Main battle tanks with the best power-to-weight ratio

51 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a power-to-weight figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 4 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

9 of the 25 entries below (Russia, China, Iran) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Main battle tanks with the best power-to-weight ratio, ranked by published power-to-weight
#	System	Power-to-weight	Source
1	K2 Black Panther Hyundai Rotem	27.4 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
2	Type 10 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	27.3 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
3	Leclerc XLR KNDS	27 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
4	Leclerc KNDS	27 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	T-84 Oplot Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau	26 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	Harimau PT Pindad	26 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	T-80U † Uralvagonzavod	25.9 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	Type 15 † NORINCO	25.6 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	Type 90 Kyu-maru Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	25.6 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Type 99A † NORINCO	25.5 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	Haider Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)	25.5 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	T-14 Armata † Uralvagonzavod	25 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
13	M1A1 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	24.4 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	Merkava Mk4 MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)	24 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
15	Altay BMC Defense	24 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
16	Karrar † Defense Industries Organization (Iran)	24 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	23.8 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
18	M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	23.8 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	T-80BVM † Uralvagonzavod	23.7 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	C1 Ariete Leonardo	22.8 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	Leopard 1A5 KNDS	22.5 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	VT-4 † NORINCO	22.4 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	Zolfaghar † Defense Industries Organization (Iran)	22 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	K1A2 Hyundai Rotem	21.7 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	Type 96B † NORINCO	21.4 hp/t	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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