page_title: Tanks of South Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Tanks of South Korea
caption_attribution_description: Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Soldiers, 57th Cavalry Battalion (BN), 26th Division, sit on top of the a K1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) as they wait to load it onto a railcar at Camp Casey, Gyeonggi-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), in preparation for a Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration (RSO&amp;I) field training exercise.
context_page_description: The history and development of the tank in the South Korea spans the period from their adoption after World War II with the foundation of the South Korean Army, into the Cold War and the present. Over this period Korea has moved from being an operator of United States designed and produced tanks to being the designer and manufacturer of first class tanks in its own right
context_section_description: The history and development of the tank in the South Korea spans the period from their adoption after World War II with the foundation of the  South Korean Army, into the Cold War and the present. Over this period Korea has moved from being an operator of United States designed and produced tanks to being the designer and manufacturer of first class tanks in its own right
caption: A K1 88-Tank of the South Korean Army.
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