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Chassis
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| Specification | K2 Black Panther | Zorawar (tank) |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Indian Army (intended)[source] |
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Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)[source]
Highest
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Single sourceHighest: 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) Lowest: 2 meters (6 ft 7 in)[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
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Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source450 km (280 mi)[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]
Cummins VTA903E-T760 diesel engine
Single sourceCummins VTA903E-T760; 760 hp diesel engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Agency for Defense Development Hyundai Rotem Poongsan Corporation Hanwha Systems Samyang Comtech Hyundai WIA Doosan Mottrol[source]
Lt Gen KS Brar Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment Larsen & Toubro[source] |
| Designed | 1995–2008[source] | 2022–2024[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Larsen & Toubro[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] | 2024–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] | 2 prototype[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] | Cockerill 105 mm high-pressure rifled gun in customized Cockerill 3105 Turret[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] | 1 × 7.62 mm anti-air machine gun with BEL RCWS 2 × twin side-mounted Nag Mk2 / UAV launcher 16 × 81mm anti-thermal, anti-laser smoke grenade . C-UAS system[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)[source] | 30-40 hp/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] | Renk HMPT-800[source] |
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| Suspension | Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)[source] | Hydropneumatic[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Armour | — | STANAG 4569 Level 4 standard for frontal protection (upgradable to Level 6 ) STANAG 4569 Level 2 standard for protection on side and other sections (upgradable to Level 5B )[source] |
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70 km/h (43 mph) 35–40 km/h (22–25 mph) cross country[source]