Type 75 MLRS
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Description
The Type 75 MLRS is a premium rank V Japanese tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea".
General info
Survivability and armour
While the armour is light, it provides enough frontal protection against MGs up to 12.7 mm but only frontally. The 3 crew members all sit in the front with the gunner sitting next to the engine which would protect him from MG fire from the left.
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
- Gun steel (Rocket rack)
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 20 mm (28°) Front glacis 20 mm (55°) Lower glacis |
12.7 mm | 20 mm | 10 mm |
| Launcher | 10 mm | 10 mm | ||
| Cupola | 15 mm | |||
Notes:
- Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
- Suspension wheels and bogies are 10 mm thick, while tracks are 15 mm thick.
Mobility
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 55 | 14 | 16.5 | 426 | 668 | 25.82 | 40.48 |
| Realistic | 51 | 13 | 265 | 350 | 16.06 | 21.21 | |
Modifications and economy
2 × 140 / 210 / 250 % 2 × 196 / 196 / 196 % | Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Main armament
| 130 mm Type 75 rocket | 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 | 30 | 0°/+50° | ±60° | N/A | 13.21 | 18.28 | 22.20 | 24.55 | 26.12 | 10.40 | 9.20 | 8.48 | 8.00 |
| Realistic | 8.93 | 10.50 | 12.75 | 14.10 | 15.00 | ||||||||
Notes:
- The Reloading rate affects the speed at which each rocket is resupplied when standing on a friendly captured point.
- The primary weapon has a fire rate of 144 rounds per minute: this equals to an interval of around 0.42 seconds between each rocket fired.
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 130 mm Type 75 | Rocket | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||||
| 130 mm Type 75 | Rocket | 700 | 43 | 0 | 0.1 | 6,140 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|
| 30 | No |
- Rockets deplete from right to left, top row first and then bottom row.
- It is not possible to select how many rockets to bring into battle.
Machine guns
| 12.7 mm M2HB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Pintle | 600 (200) | 577 | -10°/+65° | ±180° |
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very mobile when driving on flat terrain
- The rockets can be continuously fired until the ammo rack is empty
- If a rocket hit anywhere next to the enemy tank's armour weak spots, it is very likely to knock the entire compartment out with overpressure
Cons:
- While rockets are protected by the launcher's panels to some extent and will likely just break on kinetic ammo hit, a direct hit of chemical warhead will likely detonate them, destroying the vehicle
- It is possible for rockets to hit obstacles next to the tank and destroy it by accident
- Launcher depression does not exist on this tank, fighting on uneven terrain without setup or long range will result in almost guaranteed defeat
- Default sights are not helpful for accurately firing rockets; requires user to install a user-made scope that provides firing solutions
History
In the mid-60s, the Japanese Military Administration made the decision to boost their Self-Defense Forces' power with a mobile MLRS on a tracked chassis. As a base, it was suggested that the promising tracked armoured personnel carrier, that was at the time being developed by the Mitsubishi company, be used. The military vehicle was subsequently put into service under the designation Type 73 APC and became a base for a whole series of assault and support vehicles of the Japanese army. In order to equip their army with a modern multiple rocket launcher system, the Japanese used an APC as a base to develop the brand new Type 75 MLRS, as well as two other support vehicles – a mobile weather station and a command vehicle – to ensure the launcher's combat readiness. The Type 75 was put into service in 1975 and built up serially to 1985 inclusive. The vehicle fired at its opponents using its 130 mm rockets located on 30 launching tubes inside a rotating pod (the horizontal guidance angle was 50 degrees). The Type 75 had a three-man crew and could reach a speed of 50 km/h.
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Media
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See also
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External links
| Komatsu Ltd. (株式会社小松製作所) | |
|---|---|
| SPRG | Type 60 SPRG (C) |
| APC | Type 60 ATM |
| MLRS | Type 75 MLRS |
| RCV | Type 87 RCV (P) · Type 87 RCV |
| Japan tank destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Ro-Go Derivatives | Ro-Go Exp. |
| Chi-Ha Derivatives | Ho-Ni I · Ho-Ni III · Ho-Ro · Chi-Ha LG |
| Ho-Ri | Ho-Ri Prototype · Ho-Ri Production |
| Other | Na-To |
| JGSDF | |
| SPRG | Type 60 (C) |
| SPH | Type 75 · Type 99 |
| ATGM | Type 60 ATM |
| Rocket | Type 75 MLRS |
| USA | ▅M36 |
| Japan premium ground vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Light tanks | Ha-Go Commander · Type 16 (FPS) |
| Medium tanks | Chi-Ha Short Gun · Chi-He (5th Regiment) · Ka-Chi · Chi-Nu II · Type 74 (G) · Type 90 (B) "Fuji" |
| Heavy tanks | Ro-Go · ▅Heavy Tank No.6 |
| Tank destroyers | Ho-Ri Prototype · Type 75 MLRS |
