FV105 Sultan vs K21: Specs Compared

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FV105 Sultan — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV105 Sultan

Credit

SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

K21

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV105 SultanLength

4.82 m

Length source ↗

K21Length

6.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

K21larger figure on 4 of 4

Length+43%
Width+49%
Mass+207%
Range+11%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

6.9m

Length+43%

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)^[source]

6.9 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FV105 Sultan and K21 configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	K21
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	South Korea^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	SNT Dynamics K40 40×365mmR autocannon (240 rounds) Two Raybolt ATGM launchers (planned)^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU)^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]	Hanwha Defense (originally Daewoo Heavy Industries, later renamed as Doosan DST, follow by Hanwha Defense Systems)

Type	—	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

In service	—	2009–present^[source]

Designer	—	Agency for Defense Development^[source]

Designed	—	1999–2008^[source]

Unit cost	—	$3.2 million^[source]

Produced	—	2009–present^[source]

No. built	—	466^[source]

Armor	—	2519 aluminium alloy chassis. Layers consisting of S2 glass fiber reinforced Al 2 O 3 ceramic armour All round protection against 14.5×114mm API projectiles as well as 20 mm FSP Frontal armour is resistant to 30 mm APDS rounds fired from a 2A72 autocannon (standard on BMP-3 turrets) Roof armour is resistant to 155 mm artillery shell fragments Soft- and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems, ERA , NERA (only for the K21 PIP)^[source]