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Type 90
A JGSDF Type 90 MBT practice firing at Fuji Firepower Review 2009
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originJapan
Production history
DesignerMitsubishi Heavy Industries/Japan Ministry of Defense Technology Research and Development Institute
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Unit costJPY¥800 Million (2009)
Produced1990–2009
No. built341
Specifications
Mass50.2 tonnes
Length9.76 m
Width3.43 m
Height2.34 m
Crew3

ArmorModular 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
EngineMitsubishi 10ZG 10-cylinder, two-stroke cycle,
1,500 hp/2,400 rpm diesel 21.5 litre
Power/weight30 hp/tonne
TransmissionMitsubishi MT1500 automatic transmission (4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears )
Suspensionhybrid hydropneumatic & torsion bar suspension
Operational
range
350 km
Maximum speed 70 km/h (acceleration: 0–200 m in 20 s)

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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