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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | T-34 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Medium tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1940–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single source6.68 m (21 ft 11 in)[source]
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]
Mass
Single sourceT-34-85
Single sourceMaximum; 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 source53 km/h (33 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]
Model V-2-34 38.8 L V12 Diesel engine
Single sourceModel V-2-34 38.8 L V12 Diesel engine 500 hp (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] | KhMDB[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 1937–1940[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[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] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | 3,094–9,000 Man hours 130,000–429,000 Rbls[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1940–1946 (USSR), 1951–1955 (Poland), 1951–1958 (Czechoslovakia)[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] | 84,070 35,120 T-34 48,950 T-34-85[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] | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) F-34 tank gun[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 (0.3 in) DT machine guns[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 18.9 hp (14 kW) / tonne (T-34)[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] | Christie[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| 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] |
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| Variants | — | See T-34 variants[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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26.5 tonnes (29.2 short tons; 26.1 long tons) 32.4 tonnes (35.7 short tons; 31.9 long tons) (T-34-85)[source]