Type 61 tank

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The Type 61 tank is a post–World War II Japanese main battle tank developed by Mitsubishi as Japan’s first domestically produced tank for the postwar Self-Defense Forces.

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Tanks of Japan 1
Type 61 tank canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese tank ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
post–World War II tank ⓘ
category Cold War tanks ⓘ
Tanks of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Type 61 tank
combatRole main battle tank ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
crewRoles commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
loader ⓘ
designer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
developedFor Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
developmentStart 1950s ⓘ
enginePower 570 hp ⓘ
engineType Mitsubishi HM21 WT diesel ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstDomesticTankPostwar true ⓘ
hasVariant Type 61 ARV ⓘ
linked to: K1 ARV

Type 67 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (based on chassis) ⓘ
height 2.49 m ⓘ
hullArmorType welded steel ⓘ
introduced 1961 ⓘ
length 8.19 m ⓘ
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
maximumSpeed 45 km/h ⓘ
numberBuilt 560 ⓘ
operationalRange 200 km ⓘ
originContext post–World War II Japan rearmament ⓘ
primaryArmament 90 mm rifled gun ⓘ
primaryUser Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
productionEnd 1975 ⓘ
productionStart 1961 ⓘ
replacedBy Type 74 tank ⓘ
retiredFromService 2000s ⓘ
secondaryArmament 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun ⓘ
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ
serviceEntry 1961 ⓘ
successor Type 74 tank ⓘ
suspension torsion bar ⓘ
turretArmorType cast steel ⓘ
usedBy Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
usedIn domestic defense ⓘ
training ⓘ
weight 35 tonnes ⓘ
width 2.95 m ⓘ

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Type 61 tank → category → Tanks of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Type 61 tank