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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === |
Revision as of 20:55, 8 September 2021
This page is about the Japanese medium tank Type 74 (C). For other versions, see Type 74 (Family). |
Contents
Description
The Type 74 (C) is a rank V Japanese medium tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
- Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet)
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
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Hull | 40 mm (74°), 80 mm (65°) Front glacis 80 mm (57°) Lower glacis |
35 mm (44°) Top 30 mm, 10 mm (55-56°) Bottom |
20 mm Top 25 mm (47-48°) Bottom |
25 mm |
Turret | 132 mm (27-53°) Turret front 200 mm (34-73°) , 150 + 170 mm (0-44°) Gun mantlet |
132 mm (5-57°) Front 67 mm (37-47°) Rear |
37 mm (17-39°) | 67 mm Front 37 mm Rear |
Cupola | 80 mm | 80 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels and tracks are both 20 mm thick.
- The Type 74's hydropneumatic suspension means it could vary the sloped angle of its armour towards the enemy.
- Hull roof is rated to be 25 mm effective against HE.
Mobility
Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
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Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
Arcade | 59 | 9 | 38 | 1,116 | 1,660 | 29.37 | 43.68 |
Realistic | 54 | 8 | 637 | 870 | 16.76 | 22.89 |
Modifications and economy
Armaments
Main armament
105 mm L7A3 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
Arcade | 50 | -6°/+9° | ±180° | Two-plane | 22.8 | 31.6 | 38.4 | 42.5 | 45.2 | 8.71 | 7.70 | 7.10 | 6.70 |
Realistic | 14.3 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 24.0 |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
M392A2 | APDS | 303 | 302 | 296 | 277 | 257 | 252 |
Type 91 | HEATFS | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
Type 75 | HESH | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
Shell details | |||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
M392A2 | APDS | 1,478 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75° | 78° | 80° |
Type 91 | HEATFS | 1,150 | 10.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1,270 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
Type 75 | HESH | 760 | 10.8 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 3,890 | 73° | 77° | 80° |
Smoke shell characteristics | ||||||
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Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Screen radius (m) |
Screen deploy time (s) |
Screen hold time (s) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
M416 | 730 | 11.4 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 50 |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
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50 | 16 (+34) | 7 (+43) | 1 (+49) | No |
- Racks 2 and 3 are first stage ammo racks. They total 15 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
- These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 2 - 1.
- To go into battle with the frontal ammo rack empty, pack 16 (+34) shells, the rack depletion order will then be 3 - 2.
Optics and night vision
Type 74 (C) Optics | ||||||
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Type of optic | Magnification | Night Vision Devices | ||||
Image Intensifier | Thermal Imager Resolution |
Notes | ||||
Resolution | Light Mult | Noise Level | ||||
Gunner's Sight | X8 - X16 | 800X600 | 8.0 | High | Not Fitted | Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4) |
Commander's View | X6 | 800X600 | 8.0 | High | Not Fitted | Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4) |
Driver's View | X1 / 3PV | 800X600 | 5.0 | High | Not Fitted | Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4) |
Machine guns
Usage in battles
Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).
Usage in battles
As the Type 74 (C) is very comparable to the Leopard 1 Series, it is recommended to play them in the same fashion as such. In a Hit & Run tactic.
The additional benefits of the Type 74 (C) over the Leopard 1 are:
- A top-mounted .50 which can be used to deal with soft targets swiftly or damage gun barrels or track opponent tanks.
- Hydropneumatic suspension to:
- Increase gun depression or elevation.
- Improve traverse rate off- and on-road.
- Could vary the sloped angle of its armour towards the enemy.
- Stronger turret armour
- IR spotlight
- Stabilizer
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Same gun and general ammo choices as the NATO tanks
- .50 cal machine gun proves useful against SPAAGs, as well as strafing aircraft
- Better frontal armour overall than the Leopards, ZSU-57-2 will have a much harder time defeating it from the front, can also bounce some medium tank APDS
- Hydropneumatic suspension system can give up to -12° of gun depression as well as more compatibility for terrain
Cons:
- Hydropneumatic suspension system takes time to deploy and undeploy
- Only -5° of gun depression without deploying the suspension
- 53 km/h top speed compared to Leopard A1A1's 65 km/h (however, both tanks rarely reach this speed)
History
Development
A year after the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) issued out their first post-war main battle tank, the Type 61, development started on its successor, recognizing that the Type 61 was already becoming obsolete in terms of the new Soviet tanks being produced such as the T-62. Working alongside Mitsubishi once more, they looked for a new tank design incorporating many new features introduced in tank technology. This resulted in the tank having the hydropneumatic suspension system from the U.S.-German project MBT-70, a hull shape similar to Germany's Leopard I, and the powerful 105 mm L7 gun for its main armament. Other planned features for the tank was a rotatable commander's cupola and an autoloader system for the main gun.
The first prototype arrived for testing in 1968 as the STB-1. Modifications to the design started in 1969, which saw the autoloader removed for being too complex and expensive, as well as the removal of a proposed remote-controlled anti-aircraft machine gun for the same reason. The turret design was also elongated for various design purposes. The modified prototype was labelled STB-3 and was delivered in 1971. The final prototype, STB-6, was then delivered in 1973. The tank was then accepted for service in 1974 as the Type 74 tank. Production would start in September 1975 all the way to 1989, producing 893 tanks.
Service
Due to the defensive nature of the JSDF and the absence of any hostility rising out of the Cold War, the Type 74 spent its service life in the JGSDF with no battle service. During its service life however, it was upgraded with new hardware such as infra-red imagers for night fighting and a laser rangefinder for the commander. Despite all that, the Type 74 was generally outdated in terms of specifications even before entering service, as second-generation main battle tanks like the Chieftain and T-72 outclass it and development for third-generation main battle tanks like the Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams were already underway.
The tank was to be replaced by the newer Type 90 main battle tank, but the collapse of the Soviet Union and the official end of the Cold War caused the replacement program to be halted. Today, the Type 74 still sees limited service in Japan and it was reported that 700 units were still in use in 2006.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
(Coarse language present)
See also
- Related Development
- STB-1 - (Prototype Stage)
- Type 74 (E)
- Type 74 (F) - (Variant allowing to equip a mine-roller)
- Type 74 (G) - (Improved (改) variant with thermal and armour skirts)
- Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
External links
Japan medium tanks | |
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Type 97 | Chi-Ha · Chi-Ha Kai · Chi-Ha Kai TD · 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-B2* · Type 74 (C) · Type 74 (E) · Type 74 (F) · Type 74 (G) |
Type 90 MBT | Type 90 · Type 90 (B) · Type 90 (B) "Fuji" |
Type 10 MBT | TKX (P)* · TKX* · Type 10 |
Other | Ka-Chi |
USA | ▅M4A3 (76) W · ▅M47 |
*Prototype |