Thursday, November 20, 2008

K1

IOC: 1988

Origin
South Korea

Contractor/s
Hyundai Heavy Industries

Family Members
K1A1

Power plant:
MB 871 Ka-501

Description: The K1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) was developed to meet the requirements of the South Korean Army. Its design is based on the US Army M1 Abrams and features a 105mm main gun coupled with a coaxial 7.62mm and a commander's 12.7mm machine guns. Low-profile, compact, armor protection, and high mobility make the K1 a very survivable battle tank.

More than 1,000 K1 main battle have been produced to date for the South Korean Army.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.2 m, Length 9.7 m, Width 3.6 m

Weights: Max Weight 51,100 kg (112,654 lb)

Performance: Cross Country Speed 11 mps (22 kt), Max Range 500 km (270 nm), Top Speed 18 mps (35 kt)

Power: Power 1,200 shp

Operators

South Korea

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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