page_title: Tanks in the Japanese Army
section_title: Japanese Type 74 tank
hierarchical_section_title: Tanks in the Japanese Army / Post World War II tanks / Japanese Type 74 tank
caption_attribution_description: Taken by los688,5-Apr-2008,JGSDF Type74 tank,JGSDF Public Information Center.PD-self. ja:2008年4月5日、投稿者撮影。74式戦車。陸上自衛隊朝霞駐屯地陸上自衛隊広報センター。
context_section_description: The Type 74 (74式戦車, nanayonshikisensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the earlier Type 61. It was based on the best features of a number of contemporary designs, placing it in the same class as the US M60 Patton or German Leopard 1. Like these designs, it mounts the M68 105 mm gun. The design did not enter widespread use until 1980, by which point other western forces were starting to introduce much more capable designs.
caption: JGSDF Type 74 tank
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