Global No.1 Howitzer: Here's Why So Many Countries Want K9 Thunder 

1. K9A1 currently uses BB rounds (base bleed) and has 54km range. 2. Howitzers differ from normal artillery due to its mobility. 3. K9A2 is designed to outperform PhZ2000 on sustained firing rate. The bust TOT is 5 rounds, rapid rate is 10 rounds per minute and sustained rate of 6 rounds per minute. One technical difference is PhZ 2000 used the least amount of charge (1 cartridge) when recording these. K9 uses 3 charges. 4. PhZ has not been upgraded significantly in past 30 years. K9 has been modified to customise for each country + A1, A2. 5. The rounds used has not been invested heavily by Germans due to decimated German army. Korea has invested over $3bn per year for development and management. eg when an existing round reaches 10th year post production, the round is disassembled and refurbished with latest tech. 6. K9A1 and A2 uses recon rounds (a round which has camera), GGBL (guided glider round with range 82-150km) etc. precision munitions are already being adopted in Korea but not announced as ADD (gov) has the full rights. Unlike some others, they do not boast about every new development as the country is technically still at war. 7. K9 has direct fire mode and demonstrated anti-ship capabilities. ie Egyptian Navy is the lead on Egyptian purchase not Army. Aussie also tested it against vessels and got 100% on target in their own testing. 8. K10 is autofeeder vehicle with 104 rounds in them. K10 can load K9 in 5 mins without anyone ever leaving their vehicles. K10 has the same chassis and if needed, it can replace any damaged K9 chassis. 2 full sets of K9A1 + K10 is cheaper than 1 PzH2000. 9. Koreans are a lot more flexible to tech transfer, local production and future development cooperation. If you get PhZ, Caesar, Archer, M109A6 or any other platforms, the user has minimum field maintenance access. Any heavy maintenance or repairs must be carried out by the producer. Even German army had less than 50% combat readiness for PhZ2000 as the parts were delayed and the repair approval from the producer was taking more than 1 year in some cases. 10. India acquired a 100 K9. This was the only military procurement contract in Indian history where the product was delivered in time. 10 was made in Korea and 90 were manufactured with a local partner in India. Norway’s K9 was delivered early due to avoid any delays due to pandemic lockdowns. Korean have proven to be punctual and reliable. All technicalities aside, at war you need a system which is cheap, ready, easy to use and capable. K9 is even cheaper than most wheeled peers. Operational readiness of Korean army is ca 90%. It takes 4-6 weeks for emergency training and 12 weeks for full training for conscripts. It has the best firing range and competitive firing rate vs all other systems. That’s why so many countries with external threat buys K9.

The biggest advantage of the k9 is reliability that operates even in extreme cold and extreme heat.

Ukraine war proved that artillery is still king of the battle. Foreign volunteer fighters in Ukraine are complaining that they never see Russian soldiers just Russian shelling from their artillery killing from far distance. S Korea is equipped with 3000 SP artillery (K9, K55 and K105HT), 5000 105/155mm towed artillery, 6000 60/81/107/120mm mortars and 570 MRL(360 K239, 58 M270 and 156 K136) seating on 12 million rounds (during WW2, total of 11 million rounds were used) enough to deal with Chinese army :)-

First we got K-dramas and K-pop, now we got K-Artillery 😎

Finland needs to upgrade to K9A2 and beyond, too.

Korea is a scary country. China and Russia should not upset Korea.

4 times cheaper than PzH 2000.

Only thing that surpass K9 is Pzh2000 but it's 3 times the cost. So would you rather have three K9's or one Pzh2000. And answer is obvious. And low cost of K9 is not because of reduced quality. It's because of its mass production infrastructure to supply Korea's own military.

Among many features of K9 Thunder, especially by exact shooting and power of explosion that can be burnt to the ground within 50m radius, K9 Thunder may be the most powerful game changer in the battle of future. and if added with K2 Black Panther, the effect of the battle is to be more powerful. K9 Thunder is for rear support before starting the battle and then K2 Black Panther is for charge into the enemy.

The advantage of the k9 is its low price and quick upgrades.

As opposed to German one, where you fire 6 rounds and it breaks down, costs 3 times as much, and no spare parts.

k9A2 outperforms pz2000

New order from Poland, July 25th 2022: "In its biggest arms export deal ever, the Republic of Korea (ROK) will sell Poland 180 K2 tanks, 48 FA-50 light fighter jets, and about 670 K9 self-propelled artillery pieces, Chun In-Bum, a retired ROK lieutenant general and former head of that nation’s special"

Without a doubt the Best tracked SPG !!! Semper Fi

It is easy to get a licensed version with indigenous components and upgraded to NATO standard. By manufacturing it yourself costs come down and maintainability goes up.

Here is comparison. K9 is like Mercedes Benz PZH2000 is like Ferrari PZH is 3 times higher cost than K9 Today lesson, K9 is enough for modern war generally

The Polish Army will also need the K-10 to operate the K-9 powerfully and successfully. The K-10 is the only armored vehicle in the world that automatically reloads the K-9. So the K-10 will go to deliver shells at any time to the K-9s in operation.

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The most profitable business, defence industries related business! Price do not care.

You only "want K9 Thunder" if you're incapable of producing an SPG yourself...

Why the german PzH 2000 isn't mention as a potencial opponent on the market!?!?!

Nice one. Very similar to PZH2000.

Gae jot zzang gge ssi bal nom han mari jonnage sul chi ne...whak ma !dae ga ri zzo ge bbula ma!

K9 is never global no.1 but K9A2 is world no.1 for sure.

I am a South Korean an honestly PZH2000 is a bit faster and more stable and totally better than K9. But K9A2 version which is used in Norway and Australia, Egypt is closer to PZH2000. Poland is going to make K9A2 with license domestically. Also, K9 has auto ammunition vehicle named K10 while PZH2000 needs men’s hands.

K9 can escape before the shell hits target

Is the K9 Thunder more powerful than the German PZH 2000 ????

19 hundred and 99

What's this one hundred fifta five?

Actually, K-9 products in Samsung tech company of Korea. Now, it moves to Hanwha company

The Polish AHS Krab has already proved itself in fierce combat in Ukraine as very powerful, reliable, very modern howitzer, and more affordable than S. Korean or German competition.

Why no comparison with the pzh2000?

Samsung

OK so Krab is AS90 or K9 because your 2 videos say something diffrent. Your datas about the hull are from the K9PL and not from K9.

세계 2위의 포병 능력, 대한민국 한국의 자랑스러운 k9 자주포를 구매하세요 당신의 조국을 지켜드립니다

The Palladlin 109A7 has been upgraded, Electric drive, 9mtre barrel Could be some on the good ship about to dock in Poland .. U S. have a newer, Gn XM1299 High velocity, 10rounds a minute 9mtre /30ft/ 58calibre, Barrel ... ,6ft longer than M777s . barrel.

Not sure the Koreans should be naming stuff k9; canine; dog.

OK ---- The Polish Krab is the Best Artillery Guns in the World at This time in Ukraine... Better than the American M-109 and M-777 in Range by a good 6 miles with its longer barrel... The French Caesar is a close Second With its deployment road speed but lacks the tracks, crew protection and the number of rounds carried by the Krab... Most importantly Poland is supplying Ukraine (through gifts and Purchases) with enough of the Krabs to Make a Difference in the WAR!!! With each French Caesar sent greatly helping... While the American 155mm, M-777s with 39cal length barrels can outrange the thousands of the Russian Artillery guns that fire 122mm shells and is more accurate than the Russian guns, are a sick embarrassing attempt for the Numbers Ukraine Desperately needs with only 100 sent... Not to mention the little problem, that the M-777 along with its Brother M-109 simply does not have the gun range to stay out of the counter-battery range of the growing numbers, of Long-range Russian MSTA-S 152mm, 47cal barreled Counter battery guns in Ukraine... That is resulting in a growing number of M-777s being destroyed (close to 1/3rd of the M-777s sent to Ukraine have been LOST to Russian Counter Battery Fire simply because of its Short 39cal barrel) by growing numbers of Russian 152mm long-range guns... While the Krab and other Western 155mm 52cal guns do have the range to be safe from the Russian 152mm guns... K1 ------ But the American M-777s and M-109s can be upgraded with a 52cal barrel length upgrade kit that will give them the same range as the Krab and other 155mm 52cal guns... Helping towards giving Ukraine the 1,000 Western Long Range Guns it Desperately needs while saving the few M-777s Ukraine has left.. The Manufacturer of the M-777 developed and tested a long 52cal barrel for the M-777 for the Export Market a Decade ago. That can be built and installed in both the M-777 and the American-built M-109s as an Upgrade kit. All Artillery guns wear out their barrels after a few thousand rounds are fired and must be replaced... Ukraine can order the 52cal Barrel upgrade kits for their M-777 and M-109 Guns as Repair Parts for when their 39cal barrels wear out, or simply replace them NOW... Making their old 39cal short-barreled, short-range, Short-Lived M-777s and M-109s amongst the Best long-range 155mm guns in the WORLD!!! K2 ---- Surprisingly America is Field Testing a Brigade of 60 M-109A1Extended Long Range guns, which is the longest Ranged 155mm Gun in the World... That has a range of 45miles with existing conventional rounds, 60 miles with new ramjet rounds and 150+miles with New Sub-callable Hypervelocity Guided Smart rounds... The New High Tech 58cal Barrel using new Propulsion High-Pressure Charges is the Secret to this new Barrel Upgrade that can be used on both the M-109 and M- 777 guns... Giving them the range of the best Multiple Rocket Artillery in the World... While the U.S. Government needs to field test the new tech Barrels for a Year after already Pressure, Wear and Range testing the barrels for 3 years... Ukraine should order the new tech barrel kits directly from the Manufacturer that developed it now and field test its own M-777 and M-109 Super guns...

The narrator's weird pausing is throwing me off.

and another ad nauseum pissing contest about who's is bigger.....

Donate a few pieces to Ukraine. We will then see if the howitzer is as good as you boast.

Polish krab is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who are the land connected neighbors of South Korean : North Korean, China, Russia. K9 is good, but not good enough

ohh noo . russia got bigger more bigger🤣

Assemble in S.Korea, All parts are imported. The performance comparisons are over blag.

Artillery is obsolete

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