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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 1 of 1
Leopard 1
Measured figures
Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | Leopard 1 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | West Germany[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1965–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol |
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Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Highest
Single sourceLowest
Single sourceHighest: 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) Lowest: 2 meters (6 ft 7 in)[source]
absolute
Single sourceturret roof
Single source2.39/2.7 m (turret roof/absolute)
Combat weight
Single sourceCurb weight
Single sourceCurb weight : 55 metric tons (54 long tons; 61 short tons) Combat weight: 56 metric tons (55 long tons; 62 short tons)[source]
increased on later models from original
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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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[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]
MTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine at 2,200 RPM
Single sourceMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp; 610 kW) at 2,200 RPM[source]
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Porsche[source] |
| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 1956–1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | KraussMaffei OTO Melara[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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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1965–1984[source] |
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| No. built | 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] | 6,565 4,744 main battle tanks 1,741 utility and anti-aircraft vehicles 80 prototypes and pre-series vehicles[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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| Main armament | Hyundai WIA CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds, 16 available in the bustle autoloader )[source] | 1 × 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 A3 L/52 rifled gun (13 rounds in turret 42 rounds in hull)[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] | 2 × 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG ( co-axial and commander's hatch) (5500 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 19.6 PS (19.3 hp; 14.4 kW)/tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | 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 | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Yugoslav Wars Bosnian War Kurdish–Turkish conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Armour | — | Steel: 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) RHAe[source] |
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42.2 tonnes (increased on later models from original 40 tonnes)[source]