Type 90 tank
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For other tanks with similar names, see Type 90 (disambiguation).
The Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the Type 61 and to supplement the then current fleet of Type 74 tanks, and entered service in 1990.
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Type 90 | |
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Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Japan |
Production history | |
Designer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Japan Ministry of Defense Technology Research and Development Institute |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Unit cost | JPY¥800 Million (2009) |
Produced | 1990–2009 |
No. built | 341 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 50.2 tonnes |
Length | 9.76 m |
Width | 3.43 m |
Height | 2.34 m |
Crew | 3 |
Armor | Modular ceramic/steel composite armour 350mm KE / 650mm CE |
Main armament | Rheinmetall 120mm L/44 smoothbore gun with automatic loader |
Secondary armament | M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun Type 74 7.62 mm machine gun |
Engine | Mitsubishi 10ZG 10-cylinder, two-stroke cycle, 1,500 hp/2,400 rpm diesel 21.5 litre |
Power/weight | 30 hp/tonne |
Transmission | Mitsubishi MT1500 automatic transmission (4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears ) |
Suspension | hybrid hydropneumatic & torsion bar suspension |
Operational range | 350 km |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (acceleration: 0–200 m in 20 s) |
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