Cleb Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Serge said: About the K2 ME seen at IDEX-2023. https://blablachars.blogspot.com/2023/02/le-k2-entre-les-emirats-et-la-pologne.html?m=1 in French. In a nutshell : - everybody is talking about the Leopard-2 but K2 is doing its job ; - Middle-East Export variant ; - consortium between PGZ and Hyundai Rotem. I ask myself : did Hyundai cancel the long chassis variant ? As far as I am aware the 7 wheeled chassis variant is still "around" but it's hard to say what the case may be for the lack of the larger, heavier version, being the K2M/PL, being absent from most of the recent marketing but could just be the case of since the design was initially intended for Poland's needs, now that it's been all but confirmed to be left to the wayside in it's "home" country it's more pertinent to market a design that is not only less radical of a change but also potentially easier to market to other countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cleb Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 K9A1s of the Polish 1st Masurian Artillery Brigade during a demonstration for the ROK Minister of Defense, Lee Jong-sup, and Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 ROK Army M47s during a training exercise sometime in 1978 Spoiler Laviduce and LoooSeR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 K1s of the 12th Infantry Division during an exercise traversing the frozen tributary of Inbukcheon, February 2023. Spoiler LoooSeR and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 The 28th Infantry Division participating in the Freedom Shield 2 Exercise had it's K9s, K55A1s, and K10s (along with other vehicles) traverse a shallow river near Buksam Bridge, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Other vehicles such as the K221, K1 ARV, and M48A5K were present but other than some footage showing them in the background, no photos I've seen were taken of them. Spoiler Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 A continuation from the post above, though I was able to find photos that have clear shots of the M48A5K2s that were present for this specific exercise. Spoiler Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 3rd Engineer Brigade K600 CEV during obstacle removal training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 The 8th Army Corp during a large combined arms training in the Gangwon-do province. K1E1s and K288s are shown in these pictures. Spoiler Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 ROKMC and USMC joint amphibious landing training carried out along the coastline of Pohang. These photos show the KAAV-7A1 with the manned combined 40/50 turret as well as the KAAV-7A1s with the RCWS which has become more common in recent years. You can also see the relatively rare ROKMC K1A2s unloaded from LSTs as well. KAAV-7A1 Spoiler K1A2 Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 1999 footage of a ROK armor maintenance workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 14, 2023 Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 A proposed ERA-equipped K1A1. As you can see by the text this proposal was for the Thai Main Battle Tank program where Hyundai Rotem proposed a "K1A1-TH" where one of the possible upgrades made would have been equipping the K1A1 with ERA to enhance it's armor protection. Stimpy75, Laviduce, Clan_Ghost_Bear and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 K2 Trophy APS demonstrator mockup. These photos were from a military event that happened at the end of March. (Photos taken by https://twitter.com/parksunhaaa) Spoiler LoooSeR and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Rear radars intergration looks goofy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 hours ago, LoooSeR said: Rear radars intergration looks goofy. Most likely a placeholder “design” (if I can even dare to say something like that. It’s basically just the radar face’s shapes placed along the rear aspect.). My guess is no practical design has been mocked up or prototyped, just this proof of concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 9 hours ago, Cleb said: Most likely a placeholder “design” (if I can even dare to say something like that. It’s basically just the radar face’s shapes placed along the rear aspect.). My guess is no practical design has been mocked up or prototyped, just this proof of concept. Yeah, i thought that this was just "we can slap this thing on a tank". APS is a must at this point. I even can say that current models are starting to get outdated because of FPV drones. Cleb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 27, 2023 Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 Fairly recent pictures of K2s during mobility tests at the Hyundai Rotem Facility in Changwon. Spoiler Stimpy75, Clan_Ghost_Bear and Laviduce 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 A 25 minute documentary on the joint training exercise that the US and South Korea had during the Warrior Shield FTX exercises held earlier this year. The Korean Division shown was that of the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division and it's K1A2s of the 81st Tank Battalion and K9A1s of the 61st Artillery Battalion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRose Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 3:26 AM, LoooSeR said: Yeah, i thought that this was just "we can slap this thing on a tank". APS is a must at this point. I even can say that current models are starting to get outdated because of FPV drones. Next gen tank protection needs HEMP and some serious electrical systems. I'd imagine that the Israelis and Koreans have some thoughts right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Two PoV pics from the K10 ARV suppling the K9 with ammunition. LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 Not sure if I shared this video here or not. Either way ROK T-80Us very shortly after they were introduced to Korea in 1998. heretic88 and Clan_Ghost_Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 8th Maneuver Division Vehicles during the large Joint Live Fire Exercise which was just recently held at the Seungjin Firing Range. Pretty much the entire spread of ROK Army vehicle types were displayed or demonstrated at this event. Spoiler LoooSeR and Clan_Ghost_Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 One of the South Korean Tiran-6s taken from a page of the Korean Magazine "Military World" from 1992. Lord_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Two articles from the Korean magazine publication "Combat Arms" on the topic of the BMP-3 and T-80Us Korea received. Combat Arms 1999-06 Spoiler Combat Arms 1999-07 Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 K239s and K9s of the 3rd Artillery Brigade on the coast of Yangyang-gun for some live fire shooting drills. K239 Spoiler K9 Spoiler Clan_Ghost_Bear and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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