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Supporting arms included a tank squadron of 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars. North Korean army also operates a generally similar, but less capable main battle tank, which is also commonly known as the M2002. South Korea hopes to export the K-2, with each tank priced at around US$7.5 million. Fought in April 1951 in Korea, this was the bloodiest engagement endured by the British Army since the Second World War. Fought from October 23 to November 11, 1942, and with nearly 200,000 Allied troops and more than 1,000 tanks against 116,000 Axis soldiers and more than 500 tanks, it was the largest desert battle. On 25 June 1950, the North Korean Peoples Army (NKPA) spearheaded by ex-Soviet T-34/85 tanks and SU-76M assault guns of the 105th Armored Brigade crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea. It is one of the most advanced main battle tanks in the world. Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea details every action, from the valiant defense at Pusan and the bitter battles of the Chosin Reservoir, to the grinding and bloody stalemate along the Jamestown Line. During the war, there were 15 tank-vs-tank actions that involved the 1st Marine Tank Battalion. The K-2 Black Panther is South Korea's new signature battle tank, and is designed to replace the aging K-1 battle tanks. "The second mass production and deployment will be completed between 2019-2020," if the plan is approved by a government defense industry committee slated to decide in January next year, added the DAPA. In a report to the National Assembly's defense committee for an annual audit, the DAPA said it is pushing for the supply of transmissions from a foreign contractor even as it plans to pick a domestically-produced engine. Quoting the state arms agency, The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Yonhap said it initially sought a locally-made transmission and engine for the second round of mass production, in preference to the German-designed one used for the previous production run, which began in 2013.īut the indigenous transmission, produced by S&T Dynamics, failed in reliability and durability testing. South Korea will be able to complete second round production of its K-2 main battle tanks only by 2020, three years behind schedule due to problems in its transmission and engine, Yonhap news reported.