The K3 has a top road sped of 70 kilometers an hour and up to 50 kilometers off-road. Communications systems also use the latest tech, which may include anti-jamming capabilities. The crew may use special visors for their helmets that display the outside view on the visor. The external sensors give the crew a 360 degree view of what’s outside the tank day or night. The armor itself is to be an improvement on the current composite design. The K3 will have numerous video cameras and other sensors installed on the external hull. There is supposed to be a system for detecting anti-tank mines and roadside bombs which have been a major source of tank losses for nearly a century. There is an APS (active protection system) to defend against anti-tank rockets and missiles. The turret also contains a 12.7mm machine-gun that is usually operated by the gunner but can also be operated by the tank commander. The K3 turret is designed to also handle the 130mm gun proposed as a replacement for the current NATO-standard 120mmm smoothbore cannon. K3 is a 55-ton tank with a three-man crew (commander, gunner and driver) operating from inside a heavily protected capsule underneath the turret, which is unmanned and uses an auto-loader. The K3 design is similar in many ways to the T-14. The first working K3 prototype won’t be available until 2030. Hyundai is aware of this and taking its time to get things right. Its engine had persistent problems as did many electronic systems essential to the T-14’soperation. The K3 is more similar to the Russian T-14, which the Russians promoted as the tank of the future. Current K2 tanks used by South Korea are based on the American M1. South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem has designed a new main battle tank called the K3.
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