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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | T-90 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | From 1992 (T-90) From 2004 (T-90A) From 2019 (T-90M)[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 sourceLength
Single source9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) 6.86 m (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-90
Single sourceT-90A
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; T-90A and T-90MS
Single source60 km/h (37 mph) (T-90A and T-90MS)[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]
for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S)
Single sourcefor V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)
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] | Kartsev-Venediktov[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[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] | USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source) T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1992–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] | ≈4,000 (2023, see Operators ) 1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries[source] |
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| Armor | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] | Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS : 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm HEAT : 650–850 mm + 500–700 mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550 mm[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] | 2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90) 2A46M-2 125 mm smoothbore gun with 42 rounds (T-90A) 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90M)[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] | 12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun , 7.62mm PKMT[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 18.2 hp/tonne (13.3 kW/tonne) (T-90) 21.5hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) (T-90A)[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] | — |
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| Wars | — | War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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T-90SM
Single source46 tonnes (45 long tons ; 51 short tons ) (T-90) 46.5 tonnes (45.8 long tons ; 51.3 short tons ) (T-90A) 48 tonnes (47 long tons ; 53 short tons ) (T-90SM)[source]
V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine
Single sourceV-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F 840 hp (617 kW) for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine 1000 hp (736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S) 1130 hp (831 kW) for V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)[source]