The Type 74 (C) "Red Star" (74式戦車C型) is an OPFOR training vehicle of the "Fictional, Hostile" 1st Mechanized Battalion (1MBn), a unit organized by the Training Evaluation Unit (TEU). The 1MBn is supplied with its own uniforms, camouflages, unit markings, Type 74s, Type 90s and several APCs, most of the time vis-modded to resemble PACT-like vehicles such as Type 60 BMPs, Type 74 Shilka's & Type 74/90s with profile mods such as drum fuel tanks on the rear, turret baggage, mud flaps and applique armour.

It was introduced in Update "Hornet's Sting". As the earliest of the Type 74s, it only has APDS, HEAT and HESH ammunition. It does not have the APFSDS rounds that the later versions have. It has average mobility and a hydropneumatic suspension system that allows it to adjust its height and angle according to the terrain. It also has a laser rangefinder and a warning system that make it effective as a sniper. The vismod tires on the rear of the hull can be removed via a module to improve rear angle for aiming the gun.