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K1 tanklarger figure on 1 of 2
Type 59 tanklarger figure on 1 of 2
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K1A1 gun forward
Single sourceK1 gun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | K1 tank | Type 59 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | China[source] |
| In service | K1: 1987–present K1E1: 2014–present K1A1: 2001–2024 K1A2: 2013–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Designer | Chrysler Defense General Dynamics Land Systems Hyundai Precision Industry Agency for Defense Development |
K1: 9.67 m (gun forward) K1A1: 9.71 m (gun forward)[source]
Hull
Single source6.04 metres (19.8 ft) (hull)[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]
Model 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel
Single sourceModel 12150L V-12 liquid-cooled diesel 520 hp (390 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | K1: 1978–1985 K1A1: 1991–1996[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Precision Industry (1985–2000) Hyundai Mobis (2000–2001) Rotem Co., Ltd. (2001–2007) Hyundai Rotem (2007–present)[source] | First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory , Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | K1: ₩ 2.3 billion (1994) K1A1: ₩4.4 billion (2001) K1A2: ₩6.0 billion[source] | — |
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| Produced | K1: 1987–1997 K1E1: 2013–present K1A1: 1999–2011 K1A2: 2013–2024[source] | 1958–1985[source] |
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| No. built | K1/E1: 1,027 K1A1/A2: 484[source] | 9,500[source] |
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| Armor | K1: Special Armor Package (SAP) K1A1: Korean Special Armor Plate (KSAP)[source] | 20–203 mm[source] |
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| 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] | 100 mm rifled gun[source] |
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| 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 x Type 59T 7.62 mm machine gun, Type 54 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun[source] |
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| 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] | 14.44 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | Hyundai Transys/ ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 3000 Automatic, 4 forward, 2 reverse[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic (wheel 1, 2, 6), torsion bar (wheel 3, 4, 5)[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| 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] | — |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War First Congo War Kosovo War Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999) Sudanese civil war (2023–present)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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