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The Black Panther is powered by a twelve-cylinder 1500 hp diesel, which allows it to travel at speeds of up to 70 km/h. Secondary armament includes machine guns caliber 12.7 and 7.62 mm. It can also use KSTAM (Korean Smart Top-Attack Munition) anti-tank missiles with 'shoot and forget' technology.

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Its main weapon is a 120mm Rheinmetall L55 cannon with a smooth bore barrel, which is manufactured under license in South Korea. The Russian army itself has major problems with its supply, and it is logical that overall purchases from Russia are not (and probably never will be) on the agenda.īut back to the K2 tank. There is also no point in talking about equipment from Russia and the T-90 or T-14 Armata tank. We cannot buy the Merkava either, the Abrams is past its prime and it is unlikely that the Czech Army would create the demand for the Challenger tanks from Britain, the Leclerc from France or the Ariette from Italy. According to the available information, there is an absolute shortage of Leopard 2, so it cannot be purchased. This is not little, but a significant price reduction can be expected with a larger volume of demand within Europe. One K2 tank costs over 8.8 million US dollars, which is about 218 million Czech crowns at the current unfavourable exchange rate. There are only a few dozen pieces so far, but there is talk of Poland’s interest, where the K2 tank is said to be the main favourite in the Polish tender for 800 new tanks.

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Picture: K2 Black Panther serial tanks of the South Korean Army | ROKAF / CC BY-SA 2.0 We wrote: Defence Committee discusses the state budget and the situation in Ukraine The performances of both tanks are at least comparable to the competition and the crew of the K2 tank also has the same arrangement to which the ACR is accustomed, i.e. With its weight, the K2 tank is closest to the current ACR armament, i.e. The above-mentioned rival tanks weigh in the range of 64-75 tons. Weight is not a negligible criterion if we focus on the load bearing capacity of bridges, etc. As has already been mentioned, the production of the K2 tank was started in 2013.

Compared to the above-mentioned tanks, the South Korean K2 is significantly lighter (it weighs about 55 tons) and is significantly more modern. The Israeli Merkava tank in the latest version of the Mk3 has been manufactured since 1983, or rather since 1989 considering the development and termination of the Mk2 model. The Abrams M1 tank has been in production since 1979, and the Leopard 2 as well. It is just not some extension of obsolete technology. Looking beyond the place of origin of the K2 Black Panther tank (The Republic of Korea), we see a modern, sophisticated tank that has only been in production for a couple of years. Pictured T-72 M4 CZ, main battle tank of the ACR | Picture: The Czech Armed Forces need new tanks. Licensed production, 40% share of state-owned enterprises is now a common requirement in tenders. However, times have advanced and foreign weapons with the involvement of the domestic defence industry do make sense today. This piece of wisdom remains relevant even nowadays, and from the point of view of military purchases and tenders, the year 2025 is really round the corner. would rather lose a battle with his own army than win it with somebody else's, because he knows that a victory won by somebody else's weapons is not a real victory,' said Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian politician and writer 500 years ago. Is this fiction? So far, yes, but maybe not for long if the army cuts continue. The fire control system still works in that one, so let's show it off at least at the beginning of the museum season. The T-72M4CZ version and its last functional piece were transported to Lešany. The reservists do not have anything to practice on. The year is 2025 and soldiers from the 73rd Tank Battalion from Přáslavice dust off T-72M1 tanks, trying to keep them running for a little longer.

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