alanch90 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Beer said: This was done already for Altay and if I am not mistaken the ammo is on both sides of the driver in Altay. That´s one option. But if K2M is meant for SK service i would expect to see some ERA above the ammo racks as in the current model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hanwha and Hyundai Rotem booths from the recent IDEX Stimpy75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Some random KAAV-7A1 photos Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 What does the “K” in all South Korean designations stand for? Is it like a translation of the “M” in most American designations, or is it just simply saying it’s Korean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Made in Korea. Lord_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 K532s assigned to the 12th Infantry Bigrade during a recent training exercise at the KCTC Spoiler Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 K808s of the 12th Infantry Bigrade, 1st Infantry Division, during a recent training at the KCTC. These K808s also have the newer Tri-Color camo pattern. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Some photos of K9s on the production line. Spoiler Ramlaen, Collimatrix, Lord_James and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 ROK Marines of the 2nd Marine Division conducting the KAAV7A1 Driver Qualification Course. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laviduce Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 From the Rumor Mill: - Frontal Hull protection The same Publicly Stated to be. 614MM against KE 1513 Against HEAT - Protection between the two...... Frontal Turret: K2 and Altay have the same Frontal Protection... According to hyundai Rotem the K2 Completely Stopped the A M829A2 (760MM pen at 2 KM) And Dm63 (780MM at 2km) at point blank with a Extra 150 MM untouched. Meaning 910 MM Front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 That guy is just making up numbers and it is easy to see that they are wrong. Sheffield, Laviduce and Ramlaen 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoMorose Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 12 hours ago, SH_MM said: That guy is just making up numbers and it is easy to see that they are wrong. They aren't even that impressive if he is just fabricating numbers, they pale in comparison to the almighty Mk. 75 Tigerwolf designed by Doctor Michael Sparks. LoooSeR, Lord_James, alanch90 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 K30 Biho and the K808 SPAAG at the Hanwha Defense Plant No. 2 in Changwon. Spoiler Lord_James, Laviduce and Stimpy75 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Some odd vismods based on the K200 APC Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Photos of K1s from the ROK 1st Armored Brigade(as well as the photos of the ammo loading being from the 102nd Armored Brigade, at least if looking at the shoulder patch) during a live fire exercise. Spoiler Laviduce and CrappyHead 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 The XK21 STM emerging from a low-temperature test. Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laviduce Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Does anyone have a clue about the K2 front hull profile design ? I am trying to figure out the geometry, but I have not been able to find anything on it. Any feedback would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 K55s during a live fire exercise Spoiler LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 ROKMC M48A3Ks of the 2nd Marine Division on maneuvers sometime recently in 2021 according to the title of the video. Alzoc, Laviduce, Zyklon and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 What is the foreseeable future of M48A3K ? Is there any successor ? The K21-105 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleb Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 There is a fairly slow future ahead for the M48A3Ks. To keep it short, gradual replacement probably with K1E1s and with the some talk about more production runs of K2s with the goal of replacement of the more elderly tanks still in service with the ROK. If that is true it may come to pass sooner than later if everything goes according to the hopes of the ROK. Recent article (in Korean) about the "South Korean military speeding up the fourth mass production of K2 tank and additional K21 armored vehicles." :https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/21600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzoc Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 What ammunition does the M48A3Ks currently use? The main limitation of the M48 is probably it's 90mm, which is fine against most AFV, but will struggle against even vanilla T-55 and T-62 in service in NK. I know that AML 90 and ERC 90 Sagaie have been engaged against T-54/55 in Israel and in Africa and sometimes defeated their armor, if barely. So a 90mm can probably pack enough punch to defeat a T-55 or a T-62 frontally, especially using modern ammo. But since 90mm were replaced fairly quickly by a 105 mm amongst most NATO members, I don't know how much efforts were made to develop relevant ammunition for the M48's 90mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoMorose Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Alzoc said: What ammunition does the M48A3Ks currently use? The main limitation of the M48 is probably it's 90mm, which is fine against most AFV, but will struggle against even vanilla T-55 and T-62 in service in NK. I know that AML 90 and ERC 90 Sagaie have been engaged against T-54/55 in Israel and in Africa and sometimes defeated their armor, if barely. So a 90mm can probably pack enough punch to defeat a T-55 or a T-62 frontally, especially using modern ammo. But since 90mm were replaced fairly quickly by a 105 mm amongst most NATO members, I don't know how much efforts were made to develop relevant ammunition for the M48's 90mm. Poongsan produces the domestic K241 APFSDS in 90mm, as well as the licensed M431A2 HEAT and M71 HE (along with M353A2 training) - I assume these are the currently stocked rounds. The old IHS Jane's ammo handbook quotes 152mm @ 60 degrees @ 1km for its performance. Take that with a grain of salt, although it is a tungsten rod. Spoiler Alzoc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Does Cockerill make 90mm ammo that fits in the M41 gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-L-M Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Cockerill themselves don't make ammunition, Mecar (now part of the Nexter group) does, but the Nexter ammunition catalog does not contain any 90mm for the M3 family. It does, however, contain many ammo types for various Cockerill 90mm guns, including the spicier ones, and presumably transplanting those projectiles (perhaps with driving and obturating band modifications) onto the correct case would not be a hassle. Incidentally, the Nexter catalog lists penetration for the M690A1 APFSDS for the high pressure Cockerill 90mm mk 8 as a NATO single heavy (150mm at 60) at 2000m. Regardless, I am led to believe the primary use of the M48s is coast defence, in which role they are used in concert with pedestal mounted guns taken from M47s (and still used with the original mantlets!) In that setting, the HE round is likely the most important, and any AP flavor will be able to adequately deal with amphibious vehicles. Lord_James, Clan_Ghost_Bear and Alzoc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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