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Altay (tank)larger figure on 1 of 2
K2 Black Panther
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| Specification | Altay (tank) | K2 Black Panther |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 2025–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
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7.3 metres (24 ft) (hull), 10.3 metres (34 ft) (gun forward)[source]
Chassis
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Single sourceOverall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; Off road T1
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn road: 65 km/h (40 mph) Off road: 45 km/h (28 mph) (T1)[source]
Maximum; Cross country Acceleration from
Single sourceMaximum; Paved road
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel
Single sourceT1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4- long stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg 1,500 hp (1,110 kW) T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4- short stroke , 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)[source]
Engine
Single sourceBatch 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
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| Designer | Otokar (initial design) BMC (revised design) Hyundai Rotem (design assistance and tech transfer) For others, see below[source] | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] |
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| Designed | 2008–2016 (initial) 2018-2022 (revised)[source] | 1995–2008[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BMC[source] | Hyundai Rotem[source] |
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| Unit cost | T1: US$13.75 million (FY 2025) T2: US$11.75 million (FY 2025)[source] | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] |
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| Produced | 2025–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 7 (2 prototypes)[source] | 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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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Tank armor : Roketsan composite armor package based on KSAP Active protection system : Aselsan AKKOR hard & soft kill with electronic warfare suite[source] | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] |
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| Main armament | MKE 120 MM 55C 120 mm smoothbore cannon[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 | 1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun 1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun[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 | 23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)[source] | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | T1: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2500 kg T2: BMC Power BATU V12 Cross Drive (6 forward, 2 reverse gears)[source] | 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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| Suspension | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with automatic track tension system (ATTS)[source] | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] |
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Paved road: 70 km/h (43 mph) Cross country: 50 km/h (31 mph) Acceleration from 0–32 km/h (0–20 mph) in 7.47 seconds (MT883 Ka-501) or 8.77 seconds (DV27K)[source]
Batch 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]