K2 Black Panther

K2 Black Panther
K2 Black Panther
	K2 Black Panthers of the 11th Maneuver Division of the Republic of Korea Army in tank field training
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	South Korea
Service history
In service	2014–present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development ; Doosan Mottrol ; Hyundai Rotem ; Poongsan Corporation ; Samsung Thales ; Samyang Comtech ; WIA
Designed	1995–2008
Manufacturer	Hyundai Rotem
Unit cost	₩7.8 billion (production batch 1); US$8.5 million (constant 2009 USD)
Produced	2008–present
No. built	Lot 1: 100 ; Lot 2: 106; Lot 3: 54; Lot 4: 150 (planned); Total: 410
Specifications
Mass	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	POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel and Samyang Comtech silicon carbide non oxide ceramic plate along with ERA and NERA modular add-on armor in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill active protection systems
Main; armament	Hyundai WIA CN08 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds)
Secondary; armament	1× 12.7×99mm (.50 BMG) K6 heavy machine gun (3,200 rounds) ; 1× 7.62×51mm NATO coaxial machine gun (12,000 rounds)
Engine	Lot 1: 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); Lot 2, 3: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4-long stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2,550 kg ; 1,500 hp (1,110 kW);
Power/weight	27.3 hp/t (20.35 kW/t)
Transmission	Lot 1, 2: RENK HSWL 295 TM (5 forward, 5 reverse gears), dry weight: 2,450 kg; Lot 3: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears, in development), dry weight: 2,500 kg;
Suspension	Semi-active in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with dynamic track tension system (DTTS)
Fuel capacity	1,296 liters (342 U.S. gal)
Operational; range	450 km (280 mi)
Maximum 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 7.47 seconds (MT883 Ka-501) or 8.77 seconds (DV27K)

K2 Black Panther (Korean: K-2 흑표; Hanja: K-2 黑豹; RR: K-2 Heukpyo) is a South Korean main battle tank, 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^[9] based on use of network-centric warfare.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Mass production began in 2013, and the first K2s were deployed with the South Korean armed forces in July 2014.^[13]

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[1] "방사청 "흑표전차 원가 대당 78.1억원"". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[DAPA_1-2] "케이(K)2전차 2차 양산 전력화 완료". Defense Acquisition Program Administration. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[Hyundai_20201222-3] "현대로템, '흑표' K2전차 3차 양산 사업 수주". Hyundai Motor Group. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[MBC_2023-05-26-4] Ji Sung-rim (26 May 2023). "K2 전차 5년간 2조원대 양산...항공통제기 추가 구매". MBC. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[Hyundai_Rotem_K2-5] "K2 Main Battle Tank". Hyundai Rotem. 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[STX-MTU_MT883Ka-501-6] "Military Diesel Engine". STX Engine. 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[DV27K-7] "2019 Korea Defense Products Guide" (PDF). Korea Defense Industry Trade Support Center. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022. p. 87

[EST15K-8] "Powerpacks & Drive Systems" (PDF). SNT Dynamics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022. p. 14

[KBS_1997-10-01-9] "입체 고속 기동전". KBS. 1 October 1996. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[JAKO200820549300606-10] Kim Seok and Son Seung-hyun (31 December 2008). "A Concept Study on Efficiently Improving Performance for Korean MBT" (PDF). Defence Agency for Technology and Quality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[K2_Developers_Interview_Part_1-11] Defense Media Agency (10 March 2016). "[첨단국가의 초석, 방위산업] 세계수준의 명품, K2 흑표전차 ①". 국방TV. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[K2_Developers_Interview_Part_2-12] Defense Media Agency (5 April 2016). "[첨단국가의 초석, 방위산업] 세계수준의 명품, K2 흑표전차 ②". 국방TV. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[YTN_2014-09-27-13] Kim Moon-kyung (27 September 2014). "K2전차 실전배치후 첫 공개...'백발백중'". YTN. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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