upgrade, it can be applied to almost all variants of the KMG-94 line; only newly-produced variants are given the designation KMG-108S instead of the KMG-94S.

KCG-112

A significant improvement from the KMG-94C, it is capable of firing non-line of sight anti-tank guided missiles over extended ranges, although it can also be used against other surface targets, such as naval vessels and hardened shelters.

KJG-115

A technological leap from the KJG-98, the KJG-115 is based on the improved KMG-108S chassis, while its turret has been replaced with an unmanned one with a 40 mm CTA autocannon and four ATGMs, reducing the loss of capacity due to the existence of the turet.

KDG-116

Dubbed the 'composite air defense system', the KDC-116 is equipped with an unmanned turret consisting of two 30 mm autocannons and eight short-range surface-to-air missiles based on the KMG-108S platform, with its target acquisition and fire control handled by a phased array radar system augmented by other electro-optical sensors. Modularity has also been factored into consideration, with the short-range anti-air missiles capable of being swapped with other munitions for higher versatility of the platform. Its system is identical to the KDJ-116, which is also often referred to as a 'composite air defense system'.

Operators

• Greater Eastern Union Defense Forces
  • Greater Eastern Union Army
  • Greater Eastern Union Air Force
  • Greater Eastern Union Marine Corps