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Configuration
| Specification | Cheonma-2 | Type 15 tank |
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| Length | — | 9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source] |
| Width | — | 3.3公尺[source] |
| Height | — | 2.5公尺[source] |
| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | China[source] |
Crew
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
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| In service | 2020–present[source] | — |
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| Used by | Korean People's Army Ground Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| No. built | Allegedly 14, with mass production believed to be planned[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Variants | see variants below[source] | — |
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| Armor | composite armour , explosive reactive armour , Afghanit-type/GL6-type active protection system[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1x 125mm main gun derived from Russian 2A46[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1x AGS-30 automatic grenade launcher 1x coaxial 7.62mm machine gun 2x Bulsae-3 anti-tank missiles[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Engine | diesel 1 200 h.p.[source] | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Designer | — | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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