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| Type 10 | |
|---|---|
 A JGSDF Type 10 Tank in 2010 | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2012 – present |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Unit cost | $11.3 million (2022)[1]: 5 |
| Produced | 2010 (in production) |
| No. built | 117 (FY 2010–2022)[2]: 5 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
|
| Length | 9.485 m |
| Width | 3.24 m |
| Height | 2.30 m |
| Crew | 3 (commander, gunner and driver) |
| Armor | modular ceramic composite armor, steel, light-weight upper armor. |
Main armament | Japan Steel Works 120 mm L/44 calibers-long smoothbore cannon with automatic loader (22 rounds) |
Secondary armament | |
| Engine | 4-stroke 22.6-litre diesel V8 MHI 8VA34WTK 1,200 hp/2,300 rpm |
| Power/weight | 27 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Continuously variable transmission (hydraulic-mechanical transmission) |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension |
Operational range | 500 km |
| Maximum speed | Forward: 70 km/h Backward: 70 km/h[3] |
The Type 10 (10式戦車, Hitomaru-shiki sensha) is a fourth generation main battle tank produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. It entered service in 2012. Compared with other currently-serving main battle tanks in the JGSDF, the Type 10 is better equipped to deal with anti-tank weapons.[4]
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- ^ "我が国の防衛と予算～防衛力強化加速パッケージ～ -令和４年度予算（令和３年度補正を含む）の概要" [Japan's Defense and Budget - Acceleration Package for Strengthening Defense Capabilities - - Overview of the FY2022 Budget (including FY2021 Amendment) - FY2022 Budget Overview] (PDF) (in Japanese). 防衛装備庁. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ 10式戦車 走行展示 Type10 Tank, Japan's new MBT. YouTube. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Introduction of the aircraft Type 10 tank -Japanese Ministry of Defense, Japan Defense Focus No.33 Column". Oct 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.