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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 0 of 1
T-72larger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | T-72 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1969–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]
Gun forward
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Single source9.73 m (31 ft 11 in) gun forward 6.67 to 6.86 m (21 ft 11 in to 22 ft 6 in) hull[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]
T-72A
Single sourceT-72B
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 sourceMaximum; reverse
Single source60 km/h (37 mph) 4 km/h (2.5 mph) (reverse)
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]
V12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) V-46-4/V-46-6
Single sourceV-84-1
Single sourceBars 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] | Leonid Kartsev-Valeri Venediktov[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 1967–1972[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | US$0.5–1.2 million in 1994–1996, US$1–2 million (30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles) in 2009, US$0.5 million in 2011[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1973-present[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] | approx. 25,000[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] | 125 mm 2A26M2/2A46/ 2A46M /2A46M-5 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 coax. machine gun 12.7 mm NSVT[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 19.0 hp/tonne (T-72 Ural), 18.8 hp/tonne (T-72 A/B)[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] | Synchromesh , hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears[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] | 1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)[source] |
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| Wars | — | List Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War 1991 Iraqi uprisings Georgian Civil War Civil war in Tajikistan Sierra Leone Civil War Yugoslav Wars Algerian Civil War Rwandan Civil War First Chechen War Kargil War Second Chechen War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Libyan Civil War Boko Haram insurgency 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Tigray War Russo-Ukraine War 2023 Sudan conflict[source] |
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| Armour | — | Steel and composite armour with ERA[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.49 m (19 in)[source] |
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T-72 Ural
Single source41.0 tonnes (45.2 short tons ) (T-72 Ural) 41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons ) (T-72A) 44.5 tonnes (49.1 short tons ) (T-72B)[source]
V-92S2F
Single sourceV12 diesel V-46-4 (T-72 Ural), V-46-6 (T-72A), V-84-1 (T-72B), V-92S2F (T-72B3 & T-72B3M) 780 hp (580 kW) (V-46-4/V-46-6) 840 hp (630 kW) (V-84-1) 1,130 hp (840 kW) (V-92S2F)[source]