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K2 Black Pantherlarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 63 (tank)
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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | Type 63 (tank) |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Amphibious light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1963–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]
Highest
Single sourceLowest
Single sourceHighest: 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) Lowest: 2 meters (6 ft 7 in)[source]
without the AA HMG
Single sourcewith the AA HMG
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; 64+ km/h (road) 30+ km/h (cross country) water
Single source64+ km/h (road) 30+ km/h (cross country) 12 km/h (water)[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]
12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single source12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel 402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
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] | Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 1960 - 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Norinco Factory 615 Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant (陕西渭阳柴油机厂) and Factory 256 Southwest Vehicles Factory (西南车辆制造厂)[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1963 - ? (ended)[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 1,550[source] |
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| Armor | MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA add-on armor[source] | Welded rolled steel 11 mm hull front 14 mm hull upper side 10 mm hull rear 10 mm hull bottom 10 mm hull top[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] | 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 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] | 7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds) 12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds) 7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 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] | Manual, planetary[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] | 545 litres[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Combat History[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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3.122 m (with the AA HMG) 2.522 m (without the AA HMG)[source]