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Type 61 MBT |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION |
| Designations |
Type 61 |
| Manufacturer(s) |
Mitsubishi |
| Status |
Production completed. Phased out of service by Japan, beginning in 1983. |
| Production Period |
circa 1962 |
Production Quantity |
about 560 |
| Type |
MBT |
Crew |
4 |
| Length, overall |
8.2m |
Length, hull |
6.3m |
| Width, overall |
3.0m |
Height, overall |
3.2m |
| Combat Weight |
35000kg |
Unloaded Weight |
33500kg |
| Radio, external |
n/a |
Communication, crew |
n/a |
| FIREPOWER |
| Main Armament |
90mm Type 61 rifled gun |
Ammunition Carried |
n/a |
| Gun Traverse |
360 |
Elevation/Depression |
n/a |
| Traverse Rate |
n/a |
Elevation Rate |
n/a |
| Gun Stabilization |
none |
Rangefinder |
optical |
| Night Vision |
active |
Auto-Loader |
no |
| Secondary Armament |
7.62mm M1919A4 (coaxial)
12.7mm M2 (AA) |
Ammunition Carried |
na |
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| MOBILITY CHARACTERISTICS |
| Engine |
Mitsubishi Type 12 HM 21 WT, V-12, 4-cycle direct-injection, turbocharged diesel |
Transmission |
mechanical (5 forward, 1 reverse) |
| Horsepower |
570hp@2,100rpm |
Suspension |
torsion bar |
| Power/Weight Ratio |
16.28hp/t |
Track Width |
550mm |
| Speed, on road |
45km/h |
Track Ground Contact |
3.7m |
| Fuel Capacity |
n/a |
Ground Pressure |
0.95kg/cm2 |
| Range, on road |
200km |
Gradient |
60% |
| Fuel Consumption |
n/a |
Vertical Obstacle |
0.69m |
| Turning Radius |
10m |
Trench Crossing |
2.5m |
| Ground Clearance |
0.4m |
Fording |
1.0m |
| SURVIVABILITY FEATURES |
| Smoke Laying |
2 x 3 smoke grenade dischargers |
NBC Protection |
no |
| Armor Details |
All-welded steel hull and cast turret. Armor thickness, hull: 46mm (glacis); 25mm (sides); 15mm (rear), turret: 64mm (front). |
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