Thursday, December 04, 2008

BiHo

IOC: 2002

Also Known As
Flying Tiger

Origin
South Korea

Contractor/s
Doosan Infracore
Samsung Techwin

Description: The BiHo (Flying Tiger) is a 30mm twin-barrel gun mounted on a tracked chassis. It provides protection for mobile military units and facilities against day/night airborne attacks and assaults. It has a secondary engagement capability against nearby stationary armored vehicles.

The BiHo consists of twin 30mm gun, surveillance radar, and electro-optical tracking system. It can engage flying targets ranging at 3,000 meters with an estimated reaction time of 6-13 seconds.

The South Korea Army started the BiHo program in 1983 with deliveries began in 2002 and due to complete in 2007. The first BiHo prototype was fielded in 1998.

Specifications
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 3,000 m (9,843 ft), Max Range 500 km (270 nm), SetUp Time 6 sec, Top Speed 17 mps (32 kt)

Power: Power 520 shp

Other: Max Rate of Fire 600 rounds per minute

Operators

South Korea

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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