In the summer of 2011, new photos of Japan's main battle tank appeared. Type 10... It is assumed that the photo shows one of the 13 tanks of the experimental batch, ordered in 2010. The prototype was first introduced on 13.02.2008/10/XNUMX and lacked a bulldozer knife; the tower and hull have not undergone significant changes. MBT Type XNUMX developed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and weighs 10 tons lighter than the Type 90 MBT.
Such criteria were presented for the use of the tank in the cramped and mountainous areas of Japan. The main feature of the Japanese tank is the use of modular composite armor. Armament - 120-mm smoothbore gun developed by Japan Steel Works with an automatic loader and 7,62-mm and 12,7-mm machine guns. It is believed that the mass of the main battle tank Type 10 with all sets of armor will be about 50 tons.
Type 10, previously the tank was known as TK-X and MVT-X. In information materials about Japanese armored vehicles, it was usually reported that the future MVT-X, the development of which began in the early 90s, would replace in the Japanese Ground Forces Tanks Type 74 and Type 90.
Performance characteristics
Combat weight, t
44
Crew.
3
Power density, hp / t
27,3
Length with gun forward, mm
9420
Width
3240
Height, mm
2300
Gun type
GSP
Caliber cannon, mm
120
Machine guns, qty x mm
1 x 7,62,
X 1 12,7
Armor
modular ceramic composite
engine's type
diesel
Engine power, l with.
1200
Photos of a modern Japanese tank:
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In terms of dimensions, Type 10 is closer to the Japanese Type 74 tank. The main claim of the Japanese military to the Type 90 tank was just its high cost - $ 7,4 million, 3 million more than the price of the American Abrams, as well as mass overall characteristics that prevent the free transportation of tanks by rail and independent movement on roads within the country. So when creating Type 10 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. complied with the wishes of the military and developed a cheaper and more compact version of the MBT. The cost of the Japanese Type 10 tank is estimated at 6,5 million US dollars.
Comparative performance characteristics of some modern tanks
In the summer of 2011, new photos of Japan's main battle tank appeared. Type 10... It is assumed that the photo shows one of the 13 tanks of the experimental batch, ordered in 2010. The prototype was first introduced on 13.02.2008/10/XNUMX and lacked a bulldozer knife; the tower and hull have not undergone significant changes. MBT Type XNUMX developed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and weighs 10 tons lighter than the Type 90 MBT.
