Type 90 tank

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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/steel composite armour 350mm KE / 650mm CE
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 10ZG 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	hybrid hydropneumatic & torsion bar suspension
Operational range	350 km
Maximum speed	70 km/h (acceleration: 0–200 m in 20 s)

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.^{[citation needed]}