K1 tank vs M3 Stuart: Specs Compared

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ATanks

K1 tank

Main battle tank

Credit

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

M3 Stuart — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

M3 Stuart

Light tank

Credit

Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

K1 tankK1A1 gun forward

9.71 m

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M3 Stuartwith sand shields and rear stowage box

4.84 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 71 rows sourced on both sides

9.71mK1A1 gun forward

4.84mwith sand shields and rear stowage box

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.71 m

K1A1 gun forward

Single source

9.67 m

K1 gun forward

Single source

Configuration

Details

K1 tank and M3 Stuart configuration
Specification	K1 tank	M3 Stuart
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	South Korea^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	K1: 1987–present K1E1: 2014–present K1A1: 2001–2024 K1A2: 2013–present^[source]	1941 ( 1941 ) –present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	—
Designer	Chrysler Defense General Dynamics Land Systems Hyundai Precision Industry Agency for Defense Development

Designed	K1: 1978–1985 K1A1: 1991–1996^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Hyundai Precision Industry (1985–2000) Hyundai Mobis (2000–2001) Rotem Co., Ltd. (2001–2007) Hyundai Rotem (2007–present)^[source]	American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris^[source]

Unit cost	K1: ₩ 2.3 billion (1994) K1A1: ₩4.4 billion (2001) K1A2: ₩6.0 billion^[source]	$32,915 (M3A1), $27,057 (M5)^[source]

Produced	K1: 1987–1997 K1E1: 2013–present K1A1: 1999–2011 K1A2: 2013–2024^[source]	1941 ( 1941 ) –1944 ( 1944 )^[source]

No. built	K1/E1: 1,027 K1A1/A2: 484^[source]	22,744 M3 and M5^[source]

Armor	K1: Special Armor Package (SAP) K1A1: Korean Special Armor Plate (KSAP)^[source]	0.375 to 2.0 in (9.5 to 50.8 mm)^[source]

Main armament	K1, K1E1: KM68A1 105 mm (47 rounds) K1A1, K1A2: KM256 120 mm (32 rounds), or Hyundai WIA CN03 120 mm (32 rounds)^[source]	37 mm Gun M6 in Mount M44 147 rounds^[source]

Secondary armament	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]	3 × .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns 6,750 rounds^[source]

Power/weight	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]	13.14 horsepower per short ton (14.48 hp/t)^[source]

Transmission	Hyundai Transys/ ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 3000 Automatic, 4 forward, 2 reverse^[source]	Hydramatic 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse^[source]

Suspension	Hydropneumatic (wheel 1, 2, 6), torsion bar (wheel 3, 4, 5)^[source]	Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)^[source]

Ground clearance	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]	—

Wars	—	World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Darul Islam rebellion First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 South Maluku rebellion Korean War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War PRRI rebellion Permesta rebellion 1959 Cuban Revolution Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Nicaraguan Revolution 30 September Movement Football War Salvadoran Civil War^[source]