K200 KIFV
| K200 KIFV | |
|---|---|
K200A1 KIFV of Republic of Korea Armed Forces | |
| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Bosnian War Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development |
| Designed | 1980–1984 |
| Manufacturer | Hanwha Defense (originally Daewoo Heavy Industries, renamed Doosan DST, then Hanwha Defense Systems) |
| Unit cost | $1.41 million (domestic) $1.32 million (export) |
| Produced | 1985 - Present |
| No. built | 2,383 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 13.2 tons |
| Length | 5.49 m |
| Width | 2.85 m |
| Height | 2.52 m |
| Crew | 3 + 9 passengers |
| Armor | Aluminium alloy |
Main armament | 1 x M2 machine gun |
Secondary armament | 1 x M60 or K12 machine gun |
| Engine | K200: Daewoo/MAN D2848M 280 hp A1: MAN-Doosan D2848T 350 hp (261 kw) at 2,300 rpm |
| Power/weight | 26.5 hp/ton |
| Transmission | K200: David Brown T300 7 forward, 7 reverse A1: Allison Transmission X200-5D 4 forward, 1 reverse |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 480 km |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h 6 km/h on water |
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The K200 KIFV ("Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle") is a South Korean armored personnel carrier designed by the Agency for Defense Development through Project Toad (두꺼비 사업) to replace older armored personnel carriers, such as the M113. It was produced by Daewoo Heavy Industries. Since 2009 the K200 has been supplemented by the K21. A total of 2,383 K200 vehicles of all configurations were produced between 1985 and 2006, among which 111 were exported to Malaysia.