K2 Black Panther (Republic of Korea)

The K2 Black Panther (Hangul: K2 '흑표'; Hanja: K2 '黒豹') is a fourth generation South Korean main battle tank that will replace most of the various models of M48 Patton tanks and complement the K1 series of main battle tanks now fielded by the Republic of Korea. The mass production started in 2013 and the first K2 joined the armed forces in June 2014. A K2 costs over US$ 8.8 million per unit.

 

Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Republic of Korea
Service history
In service	2014–present
Production history
Manufacturer	Hyundai Rotem
Unit cost	₩7.8 billion (production batch 1) US$ 8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)
Produced	2013–present
Specifications
Weight	55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons)
Length	Overall: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) Chassis : 7.5 metres (24 ft 7 in)
Width	3.6 metres (11 ft 10 in)
Height	2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in)
Crew	3 (commander, gunner, driver)
Armor	Classified type of composite armour with ERA and NERA modular add-on armour in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems
Main armament	120 mm (4.72 in) 55 calibersmoothbore gun (40 rounds)
Secondary armament	1× 12.7 mm (.50 caliber) K6 heavy machine gun (3,200 rounds) 1× 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) coaxial machine gun (12,000 rounds)
Engine	4-cycle, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)
Power/weight	27.2 hp/tonne
Suspension	In-arm Suspension Unit
Operational range	450 kilometres (280 mi)
Speed	Paved road: 70 km/h (43 mph) Cross country: 50 km/h (31 mph) Acceleration from 0–32 km/h (0–20 mph) in 7 seconds

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