PAKISTAN ARMY ALREADY HAS
THE M-48A5K TANK FROM
SOUTH KOREA WILL THE PAKISTAN ARMY
STILL
BUY NEWER TANKS LIKE
THIS:
Rotem (part of the Hyundai group) has developed the K1 series of
vehicles, which includes the K1A1 120mm main battle tank, the K1105
mm main battle tank, K1 ARV armoured recovery vehicle, and the K1
AVLB armoured vehicle launch bridge. The vehicles are built at
Rotem's automated production facility at ChangWon.
The first two prototypes of the K1A1 successfully completed
operational tests in 1997 and the tank is in production and in
service with Republic of Korea Army. Total requirement is for about
300 K1A1 tanks, scheduled to be in service by 2010
The K1A1 main battle tank is the new tank for the Republic
of Korea Army
The K1 has been operational in the RoK Army since 1986 and is
known as the Republic of Korea Indigenous Tank or ROKIT. Following
early design work based on US M1 technology, the K1 tank was
designed and produced by Korea. The manoeuvrability of the tank is
optimised for the varied geographical features of Korea, which
include mountainous terrain, jungle, paddy fields and swamp.
The main gun is a 105mm rifled high-velocity cannon with a
coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. The commander's station is equipped
with a 50-calibre machine gun and the loader's station with a
7.62mm machine gun. The turret slews at 750mm a second and elevates
and depresses at 400mm a second.
