Type 90 Kyu-maru
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | T-90 |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
Crew | 3 (gunner, driver, commander) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries
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| Production Quantity | 333, 341 |
Production Period | 1990–2009 |
| Designed | 1976-1982 |
In service | ? |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass (combat) | 50.2 t |
Length with Gun | 9.76 m |
| Length without Gun | 7.50 m |
Barrel Overhang | 2.26 m |
| Width | 3.43 m |
Height | 2.34 m |
| Ground Clearance | ? m |
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| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | |||
| Primary Armament | 1× Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 smoothbore gun* |
Ammunition Carried | 35 (16 preloaded) |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 12.7 mm M2HB MG ** |
Ammunition Carried | 1500 |
1 x 7.62 mm Type 74 MG *** |
2000 |
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| Other Armament | 2 x 3 pitching pots (smoke, granate
and lure) |
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| Armor | Modular ceramic/steel composite
armour |
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(*) with automatic loader - Initial
speed: 1750 m/s (arrow shell), firing rate:
8 rounds / min, effective range: 5000 m
(**) Top turret, (***) coaxial
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||||
| Engine | Mitsubishi 10ZG 10-cylinder, two-stroke
cycle, diesel engine |
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| Horsepower | 1500 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 29.88 hp/t |
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| Transmission | Mitsubishi MT1500 automatic |
Suspension | hybrid hydropneumatic & Torsion bar suspension |
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| Speeds | 4 forward, 2 reverse |
Fuel capacity | 1100 L |
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| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 350 km,
400 km
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Speed | On
Road |
70 km/h, ? km/h (reverse) |
Cross-Country |
? km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 1 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.70 m |
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| Fording | 2 m |
Gradient | 60%. Side Slope 30% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Military-Today | ||
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