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K2 BLACK PANTHER (TROPHY APS)
(This picture is not the exact K2NO but it was a picture showing the tank very nicely)
ARMAMENT
- 1x Hyundai CN08 120mm
- Effective firing range: Up to 8000m with autonomous sensor-controlled Korean Smart Top-Attack Munition (KSTAM)
- Ammunition: 40 rounds
- Autoloader
- 10 rounds per minute
- 1rst stowage 16 rounds
- 2nd stowage 24 rounds
- 1x 7.62mm coaxial machinegun
- 1x Kongsberg Protector RWS 12.7x99mm remote controlled
TECHNICAL DATA
- Length: 10.7 m
- Width: 3.6 m
- Height: 2.4 m
- Crew: 3
- Vehicle commander
- Driver
- Gunner
- Weight: Norwegian version 61.5t (original unmodified 56 ton)
- Armour
- Composite armor protection
- ERA Explosive Reactive Armor blocks around the turret
PERFORMANCE
- Max speeds
- 68 km/h on road
- 50 km/h in terrain
- Slope forward: 60 degrees
- Side slope: 30 degrees
- Ditch crossing: 3m
- Vertical obstacle: 1.1m
- Water depth: Up to 4.1m
ADDITIONAL
An advanced fire-control system
Active protection system
NBC protection system
Day/Night vision
Thermal vision
Automatic fire suppression system
Snorkel
Hydraulic suspension
NORWEGIAN MODIFICATIONS (that i know of so far)
- Trophy APS with radar antennas mounted on each side at the front of the turret
- Kongsberg Protector RWS 12.7mm remote controlled
- Composite armor protection
- ERA Explosive Reactive Armor blocks around the turret
- Better Heater
A LITTLE HSITORY
The K2 is a top-modern main battle tank designed, developed and manufactured in South-Korea by the company Hundai Rotem. This new tank would replace the M48 pattons wich has servd the South korean army for many years.
The Norwegian version of the K2NO, with a couple modifications and changes, arrived in Norway to participate in the trials, alongside the Leopard 2A7NO.
The latest aquired and upgraded Leopard 2A4NO’s are aging, and newer and more modern tanks have long been needed. ecpecially after we donated 8x of our Leopard 2A4NO’s along with other vehicles and equipment to Ukraine, to assist them in the Russian-Ukraine war.
two tanks have been undergoing trials in Norway for quite a while now, the K2NO Black panther and the Leopard 2A7NO. In February 2023 it was announced that Norway, despite an extremely large amount of disagreements and arguments would buy 54 new Leopard 2A7NO tanks with an option for 18 more tanks. The expected delivery time for these is in 2026. and the K2NO therefor seems to have lost the competetion. most likely because of the Leopards good reliability and the good access to parts. if they decide to bout a couple K2NO’s, we dont know yet, but i dont think it is unlikely that the one K2NO might?
M/1 and M/2 differ in the way that M/1 is equipped with the TROPHY APS and M/2 is equipped with the KAPS APS.
VIDEOS
PICTURES
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SOURCES
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K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank MBT data video fact sheet
Norges nye stridsvogn: Dette må du vite om Leopard 2A7 - Teknologi
Norsk Militærhistorisk Forening | Facebook
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/02/04/leopard-panther-winter-trial-norway/
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