K200

Armoured personnel carrier South KoreaIn service since 1985

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Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: South Korea
Manufacturer: Hanwha Techwin, Hanwha Aerospace
Designer: Agency for Defense Development
Designed: 1980
Entered service: 1985
Produced: 1984–2006
Units produced: 2,500
Status: In service
Crew: 3

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Overview

K200 is an armoured personnel carrier from South Korea, made by Hanwha Techwin and Hanwha Aerospace. It entered service in 1985; it was produced from 1984 to 2006; 2,500 were built. It is used or was used by South Korea and Malaysia, and saw combat in the Iraq War and the Yugoslav Wars.

Armament

Main armament: 1 x M2 machine gun
Secondary armament: 1 x M60 or K12 machine gun

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 13 t
Length: 5.49 m
Width: 2.85 m
Height: 2.52 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: K200: Daewoo/MAN D2848M 280 hp
Power: 261 kW
Road speed: 70 km/h
Operational range: 480 km
Suspension: torsion bar
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: Aluminium alloy

Weapons and ammunition on board

M2 Browning M60 .50 BMG 7.62×51mm NATO

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Yugoslav Wars Iraq War

Operators

Malaysia

South Korea

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): K200, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: K200 KIFV, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.