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K21 vs AS21 Redback: how to tell them apart

Two infantry fighting vehicles that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

K21, infantry fighting vehicle from South Korea

K21

Infantry fighting vehicle, South Korea. In service since 2009

What gives it away

Tracked IFV with six road wheels, a wide, flat hull with flotation equipment along the sides and a turret with a 40 mm gun.

Used by

South Korea

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AS21 Redback

Infantry fighting vehicle, South Korea

What gives it away

Tracked IFV on rubber band tracks with a high, angular hull and a turret with a 30 mm cannon and a Spike missile launcher on its side.

Used by

Australia

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