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Tanks · Turkey · 2010
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⚙ K2 Black Panther variant
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* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
80
Protection
85
Mobility
60
Technology
90
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
85
Operational Range
70
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
30
Origin Turkey
CategoryTanks
EraModern Era
In service2010
Operators2 countries
Quantity7
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
73
Tanks MASS Rating
9/24
Modern Era
34/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
80
Protection
85
Mobility
60
Technology
90
Reliability
80
Crew Survivability
85
Operational Range
70
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
40
Strategic Impact
30
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
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Category
Country
Production
2010–
Quantity
7
Unit Price (current)
$13.8M
Original Price
$13.8M (2025)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · MODERN ERA
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$13.8M
Original: $13.8M (2025)
73
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower8MOD.8
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility5MOD.5
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
  • Length (Hull)7.3 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)10.3 m
  • Width3.9 m
  • Height2.6 m
▲Production & Service3MOD.3
  • Total Production Units7
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2010Production started
16
years in service
7
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory2country · 105units
105active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE18terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Active Protection System. A defensive system that detects and intercepts anti-tank threats.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Fire control systems using digital data buses to link components, enabling sensor fusion and integration with battlefield networks.
A fully automatic tank transmission shifts gears without driver intervention, using hydraulic or electronic controls to select appropriate gear ratios based on engine speed and vehicle load.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Hydropneumatic suspension employs hydraulic fluid and compressed gas in sealed chambers to provide variable damping and ride height, allowing tanks to adjust ground clearance and improve cross‑country mobility.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
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