K1A1
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The K1A1 is a South Korean main battle tank, an upgraded variant of the K1 featuring enhanced firepower, armor, and a 120 mm smoothbore main gun.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K1A1 (modernized configurations) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ |
| armorType | composite armor ⓘ |
| caliber | 120 mm ⓘ |
| chassisBasedOn | K1 ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 53 tonnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedFor | Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | North Korean armored forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | South Korean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 1200 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| gunType | smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
NBC protection system
ⓘ
enhanced armor compared to K1 ⓘ improved fire control system ⓘ laser rangefinder ⓘ smoke grenade launchers ⓘ thermal imaging sights ⓘ |
| hasFireControlSystem | digital fire control system ⓘ |
| hasRole | main battle tank ⓘ |
| hasUpgradeOver | K1 105 mm gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.3 m ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | K1 ⓘ |
| lengthWithGunForward | approximately 9.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 65 km/h on road ⓘ |
| operator | Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 120 mm smoothbore gun ⓘ |
| replacedArmamentOf | K1 ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
12.7 mm K6 heavy machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1990s ⓘ |
| successor | K1A2 ⓘ |
| suspension | hydropneumatic suspension ⓘ |
| transmission | automatic transmission ⓘ |
| usedBy | Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | training exercises on Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.6 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
K1A1 (modernized configurations)