Daewoo FAASV

     Notes:  The Daewoo FAASV Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle) uses the chassis of a Korean self-propelled AA gun called the Biho to produce an armored ammunition support vehicle for field howitzers and self-propelled howitzers.  In concept, it is very much like the US M-992 FAASV, though in design and external appearance it is quite different.   It is of cabover design, with armored shutters on the front windows and a hatch over the commander's position for a heavy machinegun.  The driver and commander have three vision blocks to the front; in addition. The driver has vision blocks to the right side and the commander to the left side.  One of the driver’s forward vision blocks can be removed and replaced by a night vision block. There are large doors in the rear for the unloading and loading of ammunition, and particularly for the passing of ammunition to guns.  These are also the primary entrance and exit to the vehicle for the crew.  There is a small hatch on the roof.  On each side, there is a small hatch from which a roller way can be extended to speed up the ammo replenishment rate for the FAASV. The internal ammunition stowage racks have room for 139 155mm shells, 146 charges, and 167 fuses.  Ammunition is passed to a field gun crew or self-propelled howitzer via a conveyor belt at the rate of eight rounds per minute.  The vehicle passes ammunition and is resupplied through large rear doors.  Four smoke grenade dischargers are mounted at the front of the hull on each side.

      Like the Biho, the FAASV is powered by a MAN-Doosan D2840L 520-horsepower diesel engine, coupled to an automatic transmission.  The engine is actually a development of the engine of the K-200 series of fighting vehicles, though only about 50% of the parts of the engines are in common.  The transmission is totally replaced from the K-200 to handle to the increased weight and engine power. The rest of the drive train, and electrical system have virtually nothing in common, though the roadwheels are the same and the tracks are the same (but longer).  Despite the modifications, the FAASV remains amphibious, even with a full load.

     The Daewoo FAASV is also able to work with the M-109 SP howitzer; the South Koreans use a number of those, calling them the K-55.