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Measured figures
Gun forward
Single source11.3 metres[source]
Chassis
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger 3 | K2 Black Panther |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | From 2027[source] | 2014–present[source] |
| Used by | British Army[source] | See Operators[source] |
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source60 km/h[source]
Maximum; Cross country Acceleration from
Single sourceMaximum; Paved road
Single sourcePaved 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]
Perkins CV12-9A 26.1 litre V12 diesel 1,200–1,500 brake horsepower (
Single sourcePerkins CV12-9A 26.1 litre V12 diesel 1,200–1,500 brake horsepower (890–1,120 kW)[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.
| Designer | Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | Hyundai Rotem[source] |
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| Produced | 2027–2030[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 148 (Planned)[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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| Armour | "new Modular Armour" consisting of External "EPSOM" and Internal "Farnham" Armour, APS[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 120 mm Rheinmetall L55A1 smoothbore gun[source] | Hyundai WIA CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds, 16 available in the bustle autoloader )[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/t (16.9 kW/t)[source] | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | David Brown Santasalo TN54E epicyclic transmission (six forward, two reverse) with new component improvements.[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 | Horstman third generation Hydrogas[source] | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2008[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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| Secondary armament | — | 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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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] |
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