K2 Black Panther
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main battle tank of the republic of korea armed forces
Key facts
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Place of origin
- South Korea
- In service
- 2014–present
- Used by
- See Operators
- Designer
- Agency for Defense Development , Hyundai Rotem , Poongsan Corporation , Hanwha Systems , Samyang Comtech , Hyundai WIA , Doosan Mottrol
- Designed
- 1995–2008
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Rotem
- Unit cost
- ₩ 7.8 billion (production batch 1) , US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)
- Produced
- 2008–present
- Number span 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
- Mass
- Curb weight : 55 metric tons (54 long tons; 61 short tons) , Combat weight: 56 metric tons (55 long tons; 62 short tons)
- Length
- Overall: 10.8 meters (35 ft 5 in) , Chassis : 7.5 meters (24 ft 7 in)
- Width
- 3.6 meters (11 ft 10 in)
- Height
- Highest: 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) , Lowest: 2 meters (6 ft 7 in)
- Crew
- 3 (commander, gunner and driver)
- Armor
- MIL-12560H armor steel and silicon carbide non-oxide ceramic plate along with ERA and NERA modular add-on armor
- Main armament
- Hyundai WIA CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds, 16 available in the bustle autoloader )
- 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- main battle tank
- Operator
- Polish Land Forces
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Developer
- Agency for Defense Development
- Mass
- 56
- Manufacturer
- Hyundai Rotem
- Designed by
- Agency for Defense Development
- Official website
- www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/ko/business/defense/details.do?productNm=K2%20%EC%A0%84%EC%B0%A8
- Image
- U.S., ROK forces forge interoperability with combined arms exercise - 8 of 8.jpg
- Height
- 2.4
- Width
- 3.6
- Length
- 10.8
- Speed
- 70
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- Commons gallery
- K2 Black Panther
- service entry
- 2014-00-00
- total produced
- 260
- different from
- K2
- Commons category
- K2 Black Panther
- native label
- K2 흑표
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Encyclopedic overview
K2 Black Panther (Korean: K-2 흑표; Hanja: K-2 黑豹; RR: K-2 Heukpyo) is a South Korean fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT), designed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. The tank's design began in the 1990s to meet the strategic requirements of the Republic of Korea Army's reform for three-dimensional, high-speed maneuver warfare based on use of network-centric warfare.
Over its predecessor, the K1, the K2 features improved protection, mobility, firepower, increased indigenous production, and crew operability. The focus of the design places emphasis on lower weight, higher mobility and increased modularity. The K2 Black Panther also acquired several modern features such as extensive integration of Vetronics, advanced sensors, space optimization, and increased automation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “K2 Black Panther” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.