Republic of Korea Army K1A1 Main Battle Tank

The K1 is a South Korean third-generation Main Battle Tank (MBT) in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, developed by Hyundai Precision (later Hyundai Rotem).

The K1A1 is an upgraded version of the K1 MBT. Its firing range is enhanced by a 120mm M256 smoothbore gun, together with an improved gun and turret drive system. The M256 gun is also installed on the US M1A1/2 main battle tanks. A new ballistic computer for 120mm munitions has higher processing capacity and speed.

Samsung Electronics, now Samsung Thales, are providing the fire control system including the Korean Commander's Panoramic Sight (KCPS) which includes a thermal imager with 288x4 focal plane array, KGPS gunner's sight with thermal imager, eyesafe laser rangefinder and dual field of view day TV camera and KBCS ballistic fire control computer.

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• Republic of Korea
• ROK
• ROK Army
• main battle tank
• K1
• K1A1