Poland's New Combat Tank Needs to Chill Out
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The South Korean K-2 Black Panther has a fascinating history. In the same way the Japanese relied on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to produce their T90 and Type 10 main battle tanks, the South Koreans turned to Hyundai Rotem, an affiliate of the Hyundai Motor Group, to provide improved performance in the 21st century network battle environment through improved ergonomics and digitalization.
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It carries a three-man crew consisting of the commander, gunner, and driver protected by NBC capability, inertial navigation, and a GPS battlefield management system networked with identification friend or foe (IFF). The panoramic sights of the gunner and commander are stabilized in two axes and include a thermal imager and laser rangefinder, allowing for day and night observation to improve situational awareness. And to top it off, the cabin is fitted with an air-conditioning system and an interface that allows the tank to be operated by just two or one crewman.
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Japanese Type 90 is not T-90, that is a russian tank
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Poland just wants to make sure history doesn't repeat itself.
Yes it does 1610 😏 🇵🇱 💪
@@stormyblizzard124 - I love you Poland :)
They definitely don't .
POLAK WEGIER DWA BRATANKI
🇭🇺🤝🇵🇱
@@u2beuser714 Hungary is currently siding with Russia😢
"So Poland, would you like Leopards, Abrams or Black Panthers?"
"Yes"
@@M3rl1n177 Most of T-72 are in Ukraine already. The same is true for PT-91. T-55 belongs rather to the museum...
@@M3rl1n177 Hey, T-55s are out of land forces, last ones were scrapped in late 90-ties. T-72s and PT-91s are on the way to Ukraine. Leo will most likely go that way as well as soon as enough Abrams and K2s get operational. It is just big mess right now. 😅
"Tak"
The Russians actually went and jacked an IS-3 from a Ukraine museum to press it into service, lol
And as on brand as ever, Ukrainian forces repo'd it.
@@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing it's half-way true. Separatists "non Russian" forces used IS-3 back in 2014.
Surprisingly with little to no effect
I am from Poland and we know about that. We had a choice to buy from Germany and wait 10 years or buy from Korea and wait 2 years
I trust Korean quality control over something from the German state now adays. Buying from them is setting yourself up to get a product with quality control issues built by Indigent refugees for the purpose getting fake government jobs to cover up Germany's ongoing collapse😂
I think everything fit the needs of Poland. its cheaper, it can be domestically manufactured in Poland, its driven by 3 crew members, etc
I'd argue that Poland got a better tank.
В итоге, очередной раздел пшекии
Didn't Poland recently buy like 100+ of some of our M1A1 Abrams?
There is a common understanding betwin those two nations. Both Korea and Poland share quite similar histories when it comes to their geopolitics. Historically speaking, being surrounded by Germany and Russia was not much different than by China and Japan.
Funny thing, that once Germany allied Japan and now China allied Russia.
Also how similiar they was and they are now.
@@illliiilillllilllili
I highly doubt Japan has any plans for expansion
@@polishonion459 i think they want Kurill Islands...
러시아도 바로 옆입니다.
러시아와 전쟁도 대비해야 살아남습니다
정확히. 당신은 평화를 원합니다. 전쟁을 준비하십시오. 한국에서 온 친구들에게 인사드립니다.
I am retired US Army officer. I have served in. Direct fire combat with both Poland and South Korea. I say this: hell yes!!! Go and bring it my friends. May God bless you!
which god? and how do blessings work?
Thank you very much. Respect and greetings from Poland to you, Sir.
Worked with Polish SF in Iraq. I'd go to war with those guys any day.
Bullshit ! What direct combat with Poland , and Korea ??
did ya hear russia deploying t-54 and t-55 tanks in ukraine to fight abrams, challenger and leopard tanks. they ran out of t-62 from the looks of it. soon russia will be deploying t-34 and kv-1 tanks to ukraine.
Incidentally, 2nd shipment of K2 just arrived in Poland this week (21 April, 2023) 3 months ahead of schedule. Impressive!
What is impressive is that you came from the future, for it was March 26 when you posted but saying that was April 21st....
@@akhilajael It's not impressive, it's just wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff.
According to plan ..... and on schedule !!!!
Koreans are out here trying to be to the tank industry what Japan is to the car industry lol
@@akhilajael The speed of Korean deliveries are well known. In this case, the delivery speed was so lightening fast, it broke the space-time continuum... and traveled to the future after the cargo ship reached 88 MPH...
Black Panther is also very adaptable to the natural environment. In Korea, temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius in summer and drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius in winter. There's no problem with the operation.
Here in Alberta Canada, we have a similar shift of 80 degrees Celsius, up to +40c in the summer and -40c in the winter or lower at the height of January, unlike the K2 im
Not sure how our leopard 2a4m’s perform in that cold.
@@averagerecon9777what the h… are you live in some type of hell? I can’t survive like that condition
@@user-vd6wz5cw6ewell, it isn’t fun I’ll say that much, it’s hard on everything from houses to cars, pipes, etc… I guess it’s a kind of hell…hahahaha
South Korea and Poland have similar history of having been invaded from every direction over the centuries and I also believe that both nations have similar characteristics of being humble, of having a very strong work ethic, honesty, high sense of urgency and excessive over-deliverance because of the past harsh times, to a slight advantage for South Korea. Poland still has to do some catching-up with South Korea but we are on our very way to achieving that asap. I hope South Korea and Poland develop strong economic and cultural ties in the near future. Thank you my South Korean friends from Poland! Come visit Poland!
So true!! Cheers from Korea 🎉
Hello from Korea. Thanks. 🎉
@@wannaflyme Hello my friend! Thanks for the Korean tanks!
@@Matt-rw9py Well, thank the Hyundai Rotem. Hehehe.
Peace to Poland!!!♥
Both Korea and Poland have been suffered by neighboring bullies last several hundred years, or longer. Hope this arms deal help two countries get much closer militarily and economically, with my full support from here in San Francisco.
Funny thing that Hyundai Rotem is also a very successful Train manufacturer and is just coincidentally delivering around 300 trams for Warsaw
Poland's buying Korean Jun-Cha and Jun-Cha lol. The Korean language strikes again!
Actually Hyundai Rotem's major business field is Rail locomotives and passenger cars including subway.
Hyunday won the open tender because it offered the best conditions, the funniest thing is that 60% of the components in the Hyunday tram intended for Warsaw will flow to Korea from Poland. Poland is a significant producer of trams (PESA, Solaris), which are used in many European cities Berlin, Moscow, Budapest ...., so there is a relatively large market of manufacturers of components for this type of vehicles.
Yes that is true they come with first batch K2 and K9
Hyundai also produce excavators. Hardly what you would call refined though. That's why we call them Dirty Undies. They work but they're kinda shitty.
Poland-Korea cooperation is growing, in terms of military Poland bought also Korean howitzers and fighterjets, Warsaw has bought more than 200 Korean Hundai trams in recent years, there is LG-Chem battery factory that is operating near Wroclaw and which will be extended to become one of the largest factories of this type in Europe.
Korea willing to share technology
It's actually LG Energy Solution, in 2021 they employed above 17k ppl, now it's more like 21k. I've worked there for a while, it's quite high-tech. There are also other Korean companies in Poland, for example I have a Samsung fridge manufactured locally. Still, propably the biggest korean investition will be the second nuclear power plant, the first one gonna be build by US.
Korea and Poland might as well just sign an alliance
@@Donciu89 US built nuclear power plant ?? Where in Poland?? Second nuclear plant will be from S Korea, Samsung will build it?? You beleive this ??
@@terencewilliamhull3166 what to believe? Westinghouse just won the first concract with their AP1000 reactors, the power plant gonna be build in Lubiatowo-Kopalino. The second one will be a joint-venture by polish PGE and korean Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP). The localisation is Piątnów, there are planned two APR1400 reactors.
K2 is a really amazing tank. Some people downplay K2 but realistically it's made by hard-working people and quilty product producers. Yes, it's made fast only because they don't stop working 24/7 to keep the timeline by South Korea which they had promised to be delivered.
Yes, I couldn't agree more.
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet. By importing Aegis ships from Korea, we can also acquire the world's best AESA radar and missiles.
@@ganekimI believe all aegis ships have radars from Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. They can't freely export those.
@@mteagleworld Korea's next-generation destroyers(KDDX) will be equipped with Korea-developed Aegis systems and will be integrated with the already developed M-SAM and L-SAM sea models and supersonic anti-ship missiles using vertical launch tubes instead of the many defective SM-2 and SM-6.
@@mteagleworld There is not much difference between Korea and the United States in radar technology. Korea has already surpassed Israel and the United States in terms of HW.
The AESA radar was also taken away by the U.S. from what Japan developed. The powerful part of the United States is the collection of enemy electromagnetic waves and information warfare using them.
This is hard to keep up with.
However, this is not the function of radar. The reason why Korea makes KF-21 is because U.S.-made equipment is frequently broken, parts are easily discontinued, and AS is not working properly.
Boeing didn't even let the commercially available capacitor repair itself and asked for $1 million for this simple repair.
This immorality of the United States has weakened the country.
My grandpa was a marine who fought in the Korean War (he was present for the battle of the chosin reservoir), and so I consider the Koreans my brothers. I'm so very proud of them for all of the bootstrapping they've done to get to this point. Not only are their cultural exports taking over the globe, they're also creating weapons to protect people around the world.
My utmost respect and gratitude to your grandpa's service, who fought for freedom and democracy, and was not afraid to devote his blood, sweat, and tears, when Korea was nothing more than a poverty laden powerless nation.
From Korea ❤
한국인들은 한국전쟁에 참여한 외국 군인들에게 고마운 마음을 갖고 있습니다. 할아버지의 건강을 기원합니다. 고맙습니다.
@@user-ck3tl7gu6w my Country Britiain fought in the Korean War and I'm British and I support and like South Korea 🇰🇷 🤝🇬🇧 .
Thanks to the profound sacrifices made by your grandfather, we have the Republic of Korea we have today. We are grateful for his efforts.
I am truly grateful for my grandfather's dedication.
It is because of their struggles and sacrifices that we have the country we have today.
Korea is such a cool country. I served there in the 8th Army HQ in 1965. Compared to the Korea then, today's Korea has achieved so much and is such an accomplished nation. I am so proud of the progress they have made and applaud their ingenuity. I support them as if had been born there. BTW, great tank and I think the fact that Poland has arranged an acquisition program for the K2PL, speaks volumes about the tanks abilities. Poland continues to be faced with looking down the barrels of Russian aggression. If the K2PL were not up to the challenge, Poland's assessment would have caused them to look elsewhere.
Thank you for your service, protecting freedom of our country and the globe. From Korean
South Korea and the United States have been together for over 70 years in Korea, and have fought together in many years of full-scale war in Korea and Vietnam.
Even if there is a conflict between the policies of the two governments, regardless of it, the support and love of Korean and American citizens for each other will continue without change.
30 years ago, while serving in the military, I also had several military exercises with USFK.
Thank you for your service. Sir.
Hell yeah man, it's a great country. I'm here for another 6 months at 2 CAB, fight tonight!
The American brothers in arms are always welcome here. May our alliance be ever strong
I think they had tried to look at the traditional suppliers but it was a no go on all fronts. Plus Poland is bulking up.
Koreans are great engineers. Maybe the best.
My dad did a mechanical engineering degree in the late fifties, in Australia.
At least 90% of the class was Korean.
And the conclusion of that is that Australia has the best universities?
@@reinach77 I'll let you form your own conclusions.
"If we had tanks"
"if we only had tanks"
- From the diary of a South Korean soldier during the Korean War
It's no secret that South Korean military is deeply traumatized with being outgunned and out-tanked.
Plus, they are addicted to artillery apparently. Koreans jokingly call their ministry of defense as a ministry of gun.
@@user-ix7xj6vw5d plz leaning more history....
@@user-ix7xj6vw5d Didn't you know? Americans know everything. You think you know yourself? You don't, you need an American to tell you what you are and what your history is.
That T-34-85 from USSR to North Korea was invincible for us for sure… So we prepared K2
@@l6k007 Well, sometimes we think we prepared too hard lol
Glory to Poland. My heart always stayed in Warszawa. Let my homeland's weapon defend Poland.
The Poles played it beautifully. Instead of hemorrhaging money to sustain Leopards they will become a dealership for Korean Arms Industry.
They're really think ahead. Well played.
And don't forget the K2 "dealer" MRO service centers that will be built in Poland to service all of EU/NATO. If Poland plays this right, this deal could make money for Poland when other countries start buying the K2.
@@jwb1227 I hope so, but we already were in a position to play EU and US off of each other, but instead two biggest parties kissed ass of their favorite side and argued about whose ass is more kiss worthy.
@@jwb1227 I agree. This deal will allow Poland to start paying back ALL the money lent to them by the EU up until now. Why won't Poland buy tanks/aircraft from EU countries??
Ukrainian K2's when?
@@terencewilliamhull3166 Because the only real, capable option from within the eu are german leopards, which poland tried to invest in and aquaire in bigger numbers, but Germany is a real pain in the ass to work with, promising mountains in the deals then would make you wait in order line so long that your citizens would be learning how to use the equipment in russian by the time its recived, they're so greedy and halfassed that they didn't even allow poland to modernize by themselves the tanks that they already bought from them. They honestly act like they don't even want to sell the products of their defense industry by the way they treat their customers lmao
Having worked with Koreans in the O&G industry there are few that are better at metallurgy, welding and a methodical approach to problems. Not surprised in the least.
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet. By importing Aegis ships from Korea, we can also acquire the world's best AESA radar and missiles.
There is now trust to Westeuropean partners of Poland, especially Germany. From this reason (there are more) a cooperation beetwen Poland and South Korea is a very good choice. Both nations have something common…I hope this cooperation gives Poland a chance to develop new technologies. Poland has very good engeeniers , solid workers and a big potential. Korea made last decades a huge progress- an amazing country. 🇵🇱🇰🇷
_Hyundai Rotem has implemented a secret strategy in the design of their K2 tank, which involves reducing its weight and making its defense system similar to that of the Leopard tank. The key to this strategy is the use of ultra-high-strength steel plates, which is a complex technology that was first introduced in the world by Hyundai Rotem. This technology, known as Giga Steel, allows the K2 tank to exhibit the same level of defense as the Leopard 2A7 tank._
This is the power of design. 2a7 has relatively wide composite armor, but K2 only has thick composite armor inserted in the front. K2 instead used LWR and reactive armor to automate moving the turret quickly in the direction of enemy threats.
I love those PR statements; "yes, we're so much better! what? they also have progressed past 1980s in terms of metallurgy and make their tanks from similar stuff? naaah, nooo way" lol.
@@eyyze Leopard is old, and there's not a meaningful difference between C and D tech composite armour (latter is the 2A7V's - from 2020- base armour). So it is more than likely for K2 to be utilizing a newer, stronger type of composite.
the koreans literally took the best aspects of western tanks and combined them into one. german gun and powertrain, american fire controls, french systems like the autoloader, etc.
So it's Frankenstank
Fire control was from Thales though?
So French, I don't think there's anything from America on this tank, which is not surprising because of their Draconian export controls.
@@USSAnimeNCC- A Frankenstein would imply using parts from those countries to build your tank. This tank though isn't using any parts from those said countries aside prob the M2 browning but a lot of countries use it since it was exported. Everything is fully made in Korea. It's the concepts though that he meant.
and can actually arty. Thats pretty insane
…and hopefully not the native ‘engine grenades after 7 years’ bit
Another selling factor for Poland is the Koreans actually work unlike everyone else apparently, they can produce tanks or anything else far faster than anyone else even in the US, they work and produce as if it is actually a war happening or soon will be which is what Poland felt they had to have.
Many people literally work themselves to death in the RoK. A 70-hour workweek is definitely not unheard of there.
Korea is technically at war so yeah they do build tanks as if there is actually a war happening because they are!
@@cacogenicist no wonder why their birthrate is so low 😢
Don't forget highest suicide rate among OECD 😅
@@cacogenicist That's less than I work in the US.
There is one thing missing.
When designing the K2, not only the technology of Western tanks but also the technology of the Russian T-80U was used as a reference. South Korea got the T80U from Russia in mid 90s and made a battalion of T-80U in the third Armored Brigade which has three K1 battalions and one T-80u. I was told that the armor parts and auto loader parts were good reference for K2.
I heard American soldiers love training in Korea because they actually get to train against Rusian T80U. It makes training even more realistic haha
Yeah, it was called 불곰사업(Brownbear project). Got a lot of T80U and its tech in exchange of debt.
The best thing is they are going to build a K2 version specifically for Poland after they purchase the first batch. Then I believe SK and Poland are going to work together on the K3
Hearing all of the above, I can't blame Poland for buying this tank in spades. It sounds like like a very impressive battlefield system: Superb survivability, decent agility, an unsurpassable defensive capability, hull-down, and an exceptionally lethal main gun.
Yes. This thing was built for hull down ambushes. Probably something they learned from the Swedish S tank.
@@edwardkim8972 How did you called my Swedish cheese wedge? 😆
The thing with Poland is kinda similar to one in Ukraine. Poland is great for breeding horses, because it is a flat pancake. We can't use French model of stategy and tactics. We can't have 400x MBTs. GB has more than 200x Challengers, it won't do here. We can't keep 70 (Czech Rep) or 200x C1Ariete + some 8x8 Centauro "tank destroyers" (Italy) or even 370 MBT (Germany). 1000 modern MBTs is the minimum for such a pancake.
There is version for Poland K2PL. First batch will be oryginal K2 which will go on muddy terrain in east north were to heavy tank could sink and to mountains regions rest land will be protected by polish version K2, Abrams and Leopards.
@@HanSolo__ Saying Poland is a flat pancake is somewhat really funny, I like your comparison. ;-)
Yep, France and UK have little risk of a ground invasion since they have fewer open combat area at their border (UK is an island, France is separated from Germany by the Rhine, from Spain, Switzerland and Italy by moutains, only open area is through belgium), and moreover all their neighboring countries are close allies now.
Same for Italy, all neighboring countries are sepatared from it by moutains, and all are allies or friends.
Poland on the other hand...is really at risk. Belarussia is on its way to be annexed and fully russified sooner or later.
And if we're talking just about combat-ready tanks, this is even worse, France has around 220 Leclerc fully operationnal and modernized, while Germany doesn't want to say how many operationnal Leopard 2 they have...that's why France didn't give any Leclerc to Ukraine and Germany took so long to do it. Moreover, France can't produce more Leclerc...I don't know the numbers for UK and Italy.
It’s probably one of the top 3 tanks of today’s time.
God Bless Poland!
What Koreans are selling is not just tank, but entire system. Hardware + 3M in Software (manufacturing / management / maintenance). So, the buyer does NOT have to rely on Korea to supply parts or services - they can produce all parts in accordance of their needs, manage the deployment, and also maintain them. Also, K2 is very modular - so it can adopt or upgrade per doctrinal changes.
South Korea is definitely underrated when it comes to manufacturing. I'm sure they'll only get bigger and better too.
Hyundai can build cars like Toyota's ultimate reliability but that looks unnecessary. The cars need to break so consumers buy more parts from them. Making car reliable also costs more.
The U.S. manufacturers extend this notion too far and German manufacturers also follow the tread. S.K. follows between where reliability and unreliability.
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
@@ganekim 국뽕질 좀 적당히 해라. 댓글마다 그 얘기 복붙하고 있냐
Brilliantly explained as usual and kudos to Korean engineers! Congratulations Poland on your great decision!
Black Panther has become an sudden game changer in the Tank Market
But will Wakanda start using them?
russia deploying t-55 and t-54 tanks to ukraine. soon they will deploy t-34 and kv-1 tanks to ukraine also.
@@giovanni-ed7zq LOL. Good luck with that. In Desert Storm one US Abrams took out over 20 T 72s. Also, just a guess, but with a name like Giovanni, your Italian military performed with excellence on multiple occasions in Iraq. You should be proud of your soldiers and I wish you a good day.
@@jackwalker9492 waiting for russians to break out museum pieces like t-34-85 vs abrams, challengers and leopards. they gotta get within 1000 meters to be able to hit with any accuracy with those ww2 optical range finders.
@@jackwalker9492 i am just imagining what it was like for sherman tanks fighting king tigers in ww2. and thinking its probably much worse for t-34-85 or t-55/54 to be fighting modern leopards, challengers or abrams tanks. just tungsten round probably go through them like butter.
A survey was published on one of the Polish portals - will France and Germany come to Poland's aid in the event of an attack by Russia, 97% answered NO... Hence the rush to buy weapons and equipment. K2 tanks are lighter than Abhrams and north-eastern regions of Poland, where the so-called The "Smolensk Gate" is quite waterlogged and the weight of the tank matters.
Well... France failed once and Germany... We ain't too sure about them still...
@@itsHaniiMusic I agree
As a former tank mechanic in the 1st Warsaw Tank Brigade, I really appreciate the change of technology from Soviet to NATO's modern. The black panther will beat the communists regardless of which side of the world he is on the prowl.
Real man talking here! Dziękuję za służbę 🫡🫡 i pozdrawiam
I believe Poland even has a full technology transfer allowing them to design, build and sell their own variants to other nations.
Poland will become the arsenal of Europe.
Currently we don't have money for that. There was a project of PL-01 Concept but it was never implemented
@@Simonix23 It was designed by one polish company with company from UK and it was not MBT but infantry fighting vehicle. It was supposed to transport 6 soldiers inside. Army had nothing to do with IT.
@Memer6669 In 2013. Considering poland is spending like 2.5% of its budget on military now, (and raising to 5%!!!!!) and Germany is refusing to fix their military while pretending more money being spent matters, Poland has no choice but to build that industry.
Imagine buying tanks from Germany they don't allow YOU to do basic maintenance, simple DYI repair and don't allow you to pre-order simple spare parts like tracks to keep in storage for DYI repair. 🤣
Perfect, I hope this time they can hold out more than a month 😂
Poland: When the Winged Hussars saved Europe we were betrayed a few years later, when we took the initial Hittler attack and resisted until the entire war we were betrayed and sold to Stalin, when we joint the Europe Union they treated us like second class citizens, when the Ukranie war started we fully backed the Ukranians where most of Europe stayed looking over the fence....screw this, we need to be scary as fuck on our own.
Zgadzam się w 100 procentach! Jeśli chodzi o resztę Europy to jest to lewackie badziewie, na którym nie możemy polegać. A szwaby tylko czekają żeby nam wbić nóż w plecy, jak zawsze.
Amen bro.👍
@@macins8948 Poland: In 1938, it occupied a piece of Czechoslovakia together with Hitler.
Poland: in 1939, we were betrayed, we are good, we didn't mean anything bad...
Well said!
@@user-dk3pp2hj3v I hope you have a deep understanding of the context of that move, even if its timing was very unfortunate.
The reason Korean weapons are reliable is because they are made to survive, not to sell. South Korea is still at war with North Korea and China is a potential enemy. For S.Korea, the development of advanced weapons is not an option, but a necessity. Let's go together as a wall of freedom in Asia and Europe ! KR PL
한국사람으로써 좋게 말해주니 감사하네요.
It really does combine the best features of at least 3 NATO tanks. The autoloader appears to be excellent, up to 16 RPM aimed shots is insane.
It literaly means 3 of these tanks can completely wipe out a whole russian tank batalion in under a minute.
@@RoozyyK If they were in a good hull-down firing position, that is entirely doable.
The only concern there is reliability and maintenance. Like all high tech innovations, it will no doubt improve, but you have to wonder just how reliable something like that is under combat conditions. The black panther looks like a very ambitions, very well built tank. I'm sure Russia has worked very hard to steal those auto loader plans.
@@lexwaldez Actually, Korean borrowed some tech and concept from T-80 tank since South Korean Army had few dozen T-80s from Russia.
Soon, heavy autocanons will be a reality :P
From Polish perspective Korea is a great trade/technology partner. Years of succesfull collaboration in manufacturing our Krab howitzers, no interferences in our internal politics and shady, backstabbing deals with Russia (cough Germany cough France cough) and crucial diversification of suppliers (Uncle Sam got his piece of cake already).
Maybe you should use some medicine against your cough instead posting nonsense and propaganda crap?
Do you know that Germany even gives own Patriots to protect Poland? If US likes Poland so much, please can you pay for them now, so they don't need the most money from EU, where Germany is the biggest payer?
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It's also a major win for Korea, through Poland it gives them access to the European market. A true win-win situation.
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Recently Korea announce the plan for K2 ME that has better armored plate which a steel and ceramic composite, lighter and stronger. Polska changed their requirements from K2PL spec to K2ME.
The K2ME costs more than the K2PL so Poland needs to re-negotiate the long-term contract. It costs more money to create the lighter and yet strong armor using composite ceramic armor tech.
I bet the Polish concerns about self-reliance resonated very well with the Koreans own experience, and, yeah, you have the foundation of a strong bond already there.
Poland also has a lot to offer, not least proximity and access to the European market, where several countries are in the process of upgrading their tank fleets with more modern models.
And for Poland? They may want to have the option available, to put these new tanks to the test as soon as possible. Well, we know which battlefield that might be. With less strings attached, and possibility to show off the new tank in hot combat with a potentially worthy adversary, that looks like a pretty good deal for both.
Poland is still training up their new tank crews on these K2s... Not a good idea to send inexperienced tank crews into battle with a new tank they are not totally 100% familiar with. Also, Poland is still building their 1,400 IFV called Borsuk (aka Badger) which they need alongside their tanks.
@@jwb1227 6 week
The South Korean naval stuff doesn't look half bad either. They designed some landing platform ships for Indonessia... got the deal by agreeing to build part of it in the country. Then, they slightly made design modifications to sell essentially the same ship to the Phillipines and Peru. The PH ships are being partly built in Indonessia who helped broker the sale to PH. And Peru has feelers in South America with a possible sale to Brazil. Once they get those tanks built and maintained in Poland, Warsaw is gonna be their sales guy in Europe.
S Korea is going to have a large pool of customers to choose from.
They only have 1 threat and don't operate an expeditionary force so they don't really have to worry about this tank being used against them.
KDX-III is a frakin' MONSTER
I hope so, too.
The ROK is no joke, one of the largest economy's in Asia, and a very capable modern military. They themselves I believe after the failure of Russia in Ukraine. The ROK would wipe the floor with North Korea.
Korea was building steel armor plated turtle ship in 15th century!
Korea is also #1 in building supertankers, plus semiconductors/ electronics industry.
Furthermore, having a bad N. Korean brother threatening you all the time, all weapons are tested and constantly in military exercise with the US fleets. It's the 2nd most ready weapons.
South Korea has one of the best and most equipped armies in the world and it always blows my mind.
This is what happens to countries that get attacked and over run or occupied . I only wish Americans would have the same resolve before another Pearl Harbor happens because of " never going to happen here " mentality . We didn't learn after 9/11 when mere civilians using civilian aircraft turned them into weapons to take down the Twin Towers and strike the Pentagon . Israel states " never again " and America states " they wouldn't dare " .
Because there's a crazy Rocketman next door.
@@kya6816 정답
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet.
when your neighbours are North Korea, China, Russia and Japan that always wanna go back to their imperial days.
You only briefly touched on this at the end, but a major factor for Poland choosing this tank was the technology transfer and licensing so they can produce the tank in Poland. I think that this contract is going to do huge things for Poland, and am curious to see how it plays out.
저는 한국 사람이며 k2를 멋진 전차라고 생각합니다. 이 멋진 탱크가 하루빨리 폴란드에서도 태어나길 바랍니다.
A benefit of them building factories and tanks in Poland is that the Polish state can earn back some of the losses by employing and taxing citizens, monetarily speaking it is a boost to ones own economy and recovering some of the cost of the procurement.
South Korea is doing insanely good work in the military industry. I wonder if they'll really start to compete in the budget drone market as well. I honestly believe they could out-compete Turkey in the European market.
If you look up some articles, you can see that Korea is the world's best in combat drones.
They really need to work on it. Have good tech but not have enough financial support like Erdogan help his son in law for develop drones.
I heard that Turkish drones were very good and competent in Europe. Hopefully our S.Koreans also need to get these good drones whatsoever. Maybe we could make our own stuffs.
@@kimx5 I hope you guys push Turkey out of the market.
The Hyundai of my dreams
"my other Hyundai is a tank" bumper sticker anyone ?
Give me Kia or Give Me Death.
I kid, never ride in anything who's brand is Killed In Action.
If there is one category of foreign words we typically get right it'd be cars lol
No more parking problems, commute will be a breeze.
Everyone will give way on the road
I am so touched by the deep technical knowledge regarding the K2 tank that this channel delivers
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet.
The interesting thing is, that when Poland builds this new K2 factory, then Hyundai will be a new NATO equipment player, being ready to offer other European NATO countries a European made and services main battle tank, as an competition to the Leopard 2, that seams like it has a long waiting list for new productions, so there might just be more countries buying the K2
I highly suspect Ukraine will be a customer ... eventually.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire -23- Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet.
Korea is fast becoming a World leader in producing world-beating war equipment
Even Australia has turned to Korean defence company Hanwha in a new $1 billion deal - to provide 30 self-propelled howitzer artillery weapons, 15 ammunition supply vehicles, and radars to detect enemy artillery - is the largest defence contract struck between Australia and an Asian nation.
Korea has moved into South Australia's fourth-largest trading partner and fourth-largest export market under a free trade agreement that has been in force since December 2014.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet.
I admire the Korean philosophy of self-reliance. They developed their tank at a point where there were great technologies available all over the (free) world. They bought the best of every system they had to and applied their smarts to the rest. Going with NATO ammunition gauges was a brilliant idea.
It's such a fascinating system that is imo totally unique to them. On the surface the big chaebol conglomerates like Hyundai, Samsung, LG, Lotte, etc. have vast political power and look very corrupt, but it actually seems to work for them due to their general pragmatism and, I think, sense of national pride and identity (especially when it comes to weapons, having a neighbour like NK probably does focus you somewhat). It just seems to be accepted that yes, these families have enormous power, but that's ok as long as they don't forget that they owe it to the country, the government's policies/plans and the people they employ. The amazing foresight and planning of the country's early post-war leaders in establishing this system and carefully developing key industries and technologies has really paid off for them so well and it's just so unlike the shortsightedness of so many western nations, awesome place.
@@GeneralBrae agreed
How are they self-relient when all of their tanks systems are supplied by the West.
@@GeneralBrae South Korea in 80s basically replicated what Japan did in the 60s. They realised they were too far outraced and dominated by Western economies, to they shielded themselves with very high duty tax and given cheap loans to own companies to make up for it. They could do that because they were strategically important to the West, so no risk of revenge duty taxes but also other East Asians markets did not have anything to compete, so they had to keep open for them. Add overwork-to-death attitude and there you go. In a way they are still one of the cheaper workforce nations, because their working hours are insane.
@@GeneralBrae I mean, it doesn't look very corrupt, it IS very corrupt. That's the devil's deal the S.Korean government accepted in order to enable these companies to compete globally, despite S.Korea only having a population the size of Texas and Florida combined.
A big worry is that at some point, a company like Samsung will get so big it doesn't need the country anymore (or at least gets to the point where they feel like they don't).
It’s a damn smart choice. Deliverable quickly, at an affordable price with more than adequate protection and fire power. Also puts the Koreans in place inside the European Union with a tech & manufacturing partner in Poland. Much easier to sell weapons from inside the bloc, than from the outside.
Great Job. South Korea . Keep up the great work.. #🇰🇷🇺🇸🇯🇵🇭🇲🇰🇾🇺🇦
Sounds like an awesome tank for Canada to look at.
Most cost efficient definitely.
Man, your videos tick all the boxes I appreciate. Highly knowledgeable content, delivered in a condensed form without unnecessary fluff, and precision-bombed with memes.
Instand sub. *Thumb up.*
Looks impressive. That lowering feature reminds of French Citroen DS. Good job S. Korea.
Same concept as Citroen but in a tank. Makes it easier to perform suspension repairs outside away from a service center.
As a Norwegian k2 fanboy it was a sad day when the Norwegian army chose the Leapard over the Panter.
not me
Let see if those Germans can even deliver as promised. But seeing how they fumbled so badly in delivering spare parts for the 2A4, it's hard to be optimistic.
Well the K2 does use a German inspired gun and engine having a Leopold instead isn't necessarily to bad
@@nothingmatters3802 That's what I was thinking too. The Koreans have shown that they can deliever. Poland got their first k2s before the official delivery date. And we bougth k9 already and were pleased with them.
It helps that Poland was excluded from participating in Germany's arms summit. Now they get to avoid German manufacturers hoarding their IP and german attempts at keeping production in-house and in-country, which is a recipe for a godawful supply and repair system. They also get to avoid the costs of german bureaucracy, which adds nothing except increasing the price point per tank. I can't believe we in Norway went for leopards over the Korean K2 when we already have Korean artillery. The only reason to buy German now is because of optics and politics.
Korea as a major arms manufacturer and exporter is a great thing in my mind. This gives free nations another armorer of good modern weapons besides Germany or the US. We have great weapons, but we often don't allow certain tech, or the manufacturers want to keep their secrets, secret. I see Korea arming much of Asia, Africa. Especially those nations that wish to keep both the US/Europe and China/Russia at an arms length.
France and Sweden export a good amount of weapons also
Korea is closely tied to the US/NATO sphere so that last part is kinda misguided.
They're a good supplier for Asian countries because their designs are well suited for the geography on top of being the lowest bidder.
@@mandrake925 The problem with Western weapons is political strings attached
@@destroyerarmor2846 for sure just adding that Germany and us aren't only western exporters. Really only german arms export is the leopard tanks. France has jets and naval vessels. Sweden has jets, rockets and missles, bofors cannon also.
@@mandrake925 Well, in terms of MBTs the most common choices for export that most countries usually can get is either US/Germany or Russia/China.
Poland and South Korea
Two completely different cultures, faiths, histories, languages, traditions, and couldnt br farther apart
Yet at this moment in history, both face similar threats. Its fascinating.
On opposoing sides of the eurasian landmass, but forced into the same geopolitical niche. Convergent evolution
"Poland what do you want for your birthd--"
"TANKS"
The S.Korean FA-50 is a cheap fighter option for smaller air forces. It can be used both as a supersonic trainer and ground attack aircraft. They’re also working on equipping them with AIM-120s for BVR air-to-air capability.
Korea is like the budget defense option; where the goods aren’t budget tier.
@@gfanikf They don’t have the range and carry a bit less than F-16s…but then again, you could buy 2 of them for the price of one F-16 and have some money left over. In a defensive role where range doesn’t matter as much, you could argue that having 2 FA-50s is better.
@@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson I totally agree and I think it’s a great option for nations which don’t have something like the US military budget and at the same time it’s not like you’re buying trash from Russia. It’s a great off the shelf option
The version for Poland will have air-refuel function as well.
I recommend F-50 , a single seat jet fighter. F/A 50 is to be modified soon near future. If the modification is carried out successfully, It will be a real 4.5th generation jet fighter with more fuel and cruising distance, along with Hanwha's DIRCM, which neutralizes anti air missiles.
I remember back when Hyundai and Kia were the laughing stock of the Automotive Industry. It did not take long for all that to change. Thanks for spotlighting S. Korea's rise to relevancy. Love your sense of humor, Cappy. Had me rollin'.
You're right. Also, the same happened with Japan. Back in the 1960s, no one treated the Japanese car industry seriously.
I will never forget the $400 dollar Hyundai Excel i bought in 1998 when i was 16 years old everything was falling apart on that car but i still got a little over a year of driving out of that junk. The engine was knocking and smoking so badly and it only had 65K miles on it, finally after a year of my driving the engine blew and in 2000 i bought a brand new Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins diesel and i still have that truck today, it's got 430K miles and still runs great i only had to replace the transmission at around 300K.
@@real_mikkim -- To us, that's an advantage. No "smart" key. All you need is a key can any key place can duplicate.
What does Korean cars have anything to do with the military? 😂
@@AviationNut And?
The Russian T80U(Full Spec) was also influential in creating the K2 tank.
It was imported into Korea through the brown bear business.
it was partial payment for debts actually. Russia and the former USSR owed Korea a lot of money. hence, the new Russian Federation at the time inherited those debts and decided to pay some of it through sending weapons for aggressor training. Korea not only used them for aggressor training, but also for reference for potential future enemy tanks.
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
As an Abrams Tanker, this makes me happy and kinda jealous…
Baby Abrams and Leopard's child.
I mean the abrams is still simply better lol
you CANT be jealous on your grandson ?
@@Optimusprime56241 not until you get your medical bills for disk pop on your back
@@Optimusprime56241 too heavy for Bridges. Panther will be Eddie to keep running in eastern Europe
Norway just had competition between the K2 and Leopard 2A7, and Leopard won the bid. However, turns out the Norwegian army actually recommended getting the K2, but the government went with the Leopard anyways. (Some of the old Leopard 2A4s are now sent to Ukraine, getting ready to smoke Russians).
the best tank doesn't always win, it just has to be good enough and economical.
Yeah because they wanted to save money for Helicopter and Artillerie
@@hulagu3068 Nah the older people didn't like K-pop and the Troops who are younger do lol
@@canivor81 - money is probably not the main issue. Its more politics is my guess.
German cronyism wins every single arms deal in Europe.
Great review , thanks . Well rounded , touched on everything I was curious about.
Good job troop
Good deal Poland 🇵🇱
Congratulations 🎊
We take K2PL and wok to Poland
I can go for some wok 😋
I love the K2. It is a beast. It will be interesting to see them on exercise with NATO armour.
The Norwegian army made direct exercise tests with K2 and Leopard 2A7V. Leopard won. The K2 is also 1,3 mil. more expensive. That the PiS-Polnish goverment choose the K2 is a political decision. The PiS-party gov. dreams of an imperialist nationalistic Poland with the strongest army in EU.
Since 2004, Poland has received over 213 billion euros from the European Union budget where Germany is the biggest payer and Poland the biggest monetary benefactor.
@@cyber_habanero and Germany decimated whole Poland and razed Warsaw to the ground. Reparations that Germany paid went to Soviet Union as Poland was part of it. Germany dont wanna give move money for reparations as they say they paid even tho they know most of that money didnt even go to Poland. You bet your ass they better pay 😂
@@cyber_habanero 1. the Leopard won because of politics Germany pressured Norway to choose the Leopard
2. You know nothing about Poland and how the EU works
@cyber_habanero That's one of the biggest if a not biggest pile of crap I've read recently about Poland.
You're hurting because can't stand that Poland doesn't want to be germany's pawn.
@@cyber_habanero You got that completely opposite buddy. It came out recently that Norwegian Army recommended K2 based on sheer technical comparison, but Norwegian government selected Leopard 2A7 based on political decision with Germany promising natural gas purchase in return and bring fellow NATO. Leo 2 is 1.5x more expensive than K2 and 5 year behind delivery schedule completed in 2030 verses 2025 for K2.
Great Britain should order 1000 as well. And build them under license. Congratulations to Poland for being well led and taking necessary action.👍
but we have the most lethal tank under NATO? (although we definetly need more)
@@euanpc3322 Challenger 2 is a BEAST if we can build 1000 of those I'd go for that! It would generate many jobs as well!
@@alamore5084 yeah, although with the current state of the economy and military we'd probably need alot more soilders to man them and alot more cash to fund such a project
@@euanpc3322 Sadly the current govt and opposition would cheerfully cut armed forces further. Then send the few troops remaining to war in a cardboard tank.
Wow! I'm South Korean myself. I didn't know South Korea was praised this much! Amazing!!!😅😅😅
As a Korean I give him props for pronouncing it correctly instead of "Hun Die".
That's odd, I've never heard it pronounced as anything except High-Un-Die.
You got lucky, cappy never pronounces anything right lol!
@@MostlyPennyCat It's rather something like "hyo(n)dae"
@@MostlyPennyCat now we know😉
Agree lol
One reason it's popular is it costs less than the latest Abrams or Challenger, but nearly as good in combat, giving it a much better value to price if you want to build a large fleet of top line tanks.
And as the new Russo-Ukrainian war is clearly demonstrating, “Some tank is better than no tank”.
A tank with ZERO combat action time
@@khaledf1765 you mean a brand new tank has never been to war before? You know it took years for the Abrams to see its first combat, same with the Leopard, etc. Its been tests and proved and lets hope it never needs to go into combat
@@michaelbcohen same as T14 Armata while people saying T14 is weak tank same people worshipping K2
@@khaledf1765 Yeah, because South Korea actually has the industrial capacity to produce the K2, and is not so corrupt that any parts going towards their military hardware would just get sold off. There's already 260 K2s in service and only a few prototypes of the T-14.
HYUNDAI is no joke I worked for them for over 6 years,they catch on fast,that tank is very advanced.Poland was very smart to pick HYUNDAI to work with.
It's crazy how South Korea has modernized itself so well .
When you only have dirt after a civil war, only way is to go up and modernize.
@J W B very true , but you also need the right people in government and business leadership roles to do what S Korea has done .
Perun has a really great, in depth look at South Korean military hardware and Polands' relations.
Enjoyed the Salesman opening!
Perun is a fantastic military analyst. I happened upon his channel last year and pounce eagerly on his in-depth videos as soon as they drop and I have an hour of free time.
I see you too appreciate a good PowerPoint presentation sir.
@@joetaylor486 There is a reason why he not comment anything related to Australia.
Was literally going to leave this same comment
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet. By importing Aegis ships from Korea, we can also acquire the world's best AESA radar and missiles...
Based Korea. Gotta say I've always loved their stuff, I once got the chance to shoot a pre-ban K2 import (the rifle not the tank) and immediately fell in love. I've been trying to acquire one for myself ever since. Korea's been making good shit, I'm not surprised in the slightest. Poland has good taste.
Bro I fucking hate how you cant even buy K2's anymore.
They were cool guns
@@honkhonk8009 I'm not giving up. I'm gonna find one one day.
@춘 식 불법적이든 아니든 K2는 아름답습니다.
I dont think you mentioned the key RWR system found on the K2. The recent weakspot exposed by recent armored divisions in the Ukraine-Russia conflict is the susceptibiltiy of tanks to ATGMs. Thankfully for Poland, the K2 is well-built for such threats. The K2 has a radar warning system integrated into its fire control system meaning the tank turret can instantly detect and orient itself to engage the hostile ATGM threat before its even launched. Take that with the K2's planned integration of both soft and hard-kill APS systems, the K2 will be a formidable threat to any invading force.
South Korea in Korean war has no tanks nor warplanes, but look at them now, they have an admirable arm force's now, very good progress.👌
Bravo Poland ! 😊😊❤🎉🎉
Excellent review of this fascinating production from indigenous military professionals and what seems like a great future tank for years to come. S Koreans have to be taken seriously as they may the be most efficient in delivering their vast production capacity! Poland has apparently made a good choice. Regards.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet. By importing Aegis ships from Korea, we can also acquire the world's best AESA radar and missiles.
Okay, thats some great material. Subbed and best wishes from Poland!
Love that you are giving the Asian tanks some spotlight.
To come and think of it, Poland's decision to go for the K2 is pretty similar to South Korea's desire to produce their own tanks. Poland wanted a tank they could locally produce without having to deal with foreign politics - see Germany and all the political roadblocks other countries had to deal with if they wanted to supply their German-made equipment to Ukraine.
I think the hybrid combo of information and humor delivered at such a fast pace is even more impressive than the tanks
I grew up in Seoul Korea so I’m not surprised they pulled this off. Their incredibly industrious and clever folks. I can also attest that the terrain there requires something with that indirect fire capability. Quite and ingenious design.
Tbf Hyundai is a big company. They prolly could just hire some old US engineers who worked on the Abrams, and easily pump out modern tanks despite not initially having experience making them.
S.Korea is a global leader in manufacturing technology in several areas, including mold manufacturing and large ship engines. Additionally, Korea is considered world-class in the field of chemistry.
The Korean Navy is making preparations to construct an aircraft carrier of 80,000-ton class. Additionally, the KF-21N has also been recently announced.
They plan is to acquire 23 Aegis ships by 2030 by incorporating the existing Aegis fleet.
@@ganekim A south Korean aircraft carrier would be cool asf.
South Korea is a W since it actually spends money on its military. Europe had to get a whole WAR going on to be forced to spend the bare minimum.
America is goin broke with military spending. Its nice seeing other countries are seeing the importance of it aswell.
Its kinda like the 2nd amendment imo lol.
"an armed society is a polite one"
@@honkhonk8009 South Korea could probably pump out carriers very quickly 'cause
It's the second biggest shipmates in the world😮
@@jlole9460 it actually is the largest shipmaker in the world. China is 2nd
Much ❤ to Poland and South Korea from the US. You guys went through some serious shit not too long ago.
My Poland and Polish brothers and sisters were on those lands for 1050 years and we don't think of moving anywhere.
Fun fact regarding the misunderstanding between Park Chung Hee and the Hyundai chairman:
The Korean word for train/street car is Jun-Cha (literally electric car) while the word for tank is also Jun-Cha (literally battle/war car). The words sound exactly the same when spoken are written exactly the same phonetically and you can only tell the difference when they're written in Chinese characters.
The tank is called a tank because it was originally a cover-name. We let on it was a water carrier for Mesopotamia, now Iraq. I suspect something similar was going on here.
Or maybe when you have conversation and the guy opposite of you is saying how he wants your "TRAINS" to have 1m thick armor and big gun and shoot 4km and have caterpillars and to be able to defend against NK invasion etc... :DD. And you are like: hmmm what a weird TRAINS they want, nevermind.
Its like saying that TANK (battle vehicle) and TANK (fuel holding canister/storage unit) is written same, pronounced same etc.. Its funny story indeed.
@@whynow4306 I think the word you are looking for is "context." When you're talking about a vehicle with a very large gun and a top speed of 35 mph, more than likely you are talking about a tank, not a sports car.
@@demef758 do you even joke?
Tank in Korean is Juncha戦車combat car 、and subway train is Juncha電車 electric-car.
Another export of the South Korean Arms Industry was co-operation on the Turkish Altay tank. The Altay was designed and built with South Korean assistance and looks like the Blank Panther, except for 7 road wheels on each side. (The Black Panther only has 6 on each side) The Polish K2PL will also have 7 roadwheels on each side as well. I might be mistaken, but I believe the extra road wheels are to accommodate a stretch in the hull for both the Altay and the K2PL. If I remember correctly, Poland will be getting some assistance from the manufacturer of the Altay with their K2PL as well.
These K's gonna Pop real nice in Poland
The Poles agreed to the offer of the Koreans, also due to the consent of the tank manufacturer to polonize the above-mentioned equipment /e.g. the use of the TOPAZ artillery control system, Polish communication systems, etc/. What was said in the movie /K2PL/. Licensed production of K2 and K9 will also be performed in Poland /experience in the production of the chassis of the KRAB howitzer/.
What Chris didn't mention that Turkey's own Altay tank have same parts as K2 and technology transfer from South Korea.
I deleted that part from the script to shorten it , the one part I thought no one would notice !
@@Taskandpurpose If you had mentioned that fact, you would also need to explain why Turkey is under an arms embargo from Germany. Likewise Poland has lost its preferred partner status.
@@jansix4287 its for their OWN good !
Turkey is a nation that it WILL create problems ...im 100% sure of that
@@jansix4287 And Poland is proud of it. :) 1. Leopard is a very good tank but not the best. There simply isn't a tank like it... there are several comparable ones. K2 is lighter, just right for the polish, wet lowland. And on the other hand, SEP v3 as the main axis of attack from the Warsaw area to the east. Abrams isn't heavier than a Leo 2A7, so it'll be fine. 2. It is also important that the Leopard is the most expensive tank I've heard of. 3. Hungary has been waiting for its 44 tanks since 2018. Poland would have to wait 25-30 years for its 500-700 tanks. We don't have that much time with a neighbor like putler across the eastern border. 4. There are also problems with technology transfer and general misunderstandings between the governments of Germany and Poland. That is why Poland has chosen a large contract with Koreans and we are very pleased that our government has made such a decision. 5. Logistics centers for Abrams and K2 are being built in Poland. Key spare parts will also be produced ( the Germans always have problems with them), and in the case of the Korean design - just the whole tank (since 2026), with all the technology transfer behind it. Keep smiling. :) Kind regards - S
As far as I know. The K2 tank is more suitable for mountain combat. This is because the landforms of the Korean Peninsula is dominated by hills. So the tank was designed to suit the geographical conditions of South Korea. Of course, the combat capabilities of such tanks in the plains should be even better. Therefore, Poland's choice was correct. In addition, the K2 tank is far more cost-effective than the Type 10. Suitable for bulk shipments in medium-sized countries like Poland.
Like the WW2 British Churchill Tank and the Churchill carried more armour than the oppositions Tiger.
Yes we have many mountains....too may...😢
Poland ordered modified K2 with better side armor. First tanks that arrived are unmodified, but they are here for training purposes
@@dracon2002 they are K2PL. They will be use on normal terrains and oryginal K2 will go to mountain region on south and to swamp terrain(Podlasie near Kaliningrad) in north east near border with Russia due normal tanks would be to heavy.
@@englishpassport6590 Yes, but the Churchill was not a successful tank compared to the Tiger in World War II. However, the Tiger tank was too expensive to build and could not be fully mass-produced. The Tiger tank is like a fine work of war art, because it is too delicate, so it is not so easy to maintain, compared to the Soviet T-34 and the American M4. But the Type 10 tank is clearly not. Not only is it expensive to build, but it also doesn't have any real combat data. A lot of information about the mechanical failure of this tank and the incompatibility of the combat platform also circulated in previous years.
Love your videos! This is a good one!
Great episode Cappy, keep it up 💪🏻
We need Captain Korea
As a Pole by myself I will tell you that we will never chill when there is a war literally in front of our doorsteps.
90% of ukraine is free of military operation.
@@kiddhkane And we are supposed to feel safe because of that? If Ukraine fails, Poland will become battlefield for a potential war NATO vs Russia
@@kiddhkane And the Russian enemy is only a few hindered kilometers away. Slawa Ukainie for valiant defense against a zealot Goliath
@@kiddhkaneThe war is all over Ukraine, rockets land next to Poland
If this tank is a success story, it may be an incentive for manufacturers to share technologies and build an even better breed of next generation tanks.
Excellent video and history of tank development in SK and why Poland bought it.