K1 tank vs T-34: 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

BTanks

T-34

Medium tank

Credit

Cezary Piwowarski · 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

Length source ↗

T-34Length

6.68 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

K1 tanklarger figure on 1 of 2

Width+20%

T-34larger figure on 1 of 2

Height+9%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

9.71mK1A1 gun forward

6.68m

Length

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 T-34 configuration
Specification	K1 tank	T-34
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Medium tank^[source]
Place of origin	South Korea^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	K1: 1987–present K1E1: 2014–present K1A1: 2001–2024 K1A2: 2013–present^[source]	1940–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]

Designer	Chrysler Defense General Dynamics Land Systems Hyundai Precision Industry Agency for Defense Development^[source]	KhMDB^[source]

Designed	K1: 1978–1985 K1A1: 1991–1996^[source]	1937–1940^[source]

Manufacturer	Hyundai Precision Industry (1985–2000) Hyundai Mobis (2000–2001) Rotem Co., Ltd. (2001–2007) Hyundai Rotem (2007–present)^[source]	Malyshev Factory^[source] Leningrad Voroshilov Factory^[source] Uralmash^[source] Volgograd Tractor Factory^[source] Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant^[source] Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112^[source] Uralvagonzavod^[source]

Manufacturer

Hyundai Precision Industry (1985–2000) Hyundai Mobis (2000–2001) Rotem Co., Ltd. (2001–2007) Hyundai Rotem (2007–present)^[source]

Malyshev Factory^[source]

Leningrad Voroshilov Factory^[source]

Uralmash^[source]

Volgograd Tractor Factory^[source]

Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant^[source]

Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112^[source]

Uralvagonzavod^[source]

Unit cost	K1: ₩ 2.3 billion (1994) K1A1: ₩4.4 billion (2001) K1A2: ₩6.0 billion^[source]	3,094–9,000 Man hours 130,000–429,000 Rbls^[source]

Produced	K1: 1987–1997 K1E1: 2013–present K1A1: 1999–2011 K1A2: 2013–2024^[source]	1940–1946 (USSR), 1951–1955 (Poland), 1951–1958 (Czechoslovakia)^[source]

No. built	K1/E1: 1,027 K1A1/A2: 484^[source]	84,070 35,120 T-34 48,950 T-34-85^[source]

Armor	K1: Special Armor Package (SAP) K1A1: Korean Special Armor Plate (KSAP)^[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]	76.2 mm (3.00 in) F-34 tank gun^[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]	2 × 7.62 mm (0.3 in) DT machine guns^[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]	18.9 hp (14 kW) / tonne (T-34)^[source]

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

Suspension	Hydropneumatic (wheel 1, 2, 6), torsion bar (wheel 3, 4, 5)^[source]	Christie^[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]	0.4 m (16 in)^[source]

Wars	—	World War II Korean War East German uprising of 1953 Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Vietnam War Suez Crisis Bay of Pigs Invasion North Yemen Civil War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War 1974 Cypriot coup d'état Turkish invasion of Cyprus Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Yemenite War of 1979 Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Yugoslav Wars Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)^[source]

Variants	—	See T-34 variants^[source]

Armour	—	Hull front 45 mm /60° (upper part) 45 mm (1.8")/60° (lower part), Hull side 40 mm /41°(upper part), Hull rear 40 mm, Hull top 20 mm, Hull bottom 15 mm; Turret front 45 mm (round), Turret side 45 mm/30°, Turret rear 45 mm, Turret top 20 mm^[source]