Type 90 Tank

Also known as Type 90 Kyū-maru

main battle tank

Key facts

Type: Main battle tank
Place of origin: Japan
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
Mass: 50.2 tonnes
Length: 9.76 m
Width: 3.43 m
Height: 2.34 m
Armor: Modular ceramic composite armour
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 10ZG32WT 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: hydropneumatic
Operational range: 350 km

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 50
Image: Japanese Type 90 Tank - 1.jpg
Height: 2.34
Width: 3.43
Speed: 70

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Commons category: Type 90 tanks
total produced: 341
Commons gallery: JGSDF Type 90 (MBT)
name in kana: きゅうまるしきせんしゃ

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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.