AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
At a glance
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 4
K200 KIFVlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | K200 KIFV |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | 1 x M2 machine gun[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | Daewoo Heavy Industries (1984–2000) Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery (2000–2005) Doosan Infracore (2005–2009) Doosan DST (2009–2016) Hanwha Techwin (2016–2017) Hanwha Land Systems (2017–2019) Hanwha Defense (2019–2022) Hanwha Aerospace (2022–present) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.49 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Type | — | Armored personnel carrier[source] |
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| In service | — | 1985–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yugoslav Wars 1999 East Timorese crisis Iraq War Haitian conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defense Development Daewoo Heavy Industries[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980–1984[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $1.41 million (domestic) $1.32 million (export)[source] |
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| Produced | — | K200: 1984–1996 K200A1: 1994–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 2,500 (estimate)[source] |
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| Armor | — | Aluminium alloy[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1 x M60 or K12 machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 26.5 hp/ton[source] |
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| Transmission | — | K200: David Brown T300 7 forward, 7 reverse A1: Allison Transmission X200-5D (early) or X200-5K (late) 4 forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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