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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 0 of 1
Stridsvagn 122
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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | Stridsvagn 122 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Sweden and Germany[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1997–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Swedish Army Ukrainian Ground Forces |
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Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Gun forward
Single source9.97 m (32 ft 9 in) (gun forward)[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 source68 km/h (42 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
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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 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceMTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann : 29 chassis Land Systems Hägglunds AB : 91 chassis[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | US$ 5.74 million (FY 1994) (~$11.9 million FY 2023)[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1994–2002[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] | 120[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 x 12 cm kan strv 122 ( 120 mm Rheinmetall L44 smoothbore tank gun ) 42 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] | 2 x 7.62×51mm NATO Ksp m/94 machine gun 4,750 rounds 4 x 2 GALIX smoke grenade launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 24.19 PS/t (17.79 kW/t)[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] | Renk HSWL 354[source] |
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| Suspension | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] | Torsion-bar suspension[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] | 1,200 liters (317 US gallons ; 264 imp. gal)[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Variants | — | Strv 122A (110 chassis) Strv 122B (10 chassis)[source] |
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| Armour | — | 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component.[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 540 mm[source] |
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