T2 Toro
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| T2 Toro | |
|---|---|
 A T2 prototype | |
| Type | main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Menghe Idacua |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2010-present |
| Used by | Idacua |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Design Bureau of the Jinjŏng Chŏlgang-Nodongja Vehicle Plant Alcaron Vehicle Design Office |
| Designed | 2007-2010 |
| Produced | 2009 |
| No. built | 400+ |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 51.2 metric tonnes |
| Length | 9.68 m overall 7.23 m hull only |
| Width | 3.77 m including side armor |
| Height | 2.27 m to turret roof |
| Crew | 3 (driver, gunner, commander) |
| Armor | Welded steel base Composite armor (turret face and hull glacis) Escudo ERA (T2M1) |
Main armament | 125mm Espada CM99 smoothbore gun |
Secondary armament | 12.7mm GCh-75Ch HMG (commander) 7.62mm GCh-77 MMG (co-axial) |
| Engine | Alcaron MDP500 diesel 1,250 hp |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | 43 cm |
Operational range | 850 km (internal fuel) |
| Speed | 65 km/h (road) |
The T2 Toro (Sylvan for Bull) is an Idacuan main battle tank based on the Menghean JCh-6. After receiving a batch of JCh-6Gs from Menghe, the Idacuan government was so satisfied with the tank's performance that it expressed the desire to make a local variant of the vehicle. The project was approved, and after the prototype trials, serial production began in 2010 with the baseline T2 model. The project spawned two more upgraded variants, the T2M1 and T2M2, the latter of which entered service in 2018. Currently, the T2 serves as the Idacuan Revolutionary Army's frontline main battle tank, with over 400 units in service.