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▲ Korean Hanwha defense research and development of AAGW type 30 mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (Photo from: Network)
Korea In recent years, the achievements in the field of weapons and equipment have been quite rich. Just a few days ago, according to a news recently disclosed by the "Korea Herald", the Korean Defense Procurement Planning Agency has signed a contract with the Korean Hanwha Defense Corporation. A $200 million contract to purchase a batch of AAGW-type 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft guns developed by the company for its army.
▲The "Flying Tiger" tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun/bullet gun combined air defense weapon system developed by South Korea has good performance, but the economy is not good, and the maneuverability is slightly mediocre (picture from: Internet )
In the previous equipment system of the South Korean Army, the "Flying Tiger" crawler self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was mainly responsible for its field and short-range air defense missions (currently it has been further upgraded to tracked artillery and air defense weapons system). However, because the "Flying Tiger" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun adopts a tracked chassis, there are certain shortcomings in economy, and the road maneuverability of the tracked chassis cannot be compared with the wheeled chassis, and it cannot be well adapted to modern wheels. The actual combat requirements of the mechanized force. Therefore, prior to this, the South Korean Army’s wheeled mechanized units were mainly equipped with towed M167 6-tube 20mm rotary anti-aircraft guns, but this anti-aircraft gun has already fallen behind the requirements of the times in terms of firepower and mobility. Therefore, South Korea is bound to develop a new generation of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with a wheeled chassis to meet the needs of its army wheeled mechanized units in field and short-range and air defense operations. This is the AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. origin.
▲One of the biggest advantages of South Korea’s AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is its excellent maneuverability and good economics. (Image source: Internet)
From performance Said that the AAGW type (also known as KW2/SPAAG) 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun adopts the K808 "courage" 8X8 wheeled armored vehicle chassis with good maneuverability and protection performance. This wheeled armored vehicle chassis not only has Good road maneuverability, also has a certain cross-country maneuverability, and the economy is better than tracked vehicle chassis. Therefore, from these two aspects, it is more friendly to the South Korean Army's wheeled mechanized unit . Secondly, the AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is equipped with a KKCB 30mm high-level dual-purpose automatic gun on the left and right sides of the turret. This automatic gun has a single shot speed of 600 rounds per minute and the maximum range when firing in the air. It can reach up to 3 kilometers and can shoot at ground targets. Therefore, in terms of firepower, the AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is also quite good.
▲Korea AAGW type 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun does not have a matching search/tracking radar (picture source: Internet)
However, due to the AAGW type 30mm wheeled self-propelled gun The center of gravity of the K808 "Yong" 8X8 wheeled armored vehicle used by the anti-aircraft gun is too high, so too much equipment cannot be installed on its body. As a result, the AAGW wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is not equipped with a search/tracking radar. In combat, only the optical sighting system equipped on the turret can be used to search and track air targets. Therefore, this will inevitably lead to the problem of low combat efficiency of the gun in wartime. In order to solve this problem, the Korean side came up with a solution to equip the AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a set of TPS-880K self-propelled early warning radar using a wheeled truck chassis to improve its resistance to various incoming air attacks during wartime. Target search and detection capabilities.
▲The TPS-880K self-propelled early warning radar used by the Korean AAGW 30mm wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (picture from the Internet)
In the future, with the AAGW 30mm wheel With the addition of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the South Korean Army’s wheeled mechanized units’ field short-range and air defense capabilities may gain anA certain degree of improvement and development, and this will be helpful to these forces in the future when facing various incoming air technical weapons in the hands of their opponents.
