Hanwha Aerospace K30 Biho

     Notes: The Biho (Flying Tiger) is a South Korean antiaircraft gun that shares a chassis with the Daewoo K200-series vehicles, specifically the K200A1.  The Biho is used to take out aircraft that have penetrated the missile umbrella of more long-range defenses and to provide cover for mechanized forces.  It has a high hit probability against even fast-moving aircraft.  In 2021, India selected the K30 to help modernize its air defenses, but later canceled their order in favor of the indigenous Atmanirbhar Bharat program (which has yet to develop a prototype).

     The chassis of the K200A1 is modified, lengthened with one extra roadwheel on each side. The driver is seated in the front, and has a conventional steering yoke with a brake and gas pedal.  The driver has three vision blocks to his front and one to the right; the center front vision block can be removed and replaced by a night vision block. A bank of six smoke grenade launchers is found on the center front hull, just below above the trim vane when it is in its stowed position. The engine is D2848T 350-horsepower engine, a turbocharged engine able to burn diesel or JP-8 jet fuel.  The D-2848T is a design licensed from MAN for production by Daewoo.  The transmission is the ST Dynamics HMPT500-3EK/4EK automatic transmission, The powerpack is separated from the crew and troop compartments by a thick firewall.

     The guns are standard Oerlikon KCB 30mm autocannons, built under license by Hanwha. Originally, the K30 was to be a guns-only platform on the Daewoo FAASV chassis, but in 2007, the chassis was shifted to the better-protected K200A1 chassis, and in 2013, launchers for the KP-SAM Chiron (an improved variant of the 9K38 Igla-1 MANPADS) were added, two on each side of the turret. The fire control system is exceptional, with computerized gun-laying which automatically takes cues from the radar and EOTS systems, as well as a 10-kilometer-range laser rangefinder, allowing the guns to be laid on the most threatening target or on the targets designated by the gunner or commander as the push of a button. (Actual gun or missile fire is not automatic – the gunner or commander must consent.) K30 units may network their fire control information, or be integrated into a variety of gun and missile units.

     The twin 30mm guns are radar controlled, and the radar has a tracking range of 7 km. 

*Belly armor for these vehicles is 5; deck armor is 3.

K263A1 Chungung

     Notes: This is a KIFV fitted with a PIVAD antiaircraft gun and associated equipment, similar in concept to the US M163 PIVADS.  The K263 does not carry passengers; instead, the passenger compartment is taken up with the gun turret and ammunition stowage.  The vehicle is equipped with radar and night vision gear; the radar is a range only radar, used to determine the range to targets spotted by IR or conventional gunsights to put the appropriate dope on the gunsights.

     The engine is D2848T 350-horsepower engine, a turbocharged engine able to burn diesel or JP-8 jet fuel.  The D-2848T is a design licensed from MAN for production by Daewoo.  The transmission is the X200-5K automatic transmission, The powerpack is separated from the crew and troop compartments by a thick firewall. The driver is seated in the front, and has a conventional steering yoke with a brake and gas pedal.  The driver has three vision blocks to his front and one to the right; the center front vision block can be removed and replaced by a night vision block. A bank of six smoke grenade launchers is found on the center front hull, just below above the trim vane when it is in its stowed position. There is a shallow track skirt of sorts, but this is of thin metal and is there to enhance floatation instead of being used to protect the suspension. 

*Belly armor for these vehicles is 5; deck armor is 3.