K9 Thunder Self-propelled Howitzer

https://www.armyrecognition.com/new...or-strategic-long-range-strikes-at-kadex-2024
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aonestudio said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1946101413114998806
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According to a statement from the South Korean Army, approximately 70 military personnel from Australia, Egypt, Poland, Romania, Türkiye, and Vietnam are participating in a 4-week program that will continue until July 25.

The personnel participating in the program are receiving training on the operation and maintenance of the K9 howitzer and K2 tank.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1946653472532943349
View: https://x.com/Defence_Turk/status/1946653472532943349
 
https://www.armadainternational.com...nder-for-spanish-artillery-modernisation-foc/
128 tracked 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 120 tracked forward ammunition resupply vehicles, 11 command-and-control vehicles, and 21 recovery vehicles. It has a budget of €4.55 billion
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I wonder if Indra is also interested in cooperating with Hanwha to adopt K-9MH for the wheeled requirement of the Spanish Army programme. Would make more sense rather than adopting a different system, unless they want something lighter.
 
https://www.army.mil/article/294726
The U.S. Army announced today an agreement with Hanwha Defense USA, Arlington, Virginia, for the development of prototypes for the Mobile Tactical Cannon program
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the firm-fixed-price agreement will provide the Army with up to 18 wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems for rapid prototyping, testing, and Soldier experimentation over an estimated four-year period of performance. The amount of this action is $100,302,961 with a total cumulative face value of $262,903,274.
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The agreement provides for the accelerated delivery of six prototype MTC systems, with an option for an additional 12.
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If approved for fielding, MTC will replace M777 towed artillery systems in select formations
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Another one in the books for K9.
 

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Do we know what truck the K9MH will be mounted on? Are these prototypes going to be on a South Korean truck and the production models be on a HEMTT or PLS?
 
Some photos of Australian Army AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzer sea trials.
 

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Are the wheeled K9s capable of accepting automatic reloads like the tracked version? Is there a wheeled reload vehicle? Or is the process manual in this version?
 
Also what is the purpose of the structure between the cap and turret?
 
Ainen said:
I honestly dislike this vehicle. Capability of a wheeled howitzer for a price of a tracked SPG.
Uncle Sam may be a bit slow to realize, that free printed money are no longer free.
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It's cheaper than a tracked howitzer.
 
Josh_TN said:
That was my first thought, but it seems huge for that purpose.
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Upon looking for other images, I found that a generator radiator is mounted on the right side, behind the driver's seat.
Furthermore, there are photos showing that "object" equipped with a radiator as well; this leads me to believe it is a piece of machinery that generates heat.
Observing the object, there is a large double-door on the left, and a radiator along with two smaller doors on the right.
Given its size, I do not think it contains ammunition; could it be electronic equipment? I surmise it consists of INS/GNSS-related systems and a tactical data link.

https://blog.naver.com/spooky_64/224249603335
 
ayatsuji said:
Upon looking for other images, I found that a generator radiator is mounted on the right side, behind the driver's seat.
Furthermore, there are photos showing that "object" equipped with a radiator as well; this leads me to believe it is a piece of machinery that generates heat.
Observing the object, there is a large double-door on the left, and a radiator along with two smaller doors on the right.
Given its size, I do not think it contains ammunition; could it be electronic equipment? I surmise it consists of INS/GNSS-related systems and a tactical data link.

https://blog.naver.com/spooky_64/224249603335
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After looking into it, I found that the radiator located behind the truck's cab is a standard feature of the vehicle itself—likely for the air conditioning system. Therefore, that object is presumably the power pack.
 

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