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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese tank
ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ post–World War II tank ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War tanks
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Tanks of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatRole | main battle tank ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewRoles |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
NERFINISHED
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Japan Self-Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| enginePower | 570 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | Mitsubishi HM21 WT diesel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstDomesticTankPostwar | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Type 61 ARV
NERFINISHED
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Type 67 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (based on chassis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 2.49 m ⓘ |
| hullArmorType | welded steel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1961 ⓘ |
| length | 8.19 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Type 74 tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 2000s ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1961 ⓘ |
| successor | Type 74 tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretArmorType | cast steel ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
domestic defense
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training ⓘ |
| weight | 35 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.95 m ⓘ |
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