Today's vehicle:
K-1 / K-1A1 tank
K-1 Tank is Korean first third-generation MBT, and main force of Korean army.
For now, Those are all upgraded to K-1A1, and have a nickname, 'Baby Abrams'
K-1A1 is one of the best tank in third-generation, and much better than N.Korean tanks in every way.
For now, Those are all upgraded to K-1A1, and have a nickname, 'Baby Abrams'
K-1A1 is one of the best tank in third-generation, and much better than N.Korean tanks in every way.
General :
Name: K-1 / K-1A1
Class: Main Battle Tank (MBT)
Designer Country : South Korea , U.S.A
Designer Company : Chrysler , Hyundai-rotem , General Dynamics
Period : Modern
Development Year: 1985
Deployment Year: 1987 (K-1) / 2000 (K-1A1)
Operator Country : South Korea
Operated War : None
Specification :
K-1
Main cannon : KM68A1 105mm Rifling Cannon
Shells : APAM , HESH , APFSDS-T , HEAT-MP , HEAT-FS
Reload : Manual loading
Rounds : 47 rounds for Main cannon
Secondary armament : 12.7mm K-6 HMG
7.62mm M-60D HMG
7.62mm M-60E1 Coaxial HMG
Operational range : 500km
Engine : Water-cooled diesel MTU 871 Ka-501
Power : 1200hp (23.6hp / ton)
Weight : 51.1t
Fire control system : GPS, GPTTS, SFIM
Max speed : 65km/h / 40km/h (cross country)
K-1A1
Main cannon : KM256 120mm Smoothbore Cannon
Shells : APFSDS-T , HEAT-MP
Reload : Manual loading
Rounds : 32 rounds for Main cannon
Secondary armament : 12.7mm K-6 HMG
7.62mm M-60D HMG
7.62mm M-60E1 Coaxial HMG
Operational range : 500km
Engine : Water-cooled diesel MTU 871 Ka-501
Power : 1200hp (22.0hp / ton)
Weight : 54.1t
Fire control system : KGPS, SFIM
Max speed : 65km/h / 40km/h (cross country)
Name: K-1 / K-1A1
Class: Main Battle Tank (MBT)
Designer Country : South Korea , U.S.A
Designer Company : Chrysler , Hyundai-rotem , General Dynamics
Period : Modern
Development Year: 1985
Deployment Year: 1987 (K-1) / 2000 (K-1A1)
Operator Country : South Korea
Operated War : None
Specification :
K-1
Main cannon : KM68A1 105mm Rifling Cannon
Shells : APAM , HESH , APFSDS-T , HEAT-MP , HEAT-FS
Reload : Manual loading
Rounds : 47 rounds for Main cannon
Secondary armament : 12.7mm K-6 HMG
7.62mm M-60D HMG
7.62mm M-60E1 Coaxial HMG
Operational range : 500km
Engine : Water-cooled diesel MTU 871 Ka-501
Power : 1200hp (23.6hp / ton)
Weight : 51.1t
Fire control system : GPS, GPTTS, SFIM
Max speed : 65km/h / 40km/h (cross country)
K-1A1
Main cannon : KM256 120mm Smoothbore Cannon
Shells : APFSDS-T , HEAT-MP
Reload : Manual loading
Rounds : 32 rounds for Main cannon
Secondary armament : 12.7mm K-6 HMG
7.62mm M-60D HMG
7.62mm M-60E1 Coaxial HMG
Operational range : 500km
Engine : Water-cooled diesel MTU 871 Ka-501
Power : 1200hp (22.0hp / ton)
Weight : 54.1t
Fire control system : KGPS, SFIM
Max speed : 65km/h / 40km/h (cross country)
Explanation :
K-1 Main Battle Tank is Korean first third-generation Tank that USA helped design.
During 1980s, Hearing that N.Korea has huge amount of Soviet T-62, S.Korean government asked USA for Production License of M-60 Patton MBT.
But USA rejected it, S.Korean government tried to get a W.German Leoopard1.
When the pact is almost done, USA bring out the new plan of third generation tank.
By this program (ROKIT) , USA and S.Korea started the designing of XM-1, the prototype of K-1, and finished it at 1986.
But the original K-1 is not a full-third-generation tank, and rifling cannon was not effective for shooting APFSDS, that the most effective for destroy tanks, so S.Korea government started Improvement and development of K-1A1.
For K-1A1, 105mm Rifling Cannon had been replaced with 120mm Smoothebore Cannon, and Fire control system is upgraded to KGPS.
By this improvement, the K-1A1 finally got the title of 'Perfect third-generation tank.'
In 2012, by 'K-1A1 PIP', K-1A1 is upgraded to K-1A2. In K-1A2, FOF system, buoyancy tube, air conditioning system and soft-kill defence system are upgraded or added.
K-1 Main Battle Tank is Korean first third-generation Tank that USA helped design.
During 1980s, Hearing that N.Korea has huge amount of Soviet T-62, S.Korean government asked USA for Production License of M-60 Patton MBT.
But USA rejected it, S.Korean government tried to get a W.German Leoopard1.
When the pact is almost done, USA bring out the new plan of third generation tank.
By this program (ROKIT) , USA and S.Korea started the designing of XM-1, the prototype of K-1, and finished it at 1986.
But the original K-1 is not a full-third-generation tank, and rifling cannon was not effective for shooting APFSDS, that the most effective for destroy tanks, so S.Korea government started Improvement and development of K-1A1.
For K-1A1, 105mm Rifling Cannon had been replaced with 120mm Smoothebore Cannon, and Fire control system is upgraded to KGPS.
By this improvement, the K-1A1 finally got the title of 'Perfect third-generation tank.'
In 2012, by 'K-1A1 PIP', K-1A1 is upgraded to K-1A2. In K-1A2, FOF system, buoyancy tube, air conditioning system and soft-kill defence system are upgraded or added.
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