Syark Defence Forces (SDF) - 1/35 Academy ROK Army K9 Thunder











1/35 ACADEMY R.O.K ARMY K9 THUNDER


The scaled K9 Thunder that I collected before raya from my favorite modeler Yaminz from Sri Gombak. Firstly I have not attention to get this model but when I visit yaminz house. Is so far his house from my family house in Shah Alam. So I decided to get this model before it goes another hand hehehehe. The K9 Thunder is is a South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer developed by Samsung Techwin for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. It was developed to supplement and eventually replace the K55 self-propelled howitzers currently in South Korean service. K9 howitzers operate in groups with the K10 automatic ammunition resupply vehicle. 

The development program of this 155 mm/52-caliber self-propelled howitzer has been underway since 1989. In 1996 the first prototype of this new artillery system was tested. The contract for the new K9 artillery system was awarded to Samsung Aerospace Industries (SSA) by the Korean Government on 22 December 1998. Republic of Korea Army received its first batch of K9 in 1999. The K9 was involved in the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong between North and South Korean artillery units on 23 November 2010.
The first country Samsung Techwin sold the K9 to was Turkey. Turkey received its first batch of the K9 and the license to domestically produce the system in 2004, in a deal that amounted to $1 billion.The domestic Turkish version was renamed as T-155 Firtina. Turkey is expected to field a force of 300 Firtinas by 2011. Samsung Techwin has also formed a venture on 29 March 2012 with Indian conglomerate Larsen and Toubro to supply the K9 for the Indian Army Howitzer competition.
The K9 was a contender for Phase 1C of Australia's Land 17 Artillery Replacement Program prior to that phase of the project being cancelled in May 2012

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