Thanks to its Battle Management System(C4I) K21 is capable of Network Centric Warfare(NCW) which is essential to the modern battlefield.
(from what i've heard, it would be a same level as FBCB):)
Passenger seat
Beneath is a space for storing M60 ammunitions.
Feeding system of the cannon inside a turret.
And more ammo racks for 40mm gun behind the monitor
K-21 Walk Around from the 2013 Ground Forces Festival (Courtesy of http://blog.naver.com/kurunirk2/60204737521)
Rear ramp opened
The K21 is able to carry a total of 9 passengers and 3 more vehicle crew members.
BMS of passenger compartment
With the Battle Management System, the vehicle...
What I've posted on here are only a few selective features of the vehicle
If you are interested in knowing more about it, check out the manufacturer's website
Doosan DST : K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Well as far as I know the current price of m2a2 is approximately $3,166,000 (from wikipedia, not verified)
and Puma costs nearly 7million euros = $9.5million currently(Not kidding)
If you're expecting the price of some kind of m2a2 surplus than you may insist so.
But it's more than that and if you look at it's equipments and functions or even small details you would notice immidiately that this price wasn't just came up by some foolish minds.
When it comes to the...
ICPS(Commander's Panoramic Sight) and commander's pannel of K-21
Thermal views from it (Notice the range).For the record, K-21 currently equips 3rd gen thermal sights.
and here's the IGPS(Gunner's Primary Sight).
One of the main reasons why it costs more than the previous types of ifvs is due to it's mounting of electronic devices such as computers and other sort of things.
At the time when they started developing these stuffs, the concepts of these were so rare and only been used for some particular...