K10 ammunition resupply vehicle

The K10 ammunition resupply vehicle is a tracked, automated ammunition carrier from South Korea, built on the chassis of the K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer so that it shares most of that vehicle's components and characteristics. A concept study began in November 1998 at Samsung Aerospace Industries and Pusan National University, design work began in February 2002 under Samsung Techwin, the Agency for Defense Development and the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, and the army declared the vehicle complete in October 2005. The first vehicle rolled out in November 2006 and went to the 1st Artillery Brigade of the Republic of Korea Army, making South Korea the first nation to operate this type of equipment. With a combat weight of 47 metric tons and a crew of three, it carries 104 shells of 155 mm artillery ammunition and 504 propellant charges, and its automated control system transfers up to 12 rounds a minute with only one loader. Variants include the Norwegian K10 VIDAR, the armored K10 AARV, the Australian AS10, the K11 fire direction control vehicle and the Turkish POYRAZ.