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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-62 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Medium tank (Warsaw Pact designation) Main battle tank (NATO designation)[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1961–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]
Hull
Single sourcewith barrel in forward position
Single source9.34 m (30 ft 8 in) with barrel in forward position 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) hull only[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; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source450 km (280 mi)[source]
Operational; cross-country (
Single sourceOperational; on road (
Single sourceOperational; with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks
Single sourceOperational; with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks
Single source450 km (280 mi) on road (650 km (400 mi) with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks) 320 km (200 mi) cross-country (450 km (280 mi) with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks)[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]
T-62; V-55 engine, Mobility prose
Single source581 hp (433 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]T-62; V-55 engine, Mobility prose
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source] | OKB-520 design bureau[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Uralvagonzavod[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | US$ 300,000 (export price to Egypt , 1972)[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1961–1975 ( USSR ) ~1980s ( North Korea )[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] | More than 22,700[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] | 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) smoothbore 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] | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2500 rounds) 12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 antiaircraft heavy machine gun (optional until T-62 Obr.1972)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 14.5 hp/tonne (10.8 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] | 960 L 1360 L with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks[source] |
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| Wars | — | See combat history[source] |
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| Armour | — | Cast turret 214 (242 after 1972) mm turret front 153 mm turret sides 97 mm turret rear 40 mm turret roof Hull 102 mm at 60° hull front 79 mm hull upper sides 15 mm hull lower sides 46 mm at 0° hull rear 20 mm hull bottom 31 mm hull roof[source] |
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| Engine | — | V-55V (based on the Kharkiv model V-2 ) 580 (later 620) hp.[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 425 mm (16.7 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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50 km/h (31 mph) (road) 40 km/h (25 mph) (cross country)[source]