K1 main battle tank
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The K1 main battle tank is a South Korean–designed and produced main battle tank that forms the backbone of the Republic of Korea’s armored forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K1 main battle tank canonical | 2 |
| K1A1 main battle tank | 2 |
| K1A2 main battle tank | 1 |
| K1E1 main battle tank | 1 |
| K1E2 main battle tank | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ |
| armorType | composite armor ⓘ |
| combatWeightClass | 50-ton class ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedFor | Korean Peninsula terrain ⓘ |
| designer |
General Dynamics
ⓘ
surface form:
General Dynamics Land Systems
Hyundai Precision & Industries ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| engineModel |
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine
ⓘ
surface form:
MTU MB-871 Ka-501
|
| enginePower | 1200 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredMassProduction | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| fireControlSystem | computerized fire-control system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
NBC protection system
ⓘ
automatic fire suppression system ⓘ laser rangefinder ⓘ thermal imaging sights ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
K1 ARV
ⓘ
K1 ARV recovery vehicle ⓘ K1 AVLB ⓘ K1 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
K1A1 main battle tank
K1 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
K1A2 main battle tank
K1 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
K1E1 main battle tank
K1 main battle tank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
K1E2 main battle tank
|
| height | about 2.25 m ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
M1 Abrams tanks
ⓘ
surface form:
M1 Abrams main battle tank
|
| introducedBy | Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense ⓘ |
| length | about 9.67 m with gun forward ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 105 mm KM68A1 rifled gun ⓘ |
| mainGunCaliber | 105 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem ⓘ |
| mass | about 51 tonnes ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed | about 65 km/h ⓘ |
| operationalRange | about 500 km ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
armored warfare
ⓘ
frontline main battle tank ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
12.7 mm K6 heavy machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1987 ⓘ |
| suspension | hydropneumatic suspension ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of Korea Army
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Marine Corps ⓘ |
| width | about 3.6 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
K1A1 main battle tank
this entity surface form:
K1A1 main battle tank
this entity surface form:
K1A2 main battle tank
this entity surface form:
K1E1 main battle tank
this entity surface form:
K1E2 main battle tank