South Korea's K-9 self-propelled howitzers are still quite good. Recently, the Norwegians bought 24 more. Before that, the Finns bought 48. Indians generously bought 1 vehicles, while Turks bought more than 3 vehicles. From this perspective, Korean artillery really sells well. Even Turks think Korean k9 is better, so they bought Korean howitzers instead of China's self-propelled howitzers. It is precisely because of this that Koreans think their k9 is the first self-propelled howitzers in Asia. < P > Perhaps in terms of sales, Korean K-9 self-propelled howitzers.

Because this product is only assembled by Koreans, its main core hardware is foreign. For example, the chassis is the engine of the US military, which is from Germany, the suspension device is invented by a British company, and the fire control system is also from an American company. Therefore, the main core components are foreign products, which is the hybrid product of an international weapons company. It can only be said that the ability of Koreans to assemble these weapons and equipment parts is indeed obvious to all.

The performance of this kind of artillery is passable. Although it weighs only 47 tons, its range can reach 42 kilometers, which can also be regarded as a second-rate level in the world. It is slightly weaker than the artillery of Germany and China, but it can also compete with each other. Therefore, some countries choose Korean artillery and give up German and China artillery.

Of course, the biggest advantage of this kind of artillery is its cheapness. The Turks bought 3 pieces of this kind of artillery in one breath, which only cost 1 billion dollars. Moreover, the Koreans also switched to the business of technology, so the Turks will naturally buy it. Therefore, the Koreans earned little money, even lost money.

It is still in actual combat, and this kind of artillery is even less worthy of the title of the first artillery in Asia, because the Saudi army is of a good level.

However, South Korea's k9 artillery didn't perform well in the artillery battle in Yeonpyeong Island, or even missed collectively. There is no need to say much more about this kind of actual combat performance. Even South Korean lawmakers think that most of the shells of this artillery have penetrated into the sea, and a few have penetrated into farmland, and there is nothing particularly outstanding. South Korea's K-9 self-propelled howitzer is really embarrassing in actual combat. On November 23, 21, the North Korean army shelled the artillery position of the Korean army on Yeonpyeong Island. Of the six K9s deployed by the Korean army, one was injured by the Korean army, and one failed without a fight. Only the remaining four launched a counterattack and fired 8 shells. According to the information provided by satellite photos, only 45 rounds were found to hit the spot, of which 14 rounds fell into the paddy field behind the Korean army's position and 35 rounds fell into the sea. The K-9 howitzer can be described as "losing face" in front of the world.

However, on the whole, long-range artillery firepower is a very complicated weapon system. If the long-range artillery wants to hit fast and accurately, it requires the artillery itself to have good density and ballistic consistency, and it also needs the reconnaissance system to provide the accurate orientation of the target, and it also needs to be corrected in time according to the feedback information. Judging from the crater images of 14 artillery shells falling into paddy fields, they are oval, about 2 meters long and 1 meters wide. Play 2 to 25 meters near and 15 to 2 meters far. The radius of the shell firing intensive boundary is 5 meters, which is equivalent to .299% of the range of 16.7 kilometers. Looking back, it should be a problem in the shooting support work-the chaotic organizational ability of the Korean army and the low quality of the soldiers.

since the United States authorized South Korea to produce M19A2 self-propelled guns in 1986, South Korea began to develop the next generation of self-propelled guns. South Korea served in K-9 in 1999 and launched K9A1 in 218. K-9 self-propelled gun belongs to South Korea's self-developed 155 mm 52 times diameter gun. It adopts semi-automatic vertical sliding wedge bolt, large grating muzzle brake and gun bore smoke extractor, and the pitch range is -2.5 degrees ~+7 degrees. Since 2, K-9 has been exported to Turkey, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Norway and India, and 654 vehicles including chassis have been sold, with a contract value of 2.42 billion US dollars!

K-9 can sell well, mainly relying on low dumping to seize the market. In fact, this is similar to the rise of other fields in South Korea. First, OEM production, gradually replacing imports with domestic products, forming independent brands and then seizing the market at low prices. No one will be indifferent to low prices.

K9 howitzer was produced in a special environment. Under the tense confrontation on the peninsula, Koreans increased their research and development of artillery. Because the artillery in the north is also very powerful, South Korea must develop its own most advanced artillery to resist the attack from the north. The peninsula is a very small place, so it is a complete waste to use missiles and rockets. This area is a place where artillery is attacked, so South Korea imported many parts from various countries around the world and assembled this first artillery in Asia.

K9 howitzer is a 52-barrel howitzer with 155mm. This howitzer was put forward in the 199s, and entered the research and development stage in 1992. By 1996, the first sample gun was produced, which was nicknamed Thunder. Due to the special environment and the support of western countries, South Korean cannons have always been more advanced. This self-propelled gun requires a high level in the whole design. It completely adopts the automatic filling system and is also electronic. The maximum firing rate of this howitzer is 8 rounds in three minutes, and it can shoot continuously. If it can shoot continuously for one hour, it can guarantee three rounds per minute. It can be said that the shooting speed is still relatively fast.

This self-propelled gun is equipped with k1 ammunition supply vehicle. This advanced vehicle has a very highly automated robot ammunition loading system. It can quickly load the k9 howitzer. This car only needs three people to operate, and the whole process does not need manual operation. It only needs to load 48 shells within 1 minutes. It can be said that this is the most efficient reason for the k9 howitzer. It is also the main reason why countries are willing to buy this howitzer.

This k9 howitzer is the result of assembling technology from various countries in the world in Korea. The engine of K9 howitzer is produced by Mtu in Germany, the suspension system is produced by Elrog Company in Britain, the excellent fire control system is produced by Khomeini Company in the United States, even the metal of barrel is made by Rheinland Company, and the excellent speed change system is from Ellison in the United States. Therefore, this type of howitzer is a product that combines the most advanced technology in the world. However, due to the assembled goods, this gun is not flexible to coordinate, and many accidents occurred in the process of use, especially in the naval battle of Yeonpyeong Island, when the chamber actually exploded. Moreover, explosions often occur during training. Once, seven soldiers were seriously injured and one soldier died. In fact, this cannon is not the most advanced in the world today, but it is a collection of excellent research results from all over the world, but the actual combat effect is not particularly ideal. The most important thing is to adopt the most advanced automation technology, and the combat efficiency is relatively high.

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The K9 self-propelled howitzer is still very cost-effective, which is why it is so popular.

According to the report of Jane's Defense Weekly on October 15th, 218, Hanwha Land Systems of South Korea has received orders for 52-caliber K9 Thunderbolt self-propelled guns and K1 ammunition supply vehicles (ARV) from 2, troops, and the production plan has been scheduled for 221.

is it awesome?

At present, K9 self-propelled howitzers are exported to many countries, including Estonia, Finland, India, Poland and Turkey.

countries such as Australia, Egypt, Malaysia, Spain and United Arab Emirates have also bought or are ready to buy.

the prototype of K9 self-propelled howitzer is M19 self-propelled howitzer from America, but its performance has been greatly improved, in order to catch up with PzH2 self-propelled howitzer.

objectively speaking, the performance of K9 self-propelled howitzer is good, which is not much different from PzH2.

The maximum range of the extended-range ammunition with rocket bottom row can reach 5 kilometers, the maximum firing rate is 6-8 rounds/min, and the continuous firing rate is 2-3 rounds/min, so the artillery has high shelling accuracy and strong maneuverability.

however, K9 has fallen off the chain before.

On September 13th, 213, the editorial of Chosun Ilbo in South Korea pointed out that although there were six K-9 self-propelled artillery cars stationed in Yeonpyeong Island at that time, three of them failed to launch, and the remaining three fired only once, so the guns became hot, and only one shell could be fired in an average of 9 seconds, and the artillery observation radar also failed, resulting in that 5 of the 8 shells fired did not hit the target.

However, the K9 self-propelled howitzer quickly improved these problems.

There is of course a reason why K9 self-propelled howitzers are so popular now.

the first is cheap.

According to the international market quotation, the price of PZH2 in Germany is between 6 million and 7 million dollars, while the K9 self-propelled howitzer only sells for more than 3 million dollars.

how low is this price?

China's weapons and equipment, which have always been known for their cheapness, exported 27 PLZ-45 self-propelled howitzers to Saudi Arabia with a turnover of US$ 2 million and a unit price of about US$ 7.4 million.

even Korea can generously provide production licenses.

In this way, the labor cost is greatly reduced, and jobs can be created for these countries' arsenals. Why not?

K-9 self-propelled howitzer is the second self-propelled howitzer with 52 caliber and 155 mm in the world after Germany, and Korea has also become the first country in Asia to be equipped with 52 caliber self-propelled howitzer. South Korea highly praised the K-9 artillery, considering it to be one of the most advanced artillery in the world at present, and even the best self-propelled howitzer in Asia. The self-confidence of Koreans does make sense. After all, K-9 artillery integrates the world's advanced artillery technology and is exported to many countries.

(K-9 self-propelled howitzer)

K-9 artillery is a new type of self-propelled howitzer developed by the Korean Army according to its own demand characteristics. It was formally established in 1989. The Korean army not only requires the new self-propelled howitzer to have the characteristics of high firing rate, high range and high shooting accuracy, but also has high maneuverability, which can shorten the conversion time between fighting and fighting, fighting and marching. At the same time, the Korean army also requires that the new self-propelled howitzer can provide deep fire support and adapt to the mountainous terrain of the peninsula to meet the operational needs of the 21 ST century. The K-9 gun developed from this basically meets the design requirements in terms of technical performance indicators. Its 155 mm caliber can provide powerful firepower, the high and low shooting angles can be adjusted between -2.5 and 7 degrees, the total combat weight is 46 tons, the crew is 5, the maximum off-road speed can reach 4 km/h, the road maneuvering speed can reach 65 km/h, and the maximum range is 5 km. In addition, the K-9 artillery is protected by 19 mm armor at key positions. The maximum firing rate of the K-9 gun can reach 8 rounds per minute, and the maximum firing rate is 3 rounds in 15 seconds. When shooting continuously, it can shoot at the firing rate of 2-3 rounds per minute, with 48 rounds in reserve, and the maximum range can reach 5 kilometers.

(The K-9 artillery can basically meet the operational needs of the Korean army)

In terms of technical indicators, the K-9 artillery can indeed be regarded as a self-propelled artillery with excellent performance, which can effectively suppress the enemy's fire and provide its own deep fire support. Its unique maneuverability and mountain combat capability have greatly improved the firepower of the Korean Army. However, although the performance of K-9 is advanced, it still stays in the stage of using a large number of mature foreign technology products and integrating production by itself. To put it bluntly, it is to integrate and assemble the advanced components from all over the world. For example, the engine of K-9 is MT881Ka5V8 of Germany MTU Company. The transmission system is an improved model of X11-3B used in American M1 tank. The suspension system adopts British technology, and the fire control system comes from Honeywell Company of the United States. Therefore, although the technical performance of K-9 is advanced, many key components are from abroad. Because K-9 gun is the product of integrating foreign technology, there are some problems in reliability. In the artillery battle of Yeonpyeong Island, the performance of K-9 artillery was not good. Not only was it misfiring and inaccurate in use, but it was even suppressed by the old-fashioned towed artillery opposite, and the scene was once very embarrassing.

(The K-9 gun uses the transmission system of the American M1 tank)

(The suspension system of the K-9 gun is the AS-9 self-propelled gun from Britain)

So, why can the K-9 still sell well in the world? In fact, this is not difficult to understand. First of all, most of the key technologies of K-9 artillery come from western countries, and South Korea and the United States are die-hard allies, so there is no problem of technical blockade. Secondly, South Korea can provide Western-style artillery with few additional political conditions, which can not only reduce problems caused by system mismatch, but also reduce political risks. This is more attractive to most countries that adopt western gun systems. In addition, in order to enter the international market of artillery, South Korea has made great profits in export, basically making money at a loss. For example, the unit price of K-9 guns exported by South Korea to India is only US$ 6.46 million. It is necessary to know that Italy, the Netherlands and other countries bought German PLZ2 self-propelled guns and spent US$ 6.67 million. Not only the selling price is low, but also the technology can be transferred, which makes no one jealous. It is precisely because of the Korean people's blood that K-9 has become the fist product of Korean military trade.

(India's K-9 self-propelled gun production line)

(Turkey's K-9 self-propelled gun)

On the whole, although South Korea's K-9 gun is a product that integrates foreign technology and has problems in reliability, it has gradually become a star product in the international arms market with its excellent technical indicators and special export methods.

South Korea's K9 self-propelled howitzer was bought by the Norwegian Army. In addition to Finland and Estonia, three countries in Northern Europe bought it. The three countries in Northern Europe are so close to Sweden and Germany. Why not buy "Archers" or PZH2 wheeled/tracked self-propelled howitzers, but buy Korean guns? The word "cheap"!

In terms of national industrialization, South Korea's heavy industry is highly developed. Although its steel, machinery manufacturing, automobile industry, shipbuilding and electronics are still in the middle and lower level, it is enough to manufacture the main body of a crawler-type self-propelled howitzer. In addition, South Korea is not restricted in the international arms market, so it can