Type 74 MBT (Family)
Description
The Type 74 (74式戦車, nana-yon-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Built and designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as supplement and replacement of the earlier Type 61 MBT as it didn't compete with Russian tanks like the T-62. It was designed to be able to compete with western designs like the US M60 or Leopard 1. Like most Gen 2 tanks that usually mounted the Royal Ordnance L7 rifled 105 mm gun. Starting development in 1964 with the ST-B1 and only being finalized in 1974, made the Type 74 quite the latecomer and outdated already as Gen 3 tanks started popping up like the Leopard 2, Challenger and M1 Abrams just a few years later.
As this tank still sees service it is slowly being replaced by both the Type 90 and Type 10 MBT's in their new role as Gen 3.5 tanks.
Vehicles
Rank V
Rank VI
External links
- [Devblog] Type 74: The Height of Technology
- [Devblog] Type 74 mod G/Kai and Pre-Order of the Japanese Packs
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (三菱重工業株式会社) | |
|---|---|
| Ground Vehicles | |
| APC | Type 60 |
| IFV | Type 89 |
| MCV | Type 16 |
| MBT | ST-A1 · ST-A2 · ST-A3 · Type 61 |
| ST-B1 · Type 74 · Type 74 (F) · Type 74 (G) | |
| Type 90 · Type 90 (B) | |
| SPH | Type 75 |
| SPAAG | Type 87 |
| Air Vehicles | |
| Jet Fighter | F-86F-30 ▅* · F-86F-40 ▅* · F-86F-40 JASDF▅* |
| T-2 · F-1 | |
| F-104J* | |
| F-4EJ Phantom II* | |
| Naval Vehicles | |
| Patrol Boat | Type 11 |
| MHI's shipyard is positioned in Shimonoseki | |
| * Licensed | |
| See also | Mitsubishi Aircraft Company (1928-1945) · North American Aviation · Lockheed · McDonnell Aircraft Corporation |
| Japan medium tanks | |
|---|---|
| Type 97 | Chi-Ha · Chi-Ha Kai · Chi-Ha Short Gun |
| Type 1 | Chi-He · Chi-He (5th Regiment) · Ho-I |
| Type 3 | Chi-Nu · Chi-Nu II |
| Type 4 | Chi-To · Chi-To Late |
| Type 5 | Chi-Ri II |
| Type 61 MBT | ST-A1* · ST-A2* · ST-A3* · Type 61 |
| Type 74 MBT | ST-B1* · Type 74 · Type 74 (F) · Type 74 (G) |
| Type 90 MBT | Type 90 · Type 90 (B) |
| USA | ▅M4A3 (76) W |
| *ST-X is prototype stage for said MBT | |
