Type 90 tank
| Type 90 | |
|---|---|
 A JGSDF Type 90 MBT practice firing at Fuji Firepower Review 2009 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Japan Ministry of Defense Technology Research and Development Institute |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Unit cost | JPY¥800 Million (2009) |
| Produced | 1990–2009 |
| No. built | 341 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 50.2 tonnes |
| Length | 9.76 m |
| Width | 3.43 m |
| Height | 2.34 m |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | Modular ceramic composite armour |
Main armament | Rheinmetall 120mm L/44 smoothbore gun with automatic loader |
Secondary armament | M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun Type 74 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine | Mitsubishi 10ZG32WT 10-cylinder, two-stroke cycle, 1,500 hp/2,400 rpm diesel 21.5 litre |
| Power/weight | 30 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Mitsubishi MT1500 automatic transmission (4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears ) |
| Suspension | hydropneumatic |
Operational range | 350 km |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h |
The Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the Type 61 and to supplement the then current fleet of Type 74 tanks, and entered service in 1990.