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Centurion (tank)larger figure on 1 of 1
K1 tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
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| Specification | Centurion (tank) | K1 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1945–present (derivatives still in service)[source] | K1: 1987–present K1E1: 2014–present K1A1: 2001–2024 K1A2: 2013–present[source] |
| Used by | see Operators[source] | See operators |
Hull only 24 ft 9.5 in (7.557 m) With gun forward 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)[source]
K1A1 gun forward
Single sourceK1 gun forward
Single sourceK1: 9.67 m (gun forward) K1A1: 9.71 m (gun forward)[source]
Rolls-Royce Meteor 4B at 2550rpm
Single sourceRolls-Royce Meteor 4B 650 hp (480 kW) at 2550rpm[source]
STX Engine / MTU Friedrichshafen MB871Ka-501 8-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine @ 2,600 rpm
Single sourceSTX Engine / MTU Friedrichshafen MB871Ka-501 8-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel engine 1,200 hp (890 kW) @ 2,600 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Korean War Suez Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Six-Day War Black September Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Vietnam War South African Border War Operation Motorman ( AVRE ) 1978 South Lebanon conflict BARV 1982 Lebanon War Somali Civil War Gulf War (AVRE) 2006 Lebanon War First Libyan Civil War[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | £35,000 (1950), £38,000 (1952)[source] | K1: ₩ 2.3 billion (1994) K1A1: ₩4.4 billion (2001) K1A2: ₩6.0 billion[source] |
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| No. built | 4,423[source] | K1/E1: 1,027 K1A1/A2: 484[source] |
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| Armour | 51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 105 mm L7 rifled gun 20 pdr (84 mm) rifled gun 17 pdr (76.2mm) rifled gun[source] | K1, K1E1: KM68A1 105 mm (47 rounds) K1A1, K1A2: KM256 120 mm (32 rounds), or Hyundai WIA CN03 120 mm (32 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Co-axial Besa machine gun (Mark 3) .30 cal Browning machine gun (Mark 5 onwards)[source] | M2 or K6 12.7x99 mm NATO HMG (commander's mount) M60D 7.62×51mm NATO GPMG (loader's mount) M60E2-1 7.62×51mm NATO GPMG (coaxial)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 13 hp/t (9.2 kW/t)[source] | K1: 23.4 hp/ton (17.44 kW/t) K1A1: 22.5 hp/ton (16.77 kW/t) K1A2: 22 hp/ton (16.40 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | 5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox[source] | Hyundai Transys/ ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 3000 Automatic, 4 forward, 2 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | Modified Horstmann[source] | Hydropneumatic (wheel 1, 2, 6), torsion bar (wheel 3, 4, 5)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)[source] | 460 mm (18 in) longitudinal slope: 60 % lateral slope: 30 % vertical: 1.1 m trench: 2.74 m fording: 1.2 m (without snorkel) or 2.2 m (with snorkel)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 120 imperial gallons (546 L; 144 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Leyland Motors, Royal Ordnance Factory, Vickers[source] | Hyundai Precision Industry (1985–2000) Hyundai Mobis (2000–2001) Rotem Co., Ltd. (2001–2007) Hyundai Rotem (2007–present)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Chrysler Defense General Dynamics Land Systems Hyundai Precision Industry Agency for Defense Development[source] |
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| Designed | — | K1: 1978–1985 K1A1: 1991–1996[source] |
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| Produced | — | K1: 1987–1997 K1E1: 2013–present K1A1: 1999–2011 K1A2: 2013–2024[source] |
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| Armor | — | K1: Special Armor Package (SAP) K1A1: Korean Special Armor Plate (KSAP)[source] |
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