Thursday, November 20, 2008

K200

IOC: 1984

K216

Origin
South Korea

Contractor/s
Doosan Infracore

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Description: South Korea's K200 is an amphibious armored personnel carrier developed by Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery, now Doosan Infracore, based on US AIFV. Doosan Infracore developed a complete family of armored vehicles based on the K200/Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle tracked chassis. These vehicles are powered by a diesel engine rated at 350-hp and weigh roughly 13 tons. The Korean Army took delivery of first K200 vehicle in 1984. Several thousands vehicles have been produced for South Korea so far. Malaysia remains as the sole export customer.

K216 is a NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a MM-1 mobile mass spectrometer, double wheel assembly unit, a vehicle weather observing system (VWOS), and a collective NBC protection system.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 12.70 mm

Weights: Max Weight 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)

Performance: Top Speed 20 mps (38 kt)

Power: Power 350 shp

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)

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