Contractor/s:
Japan Steel Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries *Description:
The Type 74, also known as Nanayon or 74TK, is a 38-ton class main battle tank (MBT) built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) as the replacement for Type 61 tanks. As of March 2006, the Type 74 MBT was the backbone of Japan's JGSDF armored units with approximately 655 tanks in active duty. The JGSDF deployed more than 800 Type 74 tanks beginning in 1975. Currently, the Type 74 tanks are being replaced by the Type 90 main battle tank featuring greater firepower and groundbreaking performance.
The Type 74 tank is powered by a 10-cylinder air-cooled two-cycle diesel engine developing 720-hp and allowing a top speed of 53 kph on road. The tank is equipped with a 105mm stabilized main gun from Japan Steel Works, a 12.7mm M2 machine gun and one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. A laser rangefinder and a ballistic computer are key elements of the fire control system. The tank armor results thinner than that of Western Leopard 1 and M60 MBTs, but very similar to that of Soviet T-55 and T-62 MBTs.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 4
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm
Dimensions: Ground Clearance 400 mm, Height 2.3 m, Length 9.4 m, Width 3.2 m
Weights: Max Weight 38,000 kg (83,774 lb)
Performance: Gradient 60 %, Max Range 300 km (162 nm), Top Speed 53 kph (33 mph)
Power: Power 720 shp
Applications
Type 87
Operators
Japan / 873
As of
Holdings
2007
605
2006
655
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Notes (*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Japan / 873 