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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | M41 Walker Bulldog |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1953–1969 (US Armed Forces) 1961–present (foreign users)[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
M41 Walker Bulldoglarger figure on 0 of 2
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Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Hull
Single source5.81 m (19 ft 1 in) (hull)[source]
Maximum; Cross country Acceleration from
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 source72.4 km/h (45.0 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]
Continental AOS-895-3 six-cylinder air-cooled gasoline
Single sourceContinental AOS-895-3 six-cylinder air-cooled gasoline 500 bhp (370 kW)[source]
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| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 1944[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Cadillac[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | USD $162,000 (secondhand, FY1988) (equivalent to $369,596 in 2024)[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1951 –1954[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] | 5,467[source] |
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| Armor | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] | Welded steel 25.4 mm (1.00 in) turret front 25 mm (0.98 in) turret sides and rear 12.7 mm (0.50 in) turret top 31.7 mm (1.25 in) at 30° hull upper glacis plate 25.4 mm (1.00 in) at 45° hull lower glacis plate 19 mm (0.75 in) hull rear 9.25 mm (0.364 in) hull floor[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] | 76 mm M32A1 rifled cannon (65 rounds)[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] | .30 caliber M1919A4 coaxial machine gun (5,000 rounds) .50 caliber Browning M2 roof-mounted machine gun (2,175 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 21.2 hp (15.8 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] | 530 L (140 US gal)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Bay of Pigs Invasion Guatemalan Civil War 1964 Brazilian coup d'état Vietnam War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Sino-Vietnamese War Somali Civil War 2006 Thai coup d'état 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.45 m (1.5 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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