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| Specification | K10 ammunition resupply vehicle | M198 howitzer |
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| Type | Ammunition resupply vehicle[source] | Towed howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2006–present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
| Designer | Samsung Techwin Agency for Defense Development Defense Agency for Technology and Quality[source] |
Combat: 11 m (36 ft 2 in) Travel: 12.3 m (40 ft 6 in)[source]
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)[source]
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source67 km/h (42 mph)[source]
L/39
Single source6.09 m (19.98 ft) L/39[source]
Caliber
Single source155 mm (6.1 inch)[source]
Maximum
Single sourceSustained
Single sourceMaximum: 4 rpm Sustained: 2 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source684 m/s (2,240 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 2002-2005[source] | 1968–1977[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha Defense (Now Hanwha Aerospace )[source] | Rock Island Arsenal (US)[source] |
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| Unit cost | 2.68 billion KRW[source] | US$ 527,337[source] |
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| Produced | 2005–present[source] | 1978–1992[source] |
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| Variants | K10 VIDAR K10 AARV AS10 AS10C2 K11 FDCV[source] | — |
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| Engine | STX Engine/ MTU Friedrichshafen MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 104 x 155 mm projectiles + 504 charges[source] | — |
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| Drive | Tracked[source] | — |
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| Transmission | SNT Dynamics / Allison Transmission X1100-5A3 4 forward, 2 reverse[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict 2026 Afghanistan-Pakistan war[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,600+[source] |
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| Shell | — | Separate loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −5° to +72°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 45°[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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