K808 White Tiger
The K808/806 White Tiger (Korean: 백호 "Baekho", 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 molded after U.S. Stryker combat brigades, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). 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.
| K808/806 White Tiger | |
|---|---|
K808 APC | |
| Type | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017 |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Hyundai Rotem |
| Designed | 2012—2016 |
| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem |
| Produced | 2016—present |
| Variants | K806 6×6 K808 8×8 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | K806 16 t K808 20 t |
| Length | 6.6 m (22 ft) |
| Width | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
| Height | 2.1 m (6.9 ft) |
| Crew | 2 + 9 or 10 passengers |
| Armor | 14.5mm resistant (K808) / Frontal 12.7mm & side 7.62mm resistant (K806) |
Main armament | 40 mm grenade launcher |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine | Hyundai Motor Company D6HA diesel K808: 420 hp K806: 400 hp |
| Suspension | Independent HSU |
Operational range | 700–800 km (430–500 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph; 5.4 kn) (water) |
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