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.

@Defense-TV

2 жыл бұрын

I thank you for your comprehensive review of the advantages of the K9.

@l.u.rehuher3714

2 жыл бұрын

give some to the Ukraine Military and see its performance in the field

@tomkwang-han4675

Жыл бұрын

The Krab howitzers that Poland has given to Ukraine is based on the K9.

@bertnl530

Жыл бұрын

Do K9's work in couples with K10 feeder on a 1 on 1 base or does a K 10 serves more K9's for example a battery?

@hishot1078

Жыл бұрын

@@l.u.rehuher3714 Ukraine is responsible for North Korean missiles.

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

Finland needs to upgrade to K9A2 and beyond, too.

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

@xinyiquan666

Жыл бұрын

K9 is made with US and german parts and egines and gears, KPOP is copy of chinese and japanese pop in 80s and 90s, everything in korea is copy of other

@fahmirblx

Жыл бұрын

And a Samsung howitzer🗿 More destructive power than a Note 7

@bangmo7

4 ай бұрын

Seduce with song and dance . .and sell a really fatal stuff. .Korean marketing scheme? (I am a South Korean and proud of our self-reliance. )

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 :)-

@yormarmar3088

Жыл бұрын

80%of casualties in WW2 caused by artillery. Until this ratio is changed, its going to be difficult to change artillerys significance in any war

@jkluchiano4490

Жыл бұрын

wow! such a big army

@whiteelan7

Жыл бұрын

@@jkluchiano4490 The Republic of Korea Army's artillery power ranks second in the world. However, because of the strange artillery power of the world's No. 1 Russian army, world military experts are saying that it should be evaluated again.

4 times cheaper than PzH 2000.

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

@f.j7086

Жыл бұрын

Except for NK. They constantly upset SK

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.

@hishot1078

Жыл бұрын

And Korean military maintains 99% operational rate for land gears. Meanwhile Western hippies cry for spares.

@oneautumnleaf9293

Жыл бұрын

Well, it depends what u need, because Pzh2000 is not better than K9A1 in most cases, for example K9 is more accurate (K9 with korean fcs and ammo) than Pzh2000 (with german fcs Adler and ammo) and K9 had no problems operating in harash weather conditions like very low temp, when Pzh2000 had problems.

@AdeM-kc7sc

Жыл бұрын

Pzh2000 is old design, nothing special tbh..

@hishot1078

Жыл бұрын

@@AdeM-kc7sc Two vehicles were released only a year apart. Basically Germany killed its own industry by cutting the military budget and limiting itself for export after the Cold War ended.

@AdeM-kc7sc

Жыл бұрын

@@hishot1078 In terms of the reliability and the battlefield experience, right now Krab is the leading design - mainly due to the control system TOPAZ. The Poles are purchasing K9, because they have no capacity to build Krabs for Ukraine and themselves, and they need to fill the gaps in their corps. The Polish-Korean joint venture is supposed to produce Krab 2.0, i.e. Super Krab by 2026.

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.

@HapyKora

Жыл бұрын

@你要知道真相 huh You can actually buy 3 K-9 and 1 K10 in the same price of buying 1 Pzh2000

@aoh4905

Жыл бұрын

@你要知道真相 /whoosh

@seafirst1

Жыл бұрын

@你要知道真相 10 of k9 in india crashed 36 chinese artillery from China during India and Pakistan conflict. All the chinese products are useless....

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

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

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

the pzh 2000 fires faster...

@Ch1maera

Жыл бұрын

@@minimax9452 Price though... if I'm not wrong the K-9 is a quarter of the PZH2000's price The PZH fires about 10rounds per min but the K-9 fires about 3rounds per min which means the K-9 packs a bigger punch for the price

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"

@bruceyung70

Жыл бұрын

I heard it was 100 K2 Black Panthers at around 8-9 million dollars for each unit.

@bruceyung70

Жыл бұрын

672 K9 sold!

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

@peterM54

Жыл бұрын

No K9 is a volkswagon, and PZH200 is a Ferrari. Difference is you can abuse one forever and it doesn't break down.

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.

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.

@PR_nick

Жыл бұрын

The only worry is autolader. I wish it would reliable.

@whiteelan7

Жыл бұрын

@@PR_nick I know that Poland is worried about. All Korean men were soldiers in the past, and they must live the lives of soldiers once in a lifetime. The Korean army is our weapon. I don't think it's easy. Europeans think easily because we are Asians. It is an old idea.

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

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

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

@seafirst1

Жыл бұрын

What? 67% market share of Artillery by K-9 SPH for now.

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

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

K9 can escape before the shell hits target

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

like every other tracked howitzer - shoot and scoot

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.

👋🤠👍

Nice one. Very similar to PZH2000.

@hazelnut3794

Жыл бұрын

However, in terms of the pricing criteria for the original K9 thunder, it is still only a third of the PZH2000 and is very reasonable and economical in terms of performance-to-price levels, and a total of 10 countries that have decided to introduce or introduce it have not overlooked that.

@jkluchiano4490

Жыл бұрын

till PZH2000 shows better performance

@hazelnut3794

Жыл бұрын

@@jkluchiano4490 🙃😉🖕

@cvdheyden

Жыл бұрын

@@jkluchiano4490 They are similar and have both their weak points. Lets see how the K9 proves in Battle.

@user-xq8ox2zg3b

Жыл бұрын

Um just saying, there already were battles in Turkey, and South Korea(against NK). So I would say it’s already proven.

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.

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

and slower

@supreme3376

Жыл бұрын

@@minimax9452 That Howitzer not a Racing car

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

@@supreme3376 cadence

@jwb1227

Жыл бұрын

Not sure why you feel the need to compare to Korean K-9 SPH since both the K-9 and AHS Krab are cousins essentially. The chassis system on the AHS Krab comes directly from K-9 for stable recoil and mobility. Additionally, Poland recently announced that Poland will be purchasing K-9 SPH from Korea (initially as export and later local license builds by Poland).

@jwb1227

Жыл бұрын

@@supreme3376 Rate of fire is slower than K-9 (Korean) and PzH2000 (German). This is not a problem since Poland will be replacing current AHS Krabs with K-9 Thunder units. I assume all AHS Krabs will be sold to Ukraine soon.

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

19 hundred and 99

What's this one hundred fifta five?

@jwb1227

2 жыл бұрын

It is the size/diameter of the shell that it fires.

Samsung

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

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

no

@primarch02

Жыл бұрын

with K10, YES

@tammamalsharani2596

Жыл бұрын

@@primarch02 K 10 ???? What's the K 10 ?????

@primarch02

Жыл бұрын

@@tammamalsharani2596 k10 ammunition resupply vehicle

@tammamalsharani2596

Жыл бұрын

@@primarch02 The German PZH 2000 doesn't have ammunition resupply vehicle ??????

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

@kennylee6356

Жыл бұрын

"Samsung Techwin" and Hanwha Defense", is not the different company. K9 had been developed by Samsung Techwin. However Samsung sell the several companies, which run defense business and chemical business, to Hanwha. So Samsung Techwin and Hanwha Defense is the same company.

Why no comparison with the pzh2000?

@ReneAltena

2 жыл бұрын

Because the PZH2000 is the best in the world. That would defeat the purpose of this video. :)

@Lord_Unicorn

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReneAltena "one of the best"

@jwo122

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReneAltena because it's overpriced and not too many countries are willing to pay the higher cost for slightly better specs.

@seafirst1

2 жыл бұрын

you kidding me? pzh2000 ???

@user-qn7dy4sp4k

2 жыл бұрын

Cuz u can buy 2 to 3 k9 with one pzh2000.

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.

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

still a ancient system

@mohairsam9705

Жыл бұрын

The A7 is on par with any Howitzer in Ukraine, an probably more modern than most The XM 1299 will be delivered to U.S. Military 2023. The newest on the planet.

@minimax9452

Жыл бұрын

@@mohairsam9705 an old slow system without autoloder

@mohairsam9705

Жыл бұрын

@@minimax9452 Google A6 has both full auto an Semi auto .. Of course I could have miss read google,

@mohairsam9705

Жыл бұрын

@@minimax9452 seems the A7was out 2015, might have missread that also.

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.

@jwb1227

2 жыл бұрын

Polish Krab has UK's AS90M Braveheart artillery gun which is not the same gun used by the regular K9 Thunder. The regular K9 Thunder can shoot further than AS90M.

@Dryadlis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwb1227 Nope, Krab have the gun from Nexter or Rheinmetall

@jwb1227

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dryadlis My bad we will split the difference. The AS90M Braveheart guns are in the Polish K9 Krabs BUT Poland replaced the barrel (not the whole gun) with a replacement barrel from Rheinmetall after the original barrel and later replacement barrel from Nexter wore out. The gun design is still AS90M Braveheart from UK design.

@Dryadlis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwb1227 What is you source of this information because i can't fins ut

@Dryadlis

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwb1227 The british

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

@Ch1maera

Жыл бұрын

It's our little dog :) a 155mm 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...

@tmtm5112

2 жыл бұрын

k9a2 makes surrender all the howitzers. it needs only 2 men inside and all loading shell system is automatic.

@Li-brus

2 жыл бұрын

@@tmtm5112 the more automated the device, the more prone to failure ... And on the battlefield it is quite a significant element ..

@tmtm5112

2 жыл бұрын

@@Li-brus that's matter of who made it. i drive automatic clutch car and you drive manual clutch car.

@user-jq5bs8ij1u

2 жыл бұрын

@@Li-brus well unlike some army in Eastern Europe we have enough spare parts and the officers and generals are not corrupt enough to sell them off

@jinsunwoo1709

Жыл бұрын

The Polish Krab is a British gun mounted on a Korean k9 chassi.

The narrator's weird pausing is throwing me off.

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

@JohnLee-db9zt

Жыл бұрын

Why you triggered? Are you smaller? 😂

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

@seafirst1

Жыл бұрын

very funny ... Krab is produced under Korea company's license. About USD 2 m for license fee / 1 krab - to Korean Company.

@Hayan_Yeou

Жыл бұрын

Krab is not a bad howitzer but the chassis is that of K9. Only the turret and firing control system is made by Polish company.

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

@bgshin2879

2 жыл бұрын

Already in Ukraine. Polish Krab is a K9 variant and it is beating the crap out of Russians.

@user-qn7dy4sp4k

2 жыл бұрын

Also it is also proved in India Pakistan combat. India used k9 and pakistan used chinese one. India beat the crap out

@murderofcrows2179

Жыл бұрын

Then russia would donate S400 to north korea...or worse like ballistic sub tech..see problem?

@Xyy2387

2 ай бұрын

What a shitty attitude. You should be thankful for anything you get.

ohh noo . russia got bigger more bigger🤣

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

@kimd9292

Жыл бұрын

Do you know how many self-propelled artillery units in Korea have?

@yogi4319

Жыл бұрын

K-9 is far superior to anything Russian, North Korea or China has. If you cannot explain why it's not good enough, please be quiet.

@jkluchiano4490

Жыл бұрын

yap! so, Korea have large range of missiles, fighters & a ally

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

@hchoi001

2 жыл бұрын

All part? You must be kidding. Only engine parts were imported from Germany. But these days 80% of engine parts are made in Korea.

@AwardQueue

2 жыл бұрын

@@hchoi001 The key part gun is import from the USA.

@jwo122

2 жыл бұрын

@@AwardQueue did you miss the part in this video where it's mentions the gun being a hyundai wia cn98. since when was hyundai an American company lmfao. btw what weapons are taiwan know for? maybe in another 20 to 3o years if taiwan hasn't been taken over by china by then.

@AwardQueue

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwo122 bullshit. The gun is a Korean Hanwha company that imported the M-109A5 gun from the USA.

@AwardQueue

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jwo122 The K9 engine comes from MTU of Germany, the transmission system comes from Allison Company of the United States, the suspension device comes from Al Logue Company of England, the fire control system comes from Honeywell Company of the United States, and the barrel comes from Rheinmetall.

Artillery is obsolete

@chriskim2958

2 жыл бұрын

That's not true. Missiles are very expensive weapons. But artillery is an inexpensive weapon. And even better when used with drones.

@kalactose348

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriskim2958 it's their lack of precision that makes it obsolete. And even on cost basis, to attack a specific target artillery must be stationed on ground with logistics and must fire numerous shells to ensure destruction while a single fighter jet with pgms with one pilot will do the job. See why it's obsolete now?

@davidjacobs8558

2 жыл бұрын

@@kalactose348 Ukraine war proves artillery is alive and well.

@chriskim2958

2 жыл бұрын

@@kalactose348 The shells are also gradually being developed and changed into precision-guided shells.

@hishot1078

2 жыл бұрын

If you watched Ukraine war via Ukraine media (including Twitter) and Western liberal media, you will be brainwashed believing ATGMs are such a big deal. In reality, heck no.

I'm a Korean.I love Korea🇰🇷.I respect Poland🇵🇱.I love POLAND🇵🇱 'n history.I love Chopin so much and know how much he did for his country, Poland.And should never be ruled by the demon group Russia.Russia is not a country.Russia is the devil.Poland should never forget Chopin.폴란드여 연원하라🇵🇱.쇼팽은 폴란드🇵🇱의 음악가로 녹턴, 마주르카 등 슬프고도 아름다운 많은 곡을 남겼다. 그는 파리에서 죽었지만 그의 심장은 성십자가 교회에 묻혔다.얼마나 러시아의 교활한 침략에 조국 폴란드🇵🇱를 사랑했는지를 결코 잊어서는 안된다. 여기에 일본에 36년간 침탈과 핍박당한 대한민국🇰🇷 역시 폴란드🇵🇱를 응원한다.역사를 잊은 민족에겐 미래는 없다.폴란드여 영원하라🇵🇱na zawsze Polska