K9 Thunder

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Значення для конфліктів

Це єдиний запис каталогу для цієї системи. Вона стосується модуля нижче; Force Atlas кожного модуля показує, як її там застосовують.

Оператори

Poland and the eastern flank: The largest European operator: a framework of July 2022 for up to 672 guns, with executive contracts for K9A1 delivered from late 2022 and for the K9PL to be assembled in Poland. Programme facts only. · Finland and the eastern flank: Used guns bought from Korea from 2017 as the K9 Moukari, with a follow-on contract for new guns signed in April 2026 and deliveries announced from 2028. Programme facts only. · Norway and the eastern flank: The K9 Vidar, contracted in 2017 and delivered from 2019 as the army's self-propelled artillery; a further batch approved. No holdings recorded. · Estonia and the eastern flank: The K9 Kõu, bought used from Korea from 2018 with further contracts in 2019 and January 2023; the Defence Forces announced further arrivals in December 2025. No holdings recorded. · Romania and the eastern flank: A contract signed in 2024 with local production planned; Hanwha began building a Romanian plant in 2026. A programme until the ministry states fielding.

Роль на полі бою

Tracked 155 mm self-propelled artillery for the flank's mechanised formations: the gun behind which the module's ammunition-production economy object reads the shell demand, since the guns are arriving faster than the European propellant and shell lines that must feed them.

Сильні сторони

A 52-calibre tracked gun available from an existing production line at a pace European makers could not match, with a growing European operator community, local assembly in Poland and a plant in Romania; the Ukrainian artillery war is the published reason several of these orders were placed or enlarged.

Обмеження

A heavy tracked system whose reach depends on 155 mm ammunition supply, which is the flank's acknowledged constraint; a supplier outside the European support networks, which the licence line and the Romanian plant are meant to correct over time. No holdings or unit assignments are recorded.

Візуальна ідентифікація

A large tracked hull with a tall, boxy turret set to the rear and a long 155 mm barrel with a prominent muzzle brake; seven road wheels. The K10 ammunition resupply vehicle shares the hull without the gun.

Задокументоване застосування в конфлікті

NATO EASTERN FLANK. Deliveries documented at Polish, Finnish, Norwegian and Estonian ministry announcements from 2017 onward; the April 2026 Finnish follow-on contract and the Romanian plant are the newest programme milestones. Exercise participation is reported; no operational employment exists. No numbers in service or unit assignments are stated.

Оператори — види та роди збройних сил

• Сухопутні війська Естонії Задокументовано
• Сухопутні війська Фінляндії Задокументовано
• Hæren Задокументовано
• Сухопутні війська Польщі Задокументовано
• Сухопутні війська Румунії Prospective