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Al-Zarrar tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
K2 Black Panther
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Length
Single source31.17 ft (9.50 m)[source]
Chassis
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Al-Zarrar tank | K2 Black Panther |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 2004 –present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army[source] | See Operators[source] |
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Overall
Single sourceOverall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
1x KMDB 12 cylinder liquid cooled diesel
Single source1x KMDB 12 cylinder liquid cooled diesel 730 hp[source]
Batch I: STX Engine/ MTU Friedrichshafen MT883 Ka-501 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2,064 kg Batch II-IV: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2,550 kg
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceBatch I: STX Engine/ MTU Friedrichshafen MT883 Ka-501 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2,064 kg 1,500 hp (1,103 kW) Batch II-IV: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2,550 kg 1,500 hp (1,110 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in North-West Pakistan[source] | — |
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| Designer | Heavy Industries Taxila[source] | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | 1995–2008[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heavy Industries Taxila[source] | Hyundai Rotem[source] |
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| Produced | 6 May 2003[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | None[source] | — |
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| Shell | 125mm smoothbore[source] | — |
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| Armour | Modular composite armour Explosive reactive armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 125 mm smoothbore ammunition[source] | Hyundai WIA CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds, 16 available in the bustle autoloader )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7 mm external anti-aircraft machine gun 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun 8 × smoke grade dischargers[source] | 1× 12.7×99mm NATO K6 heavy machine gun (3,200 rounds) 1× 7.62×51mm NATO coaxial machine gun (12,000 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 18.3 hp/tonne[source] | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | High-hardness-steel torsion bar[source] | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] |
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| No. built | — | Republic of Korea Army : Batch I: 100, Batch II: 106, Batch III: 54, Batch IV: 150 (ordered) Polish Land Forces : Batch I: 180, Batch II: 180 (ordered) Total: 440[source] |
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| Armor | — | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Batch I-III: RENK HSWL 295 TM (5 forward, 5 reverse gears), dry weight: 2,450 kg Batch IV: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2,500 kg[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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