K808 White Tiger

Short description: Korean wheeled armored personnel carrier

K808/806 White Tiger

File:ROKA K808 APC river crossing training - March 2021.jpg
Type| Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin| South Korea
Service history
In service| 2018–present[1]
Used by| See Operators
Production history
Designer| Hyundai Rotem
Designed| 2012–2016[1]
Manufacturer| Hyundai Rotem
Produced| 2016–present
Variants| See Variants
Specifications
Mass| K808: 20 metric tons (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
K806: 16 metric tons (16 long tons; 18 short tons)[2][3]
Length| K808: 7.2 meters (23 ft 7 in)
K806: 6.6 meters (21 ft 8 in)[1]
Width| 2.1 meters (6 ft 11 in)[1]
Height| 2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in)[1]
Crew| 2 (commander and driver), more depending on configuration[1]
Passengers| K808: 1–10
K806: 1–9[1]

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Armour| Samyang Comtech Ceramic / Polymer matrix composites[4]

Main
armament

| K808: K4 grenade launcher, or K6 heavy machine gun
K806: K3 light machine gun[2][3]

Secondary
armament

| K808: 12.7 mm / 30 mm RCWS
K806: 40 mm AGL / 12.7 mm RCWS[3]
Engine| Hyundai Motors D6HA 10L V6 diesel[2]
K808: 420 hp (310 kW)
K806: 400 hp (300 kW)[1]
Power/weight| K808: 21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)
K806: 25 hp/t (18.38 kW/t)
Suspension| Independent Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU)[3]

Operational
range

| 700–800 km (430–500 mi)
Speed| 100 km/h (62 mph) (road)
8 km/h (5.0 mph; 4.3 kn) (water)[1]

The K808/806 White Tiger (Korean: 백호 "Baekho",[5] Hanja: 白虎) wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC) is family of 8x8 and 6x6 armored vehicles. Developed by Hyundai Rotem as a private venture in 2012, the Korean Army declared a plan to acquire 600 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled APCs in order to help build rapid response forces modeled after U.S. Stryker combat brigades, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).[6]

Hyundai Rotem, a (subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group), made the K808/806 in competition with the Doosan Black Fox and Samsung Techwin MPV, and eventually won the competition.[7][8]

## Contents

* 1 Development
* 2 Design
* 2.1 Protection
* 2.2 Engine
* 2.3 Weapons
* 3 Variants
* 4 Operators
* 4.1 Current
* 4.2 Future
* 4.3 Bid
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Development

File:Maneuvering training of mechanized units of the Republic of Korea Army.webmK808 APC on maneuver during cold weather combat training

On 9 May 2016, the vehicles, officially designated as the K808 and K806, passed their final qualification tests, allowing for production to begin for deployment the next year; 600 units are to be produced by 2023. The wheeled vehicles were created to enhance the mobility and striking power of infantry over the slower K200 and K21 tracked vehicles, with the K808 designed for fast troop deployment and reconnaissance missions in front-line areas while the K806 is intended for mobile strike and reconnaissance missions in the rear. Their wheeled designs make them better suited for contributing to United Nations peacekeeping operations and finding export markets.[9][10]

Hyundai Rotem expected an order by October 2016 for 16 low-rate initial production vehicles to be delivered to the ROKA for field trials, scheduled to last until late 2017. Production would then commence in 2018 at a rate of 100 per year. Out of 600 total wheeled armored vehicles (WAVs), there would be 100 K806 and 500 K808, designated K806 and K808 in ROKA service, respectively. Although the two variants share many performance characteristics, they have different concepts of operations: the 16-tonne (17.6-ton) K806 can perform rear-echelon roles such as facility defence and logistics convoy protection, while the 20-tonne (22-ton) K808 can conduct high-intensity combat operations alongside K1A1 and K2 main battle tanks.[11]

In September 2018, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced Hyundai Rotem would begin mass-producing the K806 and K808 vehicles later in the year.[12][13]

## Design

The engine is located in the front on the left side, while the driver sits beside the engine to the right. The troop compartment is at the rear, accommodating 10 fully equipped soldiers plus 2 crew members. Troops enter and exit the vehicle via a rear automatic ramp in addition to 4 roof hatches.

### Protection

The K808/806 has an all-welded armored hull that provides protection against small-arms fire and artillery shell splinters. It can be fitted with add-on armor for a higher level of protection. It is also equipped with the NBC protection system.[14] The 8×8 version is more heavily armored than the 6×6 version.[15]

### Engine

Initially, the K808/806 Scorpion was fitted with a Hyundai diesel engine developing 380 hp, but later this engine was replaced with another Hyundai engine developing 420 hp with a 7-speed transmission and 2-mode secondary transmission. This engine is used in 8×8 configuration. The vehicle has an automatic drive-line management system, central tire inflation system, and run-flat tires. The Scorpion 8×8 is fully amphibious, propelled by two water jets,[14] but the Scorpion 6×6 is not.[15]

### Weapons

The vehicle is provided with a remotely controlled weapon station armed with a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher or 12.7 mm machine gun. It can also support a two-man turret, armed with a 30 mm cannon and coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun.[14] It can also feature a manned weapon station with a 40 mm grenade launcher and 7.62 mm machine gun.[15] In Korean service, the K806/K808 will be outfitted with a one-person protected weapon station armed with an M2HB machine gun rather than an RWS, to reduce acquisition costs, although the company could supply such systems if requested.[11]

In June 2020, Hanwha Defense was given a contract to deliver the K30W Cheonho (Korean: 천호, Hanja: 天虎; literally "sky tiger") 30 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun-Wheeled Vehicle System (AAGW) to the ROK military, a K808 chassis fitted with the twin 30 mm cannon turret of the K30 Biho. It has greater range than the Vulcan Air Defense System (VADS) it will replace.[16][17] Deployment began in December 2021 and will continue until the early 2030s.[18][19]

## Variants

A K30W Cheonho anti-aircraft vehicle crossing a newly constructed improved ribbon bridge during a wet gap crossing training.

* KW1 medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), based on the 6×6 chassis.
* KW1 Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV), based on the 6×6 chassis.
* KW1 Mobile Gun System (MGS), armed with 90 mm gun, based on the 6×6 chassis.
* KW2 8×8 armored personnel carrier (APC), based on the 6×6 chassis.[7]
* KW2 Jupiter 8×8 fire support vehicle, armed with a 120 mm gun, based on the 8×8 chassis.
* KW2 120 mm mortar carrier, based on the 8×8 chassis.
* KW2 Command Post, based on the 8×8 chassis.[15][20]
* KW2 Anti-Tank Vehicle, features RCWS with 30 mm cannon and two Raybolt ATGMs, based on the 8×8 chassis.[21]
* K30W Cheonho – A 30 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle that combines the turrets of the K30 Biho, based on the 8×8 chassis.

## Operators

### Current

South Korea
In use by the South Korean army[22]

### Future

Peru
On 2 May 2024, Hyundai Rotem announced that 30 amphibious K808 vehicles would be exported to Peru under a contract worth 60 million USD.[23]

### Bid

Chile (> 200)
The Chilean Army has been looking for a successor to its 160 Piraña I 6×6 and 30 Piraña I 8×8. Long-term, more than 200 vehicles are expected to be purchased, with a first phase including a tender for 82 8×8 armoured vehicles, with a deadline of 8 April 2025. The K808 White Tiger is one of the competitors for the contract.[24][25]

## See also

Comparable vehicles

* Stryker
* LAV III/LAV AFV/LAV-25
* ASLAV
* Boxer
* BTR-90
* VPK-7829 Bumerang
* ZBL-08
* CM-32
* Type 96 armored personnel carrier
* Patria AMV
* BTR-4
* Saur 2
* KTO Rosomak
* FNSS Pars
* MOWAG Piranha
* Terrex ICV

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "K806 / K808". Defense Media Agency. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708094241/https://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20190513/1/BBSMSTR_000000100019/view.do. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "'새로운 보병의 발' 차륜형 장갑차 K808 시승기". Defense Media Agency. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240708093320/https://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20170922/16/BBSMSTR_000000010023/view.do. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "2019 Korea Defense Products Guide". Korea Defense Industry Trade Support Center. 2019. https://kodits.kotra.or.kr/upload_file/promotion/2019 Korea Defense Products Guide.pdf. p. 68–69
4. ↑ "Armor Research Division". Samyang Comtech. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. https://archive.today/20220902201337/http://samyangct.com/eng/lab/?ckattempt=1. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
5. ↑ "Republic of Korea Army designates new vehicle names". 10 June 2022. https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20220610010005103.
6. ↑ "South Korean army will deploy 600 new wheeled vehicles from 2016". Army Recognition. http://www.armyrecognition.com/december_2012_new_army_military_defence_industry/south_korean_army_will_deploy_600_new_wheeled_armoured_vehicles_from_2016_0912122.html.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Hyundai Rotem KW1 Scorpion 6x6 Wheeled APC". https://tanknutdave.com/the-hyundai-rotem-kw1-scorpion-6x6-wheeled-armoured-personnel-carrier/.
8. ↑ "KW1 Scorpion". deagel. http://www.deagel.com/Wheeled-Armored-Fighting-Vehicles/KW1-Scorpion_a002459001.aspx.
9. ↑ "S. Korea develops wheeled armored combat vehicles for infantry troops". Yonhap News Agency. 7 June 2016. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/06/07/0200000000AEN20160607004300315.html.
10. ↑ "South Korea Defense Industry has developed two new types of wheeled armoured vehicles". Army Recognition. https://www.armyrecognition.com/june_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/south_korea_defense_industry_has_developed_two_new_types_of_wheeled_armoured_vehicles_10706161.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "DX Korea 2016: Hyundai Rotem readies K806 and K808 wheeled armoured vehicle production for South Korean army". 9 September 2016. http://www.janes.com/article/63586/dx-korea-2016-hyundai-rotem-readies-k806-and-k808-wheeled-armoured-vehicle-production-for-south-korean-army.
12. ↑ Dominguez, Gabriel (11 September 2018). "South Korea to begin mass-producing K806, K808 armoured combat vehicles". London. https://www.janes.com/article/82905/south-korea-to-begin-mass-producing-k806-k808-armoured-combat-vehicles.
13. ↑ South Korea: K808 8x8 armored personnel carrier to be mass produced from late 2018. Army Recognition. 10 September 2018.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Rotem KW1 Scorpion Armored personnel carrier". military-today.com/. http://www.military-today.com/apc/rotem_scorpion.htm.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Hyundai Rotem advances armoured armada – Shephardmedia.com, 22 October 2015
16. ↑ S. Korea's military to deploy new wheeled anti-aircraft system. The Korea Herald. 27 June 2020.
17. ↑ South Korea signs contract to acquire new 30mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Wheeled Vehicle Systems from Hanwha Defense. Army Recognition. 28 June 2020.
18. ↑ "South Korea deploys new SPAAG system". 16 December 2021. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/south-korea-deploys-new-spaag-system.
19. ↑ South Korea Army deploys new KW2 30mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Wheeled Vehicle System. Army Recognition. 21 December 2021.
20. ↑ S. Korea completes development of wheel-type command post vehicle . Aju Business Daily. 25 January 2021.
21. ↑ Hyundai Rotem Tank Killer 8X8 WAV for ROK Army \- Armyrecognition.com, 19 October 2017
22. ↑ "South Korea fields new Command Post Vehicles". 15 December 2023. https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2023/12/south-korea-fields-new-command-post-vehicles/.
23. ↑ "Hyundai Rotem to export armored vehicles to Peru". 2 May 2024. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240502050668.
24. ↑ "Chile opens bidding for new wheeled armored vehicles". 25 October 2023. https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/10/25/chile-opens-bidding-for-new-wheeled-armored-vehicles/.
25. ↑ InfoDefensa, Revista Defensa. "El Ejército de Chile modifica el proyecto Cromo y analiza comprar 82 carros 4x4, 6x6 y 8x8" (in es). https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/5084638/ejercito-chile-modifica-proyecto-cromo-analiza-comprar-82-carros-4x4-6x6-8x8.

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