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MK1
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| Specification | Arjun (tank) | K2 Black Panther |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Designer | Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment[source] | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] |
| Designed | 1983–1996[source] | 1995–2008 |
MK1 : 10.19 metres (33 ft 5 in) MK1A : 10.64 metres (34 ft 11 in)[source]
Chassis
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Single sourceOverall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
MK1
Single sourceMK1 MK1A : ~
Single sourceMK1 : 2.32 metres (7 ft 7 in) MK1A : ~2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in)[source]
Highest
Single sourceLowest
Single sourceHighest: 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) Lowest: 2 meters (6 ft 7 in)
MK1
Single sourceMK1A
Single sourceMK1 : 58.5 tonnes (57.6 long tons; 64.5 short tons) MK1A : 68 tonnes (67 long tons; 75 short tons)[source]
Combat weight
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Single sourceMaximum; MK1 : ~
Single sourceMK1 : ~70 km/h (43 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) cross country[source]
Maximum; Cross country Acceleration from
Single sourceMaximum; Paved road
Single sourceMK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN
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Single sourceMK1 : MTU MB 838 Ka-501 V10 ; 1,400 hp (1,030 kW) liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel engine MK1A : DATRAN ; 1,500 hp (1,118 kW) V12 engine[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
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Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (at Heavy Vehicles Factory )[source] | Hyundai Rotem[source] |
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| Developed into | Future Main Battle Tank[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2004– present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 141 (as of 2021)[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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| Armour | ERA–NERA , Kanchan armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× 120 mm rifled tank gun able to fire LAHAT , SAMHO , HEAT , APFSDS , HESH , PCB, Thermobaric rounds (Rate of fire: 6–8 rounds/minute, total: 42 containerized rounds)[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 × NSV 12.7mm AA MG on BEL RCWS 1 × MAG 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG 12 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1 ) 16 × 81mm AT-AL smoke grenades. ( MK1A )[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 | MK1 : 24 hp/ton[source] | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk epicyclic train gearbox , 4 forward + 2 reverse gears. CVRDE automatic transmission in development[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 | Hydropneumatic[source] | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,610 litres (350 imp gal; 430 US gal)[source] | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2014–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[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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| Armor | — | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Curb weight : 55 metric tons (54 long tons; 61 short tons) Combat weight: 56 metric tons (55 long tons; 62 short tons)[source]
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]