KAFV-90

ChieftainWarrior · February 9, 2024, 2:57am

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KAFV-90

Brief History
The Korean Armoured Fighting Vehicle (KAFV) was a program undertaken in the late 1990s to mount a number of different turrets and weapons on a K200A1 KIFV hull, primarily for the export market. However, none of the vehicles were successful. The K200 KIFV itself was based on the American M113, and the two share a number of characteristics. The K200A1 was an upgraded variant, featuring a better engine, transmission and survivability.

Characteristics
The KAFV-90, referred to in sales brochures as simply ‘90mm Turret Vehicle’, mounts an unstabilised 90mm Cockerill Mk. III M-A1 gun in a 2-man turret. This gun changes the 3-baffle muzzle brake as seen on the Mk. I-III to a single-baffle muzzle brake, enabling the gun to fire M652A1 APFSDS rounds, as well as the standard M620A1 HEAT-FS rounds. The turret appears to be almost identical to that of the American LAV-150-90, just with the different cannon (LAV uses the standard Mk. III), and was made by Textron Marine and Land Systems (Cadillac Gage). The gun can depress -8º/+28º, and can traverse 30º/second both horizontally and vertically. There are 6 smoke grenade launchers on either side of the turret.

The K200A1 chassis has a 350hp engine, capable of reaching a top speed of 70km/h. The vehicle weighs 13.7t in total, of which 2.2 tons are the turret. The vehicle has a crew of 3 – 1 driver, 1 gunner and 1 commander, with the driver being the only crew member in the hull.

The vehicle is thinly armoured – it has a base aluminium structure, with add-on spaced armour all around. It is said to only protect against 12.7mm rounds frontally and along the sides.

Conclusion
The KAFV 90 would be a fun light tank for a future United Korean tech tree, or alternatively a South Korean sub-tree. It would play very similarly to the C13 T90 in the Italian tree at 7.0, but with the option for Gaijin to add it with APFSDS rounds at a slightly higher BR.

Specifications
Armament

Cockerill Mk. III M-A1
- M620A1 HEAT-FS
  - 250mm at 0º at 10m
- M625A1 HESH
  - 102mm at 0º at 10m
- M652A1 APFSDS
  - 100mm at 60º at unknown distance
Elevation angles
- -8º/+28º
Traverse speed
- 30º/second horizontal
- 30º/second vertical