The South Korean army has been testing new domestic armored vehicles K806 and K808. Tests found to be successful and the two started fighting vehicles in series production, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal janes.com.
K806 armored personnel carrier
Both armored personnel carriers were developed by the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem and are designed to replace the K200 and K21 tracked infantry fighting vehicles in the army. K806 with a wheel formula 6X6 weighs 16 tons and is designed to conduct intelligence operations and protect units on the march.
K808 armored personnel carrier
Twenty-ton K808s have a 8X8 wheel arrangement and are designed for the transfer of troops and operations on the battlefield along with the main battle tanks of South Korea.
Both armored personnel carriers are amphibians., engines with power are installed on them 430 HP, allowing to accelerate along the highway to 100 km / h. On the armored vehicles, it is possible to install various modules with machine gun-missile weapons, as well as equipping armored personnel carriers with caliber guns 30, 90 and 120 mm.
earlier it was reported, that a preliminary contract for the supply of South Korean armored personnel carriers K806 and K808 was signed at the end 2017 of the year. as per the contract, the army will receive 500 K808 armored personnel carriers and 100 K806.
