South Korean New MOST POWERFUL Tank Shocked The World 

it was first made and designed by rhein, hyundai now is making it under a license

@@christiansunday26 그것도 잘못된 정보 입니다. ADD 와 현대에서 개발한 CN08 모델의 55구경장 전차포 이며, 라인메탈의 주포를 라이선스 받아서 생산하는 주포가 아닙니다. 현대는 라인메탈의 55구경장을 라이선스 받거나 참조해서 개발한 적이 없습니다. That is also incorrect information. This is a 55-caliber tank gun of the CN08 model developed by ADD and Hyundai, and is not a main gun produced under license from Rheinmetall. Hyundai has never licensed or developed reference to Rheinmetall's .55 caliber range.

Oh then both right

The similarity of the K2's CN08 gun barrel to the Rh120 has led some to say or misunderstand that the CN08 was produced under license from Rheinmetall, or that it was developed based on the 55 caliber Rh120 glide gun, but the developers of the K-2 tank never mentioned that the CN08 gun was based on Rheinmetall's Rh120, and the gun's weight and heat-resistant coating were completely different.

Poland has these tanks and licence.

@@tomy3d This is probably the best tank made today. The features are KILLER !!!

1000…

@@slashfan6747 roughly. And now Poland is getting 18HIMARS.

Climate crisis which will doom millions if not billions of people could be solved with 1 years money of global defence spending.

1000 pcs

@@bessarion1771 500 in the line

2024 Kia sorrento

Hyundai Sonata

😂😂😂

TanK-Pop 😅

@@eliceuss korea is not k pop, k pop is just "part" of korean musics

Assuming they ever make new tanks… seems like all the budget is going towards updating older M1s, and with how well tanks are currently working for Russia we may never see a truly ‘next gen’ tank… this korean one may be the last of its kind!

there’s no better tank then the ABRAMS TANK

@@Davidgarcia-wy1fdSo long as you have a gas station every 100 miles to fill it up.

We shall see

Poland has these tanks and Abrams as well :)

Tanks are going the way of the battleship, aircraft carriers,....China's rail gun can be fired with a 20 megawatt energy source so tanks become obsolete.

The South Koreans want to give China pause too though.

China should cut her losses.

that's right. China's military tech is exaggerated. Korea's Iron Wave exists to invade China. You will need it in case of an emergency. (For example, the collapse of the North Korean regime or the Chinese invasion of Taiwan, etc.)

창피하다..

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

폴란드 구매할 것 같기도 하고

그만 좀 해라.. 아니 무슨 안 싸질러놓은데가 없네… 고개를 못들겠으니까 쪽팔려서 제발 그만해라

츄라이 츄라이 ㅜㅜ

Wipes the floor with the Abrams though *

@@DaveSCameron silly… tank is as good as the infrastructure behind it, USA with its global presence and direct access to advanced tech on account of usually having invented it has a killer of a tank. More armor, better optics, gun, ammo or whatever (not speaking just about k2 which is lovely imo) are always cool but they don’t make or break the entire system, Russian invasion on Ukraine being the most painful reminder.

@@Hypern0va this isn't you're dad's South Korea. It's got a lot of infrastructure. This country is the top 5 automaker on the planet, top 4 steel manufacturer and #1 shipbuilder as well as #2 in semiconductor manufacturing and #1 in smartphone manufacturing. This country has all the infrastructure necessary to have a very robust defense industry.

Plus, K2 is still in production (key advantage over other tanks, availability of parts, latest tech, etc) and modular upgrades are available.

@@Hypern0va Russian aten t goog. Ale ty to chyba wiesz

This is not possible because of the agreement with Russia. It cannot be exported to Russian enemies. But if Poland were to make it...

What does the K-2 have to do with the T-80? K-2 is based on Leclerc and it has almost all Leclerc construction solutions, such as: high hydropneumatic suspension (T-80 has very low 180mm ordinary torsion bars), diesel engine (T-80 has a turbine), quick-change powerpack (T-80 has a separate transmission and engine ), modular replaceable armor (T-80 has non-interchangeable with reactive additive), extended 120mm gun (T-80 has Soviet 125mm), automatic from turret niche (T-80 has all ammo in the hull), two-pin rubberized tracks (T-80 single-pin not rubberized), hydrostatic transmission (T-80 has a manual hydraulic planetary), engine 1500 HP (T-80 has 1250 HP), weight about 55 tons (T-80 about 46 tons), extended turret with ammunition niche (T-80 has a short turret with all the ammunition around the crew in the hull) etc. It literally looks as if someone analyzing the T-80 came to the conclusion how not to design a tank and designed everything possible the other way around.

@@user-ro6kd6vs4j Can you share more info about it or point to source on english? May SK export local origin weapons to Russia?

All technology given by Russia is expected not to export to hostile countries against Russia. K-2 BP adopt some technologies originated from Russia.

그냥 T-80U 와 M1 의 혼종이라고 말하면 딱 오해 하기 좋은데 ㅋㅋ 엔진이 터빈엔진이 아니잖아요

What makes this tank 4th generation compared to let's say a Leclerc?

@@jonny2954_Materials, techs, rate of fire, more powerful shells! But the last Leclerc series is a force to be reckoned with ..._

@@Lancista But a MBT needs more than just more modern versions of everything to be considered 4th gen. Newer materials? M1A2 SEPv3 got newer armor. Newer optronics? Challenger 3 got newer optronics. Better gun? The new L55A1 on the Leopard 2A7V is the most powerful 120 mm gun to date. To be 4th gen, it needs a distinct change in concept that sets it apart from 3rd generation MBTs, as example an unmanned turret. At this point the K2, even though was produced later, is at the same conceptual level as the Leclerc.

@@jonny2954 clueless

@@jonny2954 Would a flying tank fit your idea of 'truly 4th generation'? LMAO

It may be. And certainly it's the most technologically advanced tank in the world.

Dream on Delly you believe your government your tank is average third world junk.@dellyspice

What makes it the best in your opinion?

@@jonny2954 compare with other tanks. K2 is world best ever. K3 coming up.

@@seafirst1 When i compare it to other tanks is see an overall average tank with below average protection level. Especially the turret flanks. Just because it was developed later doesen't mean its more advanced. Conceptually its similar to the Leclerc which was designed in the 80s. In some aspects its even worse than the Leclerc even.

@@jonny2954 Ph.d at tank designs? Lol

Ok then how about merkava mk4 & AMX leclerc ? 😂

Okay, okay, you won here take your trophy 🏆 geez!!!

ruzzians already invented flying tanks lol

@@PutinPidarXuilo They also have death stars but they haven't taken their white gloves off yet...

Won’t see that

@@AquaTech225 It's very possible we will. I can see Poland giving a few.

@@AquaTech225 it's going to Ukraine lol, can't wait

I am Korean. The weakness of the K2 tank is that it has no actual combat experience.

@레인보우 no tanks do until they actually use then in a battlefield but all the testing is done, obviously.

Having 3 crew means 1 crewman stands guard looking for attackers while 2 crewmen struggle to repair a broken track. 4 crewmen is a better method 1 guarding 3 working old system proven to be better.

From the video you are right, however, they do armor it with reactive armor in combat situations and full combat training

If you like pve try armoured warfare. You can even play the k2 once you unlock it.

But for South Korea's main enemy, North Korea, that's necessary. We are dealing with an enemy of the Cold War haha

K-2 has hydropneumatic suspension with regulated ground clerance. As for coaxial MG - last ISW report about the Russia-Ukraine war stated only around 20% of tanks combat is tank vs. tank and 80% is tank vs. infantry. So removing coaxial is probably not so obvious. On the other hand K-2 is factory ready to accomodate 140mm gun instead of current 120mm - it may be at cost of coaxial.

You know ROK is still on war right? What if it was you? Would you just see your weapon rust right in front of your enemy?

@@tmrrhph5531 Yes, I know the 2 Koreas only sign a truce but not technically end the war. I'm saying complicated things can go wrong more easily unless it is very very well made and all potential issues already thought out and mitigated. And if you don't want your weapons to "rust in front of your enemies" then either take care of them or make new ones (which may not have to be complicated?). What were you thinking I was saying?

@@stormkhan4250 K2 BP used since 2010s. If there's problems to maintain, it wouldn't be used until now.

@@tmrrhph5531 Sounds good. Issues of maintenance includes ease of maintenance cost of maintenance, availability of spares, time and cost of training maintenance crews, running costs of the tank etc etc. It is already the worlds most expensive tank. I do hope that it's a very good tank that can outperform any Soviet/Russian or Chinese tank.

@@stormkhan4250 I do believe the tank can outperform any western tank, not only Russian, Chinese tank. If you regard crew skill and tank tactics, gap would be even more bigger.

It should be compared with the mass production price, not the sample production price. Japanese governance manufactures 13 tanks each year, and so far only 80 have been completed. Although the k2 Black Panther is the latest model, it has mass-produced up to 260 units for now.

@@UbermanNullist there are about 6000 k2 black panther, 3000 of them are hidden

@@UbermanNullist The difference between the two prices is meaningless unless they are actually produced. If Korea produces more, it will be much cheaper.

Japans military industry is extremely corrupt, their cost is not worth what they seem. For instance even look at their small arms development. smg etc

@@mheekkim2901 I don't care. Also I don't belive. Also it doesn't change the fact that Japanese tank is more expensive.

not really. A tank with only ten round when fitted with drone launcher, with a 130mm which is just a rechambered Rh120 inducing a premature wear due to insane pressure for the gun to handle, lacklustre armor. Or perhaps yeah it shocked the world because it's so lame. This tank brings nothing. It only a whim from Rheinmetall since NEXTER doesn't want their shitty Rh130 on the MGS so they play the childish move trying to compete against the EMBT from KNDS, this would be hilarious if that was from kiddos...

Yes it's probably as cheap as Korean Tanks😝😝

Turkish drones can humiliate every tank but the only K2 users are South Korea, Poland and Turkey will produce it in 2030 in license called Altay so I don’t think these tanks will meet TB2 drones 😅

My thoughts exactly.

They only trained to use Soviet weapons. It takes long time to train them.

no the T-62......

@@robertnowak1267 Ukraine doesn't have any T-62, they have been scrapped in early 1990s. USSR considered T-62 as being hopelessly outdated in mid 1980s. Russia still has some T-62 storaged though.

Raising taxes. It's typical in Poland + loans.

@@spac9745 does Poland have its own oil supply?

Are you confusing South Korea with North Korea? Thought everyone can tell the difference by now.

Are you still living in the 80's? It's been decades since South Korea was democratized, what kind of military regime and the US and Korea are a military alliance!

Let’s be honest - this is a mistake made by most ppl in the world. Outside of the large number of K-Pop and K-Drama fan girls in Europe - I promise you there are yokels there who couldn’t identify SK on a map. Africa, Middle East, the American South - pffft. Never underestimate human ignorance. With that said, I need to go look up the location of Marutania.

In that case, look at the selling price of the Leopard 2a7 or 2a8 or M1, K2 is only half the price of these German and American tanks.

It's not the most expensive.

not best

@@kimx5 Made in Germany is great.

A next-generation main battle tank of the Turkish army, developed by Turkish defense company Otokar[1] based on the design of the K-2 Black Panther with design support and technology transfer from Hyundai Rotem[2]. Even the power pack is made in Korea. Let's do a search and buy it.

@@user-bv2dl6yd1t Powerpack is interchangeable with MTU. Construction of the tank is totally different: different suspension system (both are hydropneumatic, but Altay has Turkish design), longer chassis with 7 wheels, different shape, 3-man turret without autoloader, stronger side protection. Altay uses technologies and assistance from Rotem, but not the design of K-2. Altay is much more similar to Leopard 2.

@@peceed Design support (ToT) and technology transfer Hyundai Rotem 55 caliber long 120mm smoothbore gun production technology transfer Hyundai WIA Composite glove design support and technology transfer Samyang Comtech Evaluation of armor protection performance Poonsan manufacturing company BMC Automotive engine Hyundai Doosan DV27K 1,500 horsepower engine transmission SNT EST15K automatic transmission (forward 6 speeds, reverse 3 speeds) The Turkiye National Defense Center received a transfer of bulletproof testing infrastructure and evaluation technology from Poongsan, a South Korean artillery ammunition manufacturer. Although you received technology transfer like this, do you think it is closer to Leopard than k2..?

@@peceed According to the MİTÜP project [11] established in the mid-1990s, Ottokar, a Turkish defense industry, was in charge of development. Afterwards, through international bidding in 2007, South Korea's K-2 Black Panther, Germany's Leopard 2, and France's Leclerc tanks competed for orders, and finally, Korea was selected as the preferred negotiator for the tank technology introduction country. Turkiye developed a domestic tank with tank system design support and technology transfer (ToT) from ADD and Hyundai Rotem. The name "Altai" comes from Army General Fahrettin Altay (1880-1974), who was the commander of the 5th Cavalry Division of Turkey, which made a great contribution in the Turkish War of Independence. Leopard and Altai are not related. In Korea, there has been a lot of talk between civilian/military about the issue of transferring K2 tank technology to Turkey.

@@user-bv2dl6yd1t You confuse 3 indepenent things: design, technology and components. You can change the gun, stabilization system, fcs, engine, transmission and it still will be the same design of the tank. Altay is much more similar to Leopard 2 thant K2 by its its design. Altay uses some technologies and components from K2, but its design is different.

Overtaken? Nope. K-2 is the first line of fourth generation tanks, while Leopard, leclerc, abrams variants are the last line of third generation tanks. In other words, k-2 have a long road to go down while the others are at the end of their journey.

@@jinmo2821 only if you are an uneducated non military person. They are better than the back than in service M-1A1 Abrams, the Leopard 2 A5 and the early nineties Leclerc. The Leopard 2 A7V, Leclerc XLR and Abrams M-1A2C are a so far past them that they look like the Panzer 38T next to a Leopard 2 A4. The Korean K-2 is an upgrade of the Leopard 2 A4 with a lot of Korean electronics but still about two decades behind the XLR, M-1A2C and Leopard 2 A7V.

@@jacksonteller1337 How old are you? 10?

@@JohnLee-db9zt why does the truth hurt you. Come on over to the NDA and i will teach you actual facts. If you had half a brain you would have typed something with motivation not a loose insult that makes no sense to anyone.

Leclerc is great, but Leopard 2 and Abrams are just older designs - they could modernize many parts still making formidable tanks, but some technical solutions can't be modernised. I.e. both Abrams M1A2 SepV3 and Leopard 2 A7V use old conventional torsion bars suspension, when they were being designed regulated hydropneumatic suspension wasn't mature enough etc. Similar situation with modularity of the armor. Far more modern design simply has natural design advantages over 1980s Leopard and Abrams. Even worse are 1960s design like T-64/T-72/T-80/T-90, which are modernised Soviet 1960s T-64/72, even way more outdated than Leopard 2 and Abrams design.

That's just a prototype super expensive one and is not capable for mass production.

No way

yes

@@TV-kz2xm Due to the radar placement and layout of the launchers Trophys effectiveness against high arc trajectory ATGM like Javelin is very limited.

​@@jonny2954 you are right. Hardkill is expensive and still not good enough. Softkill is yet the best option. Because The Javelin is heavy and requires vehicle mobility assistance.

k2 already tested against javelin . k2 can prevent javelin.

@@infoking2024 Source?

Same goes for Russia failing against the exact same weapons. Did you not see Russias initial tank columns turn into graveyards?

@@mrmeepsyt5917 Oh? You watched that game simulation and believed it?

Theoretically - no, as it has active protection sytem designed specifically to shoot down enemy ATGMs in flight. But in practice every system could be saturated if attacked with many Javelin launchers at the same time from the same direction. But this would be very expensive and the tank would have to be basically ambushed without cover.

K2는 능동방어시스템이 설계되있다 러시아 주력전차는 그게 없어서 밥이 된거고 메인배틀과 같이 다니는 한화방산의 레드백이랑 같이 다님 더 좋고

@@koreaCountryroad 인마 달리지도 않은 능동 방어 시스템이니 재블린에 밥이지. 그리고 엔진 출력이 떨어지니 철판 두께 줄여 탱크 무게 줄인 걸 모르네. K2 무게를 서구권 탱크들과 비교해봐라. K2는 러시아 탱크들과 비슷한 방호력이다.

@@내가니형이다 M1A2에이브람스가 64톤에 1500마력인데 K2흑표는 56톤에 1500마력임. 거기에 에이브람스가 평지 전후진 67/40 나올때 흑표는 70/50 나옴. 엔진출력이 딸리는 게 아니라 산악지형이 주무대인만큼 기동성을 살린거임. 그리고 무엇보다 흑표의 전면방호력은 자탄을 막아낸다는 실험결과가 있음. 이말은 흑표의 전면방호력이 900mm에 달한다는 것을 보여줌. 국뽕도 지나치면 병이지만 국까도 지나치면 병임.

@@tmrrhph5531 인마 흑표가 뻥스펙이야. 울나라 엔진 기술이 독일 엔진과 동등한 수준이라는 스펙을 믿으라는거냐? 러시아 탱크들이 구라 마력인 증거가 바로 무게가 흑표와 비슷하게 가벼워... 🤣 탱크가 가벼우면 방호력이 약할 수밖에 없어.

@@내가니형이다 복합장갑재는 생각도 못하고 공개된 스펙은 다 구라라 하네 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 대체 뭘 믿니 너는?

The new Panther has a bigger gun but we don't know right now if the Panther is a better tank. Too many unknowns and only a prototype. My bet is Rheinmetall and KMW assembled a good prototype but looking at recent problems from Lynx and Boxer for exports show that there are weight problems and software/integration issues. The chassis is basically unchanged torsion suspension from Leo2 with more armor in front. The best feature so far on Panther is the new and lighter turret (which looks stealthy with all the angles - good looking!) and the 130mm main gun with autoloader.

@@jwb1227 bro no offens bit nearly 90% of what u just said is falso. And the Panther KF51 is build to be better than the armata so the black panther shouldnt be a problem.

@@Future183 That's why we don't know it is better than BP. It's still a prototype and no one knows how much would it cost. And no one knows that T-14 is better than BP.

@@tmrrhph5531 nah and nope its not a prototype

@@Future183 I only have 10 rounds of Tan, and Line Metal said it was a prototype, so why do you say it's not? Are you the line metal CEO?

i think you're missing a 0.

You are so full of misconception. It's Korean built, Korean designed tank. The gun and engine were indeed usedto be German-lincense built until about 10 years ago, but since have been replaced by indigenous Korean-designed ones. Also Poland is buying 1,000 K2s, not 100.

왜 일본전차와 비교 하나요? 비교를 하려면 중국제 type99 전차와 비교해야죠.

From my understanding, this tank is No. 2 in ranking, only behind the tank of Germany. The Japanese tanks on the other hand had their tracks slip out during training. If Japanese tanks are so good, how come no one is buying them?

넷우익 분노의 질투댓글 대폭소ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

@@alter5057 so nice!

Lol... fix your type 10 then

The video is a South Korean tank, not a Japanese Self-Defense Force tank.

Yeah, lots of German engineering in this tank... need to send some to Ukraine about now !!!

@@pawnslinger1 I meant i Like the leo2 more

@@florianschwaiger5875 I know. Still this tank has loads of German tech in it. So either way, you get a pretty good tank.

They are currently compete in Norway. Will see who get the winner.

But German engineering is nothing without Korean electronic and chip engineering in the controlling system in the tank. Engineering today is interconnected each other.