Japanese TYPE 74 Main Battle Tank Overview | THE TOO LATE TANK

Development of the new Japanese MBT to supplement the Type 61 commenced in the early 1960s, when it was realized that the Type 61 would not be able to counter the threat posed by the latest Soviet designs such as the T-62. The new Japanese tank was designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The first prototype was completed in 1969. The first production vehicle was completed in 1975. This tank uses a number of best features of contemporary Western designs, placing it in the same class as the M60 Patton and Leopard 1. However it saw widespread use only in 1980s, when more capable Western designs were introduced. So the Type 74 was generally out-dated even before it entered service. Production ended in 1989 and about 890 tanks built. Japanese Ground Self Defense Force is the only operator of this MBT, as this county laws do not allow to export military equipment.
A cast turret of the Type 74 is broadly similar to that of the French AMX-30. This main battle tank is armed with a fuly-stabilized 105 mm rifled gun. It is the British L7 gun, manufactured in Japan under license. Prototype of the Type 74 was fitted with an autoloader, however it proved too complex and expensive, and was removed. Initially the Type 74 used HEP rounds. These were later upgraded to APFDSD and HEAT-MP. A total of 55 rounds are carried for the main gun. 14 rounds are stored in the turret bustle and are ready to use. Remaining rounds are stored in the hull.
Fire control system of this main battle tank was very advanced. For the first time in the world a tank was fitted with advanced computer for ballistic calculations. It also had a laser rangefinder. In service tanks were later upgraded with infra-red imagers.
Secondary armament consists of coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun and a roof-mounted 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
The Type 74 has an all-welded hull. It fitted with NBC protection and automatic fire suppression systems.
This MBT has a crew of four, including commander, gunner, loader and driver.
The Type 74 is powered by Mitsubishi 10ZF Model 22 air-cooled turbocharged diesel engine, developing 750 hp. This main battle tank has a high power-to-weight ration of 18.9 hp/tonne. Vehicle has a hydropneumatic suspension, allowing this MBT to "sit", "stand", "kneel" or to "lean". This feature was incorporated from the canceled German-US MBT-70 design. The driver can adjust the suspension to suit the type of terrain. It can be fitted with a deep wading kit for crossing of shallow water obstacles up to 2 m deep. Some tanks were fitted with a front-mounted dozer blade. Mine rollers can be attached at the front. This version with mine clearing rollers is referred as the Type 74F.
In the early 1990s the Japanese Ground Self-Defense forces received the new Type 90 main battle tank, which supplemented the Type 74. The ageing Type 74 MBTs are due to be replaced with the latest Type 10 in the JGSDF inventory.
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Japanese TYPE 74 Main Battle Tank Overview | THE TOO LATE TANK

[@Darth.Fluffy]

Yeah... The Type 61 really wasn't great....look how many Godzilla destroyed.

[@arsenalxa4421]

I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@defencebangladesh4068]

nice to see you here

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

@JZ's Best Friend dont u mean fish

[@steelgear3876]

I think all Japanese tanks should be judged in how effective they are against Godzilla.

[@helohel5915]

Type 61 was tall and had horrible centre of mass. Basically, Godzilla didnt need to fight them, they would likely topple over

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Ah yes, I remember when this tank annihilated groups of Roman soldiers... wait this isn't GATE

[@zaaz73]

*claps* You have good taste in anime

[@helo8427]

hell yeah!

[@SlickCookie]

Everywhere I go, I see your face. Looks like we have similar interests

[@cheng3580]

I already hear the GATE theme playing.

[@hammer1349]

Oriental and experimental armoured company brings a feudal world into the imperial fold

[@nagasako7]

On paper there are better tanks, but this is purpose built for mountain terrain and tilty topography of island coast.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

Indeed.. Especially as Japan shares no land borders with other countries, the only way for the Aggressor to attack is by Marine landing or Airborne troops, so they need tanks that can be moved efficiently wherever its needed..

[@HydratedBeans]

Completely agree. This is probably the second best tank in the world for fighting in Japan. The first best is their newer tank.

[@Tokax]

@@HydratedBeans type 10?

[@Thekilleroftanks]

@Ronaldo Mendoza Jr because Japan is never gonna sell their arms. To anyone period. Though the actual guns and armour may be old their fire control systems and general combat systems is literally top of the line. The type 90 had the best combat systems in the world until recently. Where the type 10 came out and beat it. The type 16 though it's design is old (it's more or less a 50 year old design) still works well thanks to the fact every western tank can't fight in southern Japan so at best the type 16 is gonna face ifva and afvs. Both of which is not gonna tank a dm 33 shell.

[@PacificFront]

@Ronaldo Mendoza Jr it's different type of tank dude.. this one is MBT and the PH's searching for is light/medium tank procurement.. ascod win because PH already has an Elbit system bms, am I correct? ascod will be easier to integrate with other PH armament.

[@diligentone-six2688]

And still Japan hadn't showcased and demonstrated it's Gundams and Godzilla.

[@WatcherMovie008]

Bruh, you don't demonstrate the big G. Big G will decide when HE wants to demonstrate his power.

[@paladinsmith7050]

shh that's classified.

[@katey1dog]

Or mechsuits.

[@tomoe6108]

Gundam Factory Yokohama be like

[@Pork_eating_crusader]

Or it’s armoury of Evangalions

[@tackiechan2630]

I was playing war thunder and thought about grinding the type 74 and thought “Hey, has Matsimus done a video on the type 74s”. Thanks!

[@columc]

The type 74 gets matched with T-54’s in the game. Insane.

[@warhead_beast7661]

@@columc not that often, you mostly see Leo 1A1s, all those Radpanzers, T62s, T55Ams and T72s.

[@adriencoudert1083]

The Type 74 is awesome in war thunder i love playing and it helped me a lot to get the Type 90 and Type 16

[@Alamdar-]

DON'T BUY THAT TANK!!!!!

[@halorecon95]

@@adriencoudert1083 If only there was a Type 10... I think you meant Type 16

[@happilyham6769]

NATO codename 'Tilty Boi'

[@davidty2006]

The suspension was expensive but worth it.

[@effexon]

@@davidty2006 I played some tank games, with differing mountainous terrain that is valuable, so I wonder would it balance out abrams superiority? I've only known cases of abrams used in gulf war and similar places where terrain is dead flat.

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

No Tango Bravo stuff only, “Tilty Boi”

[@davidty2006]

@@effexon The Abrams is mainly for desert warfare than anything else and as ye know it was used in the middle east conflicts where theres just well desert.

[@SATEFAKAP]

ah, yes. I remember when this tank trying shoot an Angel... oh wait, this is (not) NGE.

[@nonedibledonut]

what is nge

[@HappyGM-R]

@@nonedibledonut Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@glass_knuckles]

came looking for an Eva reference

[@densealloy]

When the USMC said they were phasing out MBTs completely, I thought they should consider going with the concept behind the Type 10 MBT (smaller, mobile, modular etc) instead. I think Japan might be on to something. They make quality kit.

[@heckleypanes4988]

Acolyte from ROTR but 120mm

[@RedXlV]

A light MBT like the Type 10 would also be much easier to transport by air. While the C-5 Galaxy can carry a single M1 Abrams, it would be able to carry 3 of the Type 10.

[@Joshua_N-A]

Abe did lift the ban in 2014 right? So maybe USMC can get some for evaluation.

[@UgandanAirForce]

@@RedXlV why not a vehicle like the new ZTQ-15? it's a tank that's pretty much hovering the line between a light tank and mbt in terms of firepower and armor.

[@RedXlV]

@@UgandanAirForce Something along those lines would also be well-suited for the USMC. The main difference I'd want compared to the ZTQ-15 is a 120mm rather than 105mm gun. We know that's achievable on a sub-40 ton platform.

[@Owlzz_]

The shape of this tank is just.. beautiful and somewhat unique

[@Joshua_N-A]

For some reason it reminds me of the American T95 medium tank, since it has hydropneumatic suspension system.

[@Owlzz_]

@@Joshua_N-A yeah you re right it somewhat similiar

[@rat_king-]

Matsimus: aN iSlAnD cAn'T pRoDuCe gUd tAnKs. Also Matsimus: from an island Nation, that creates challenger 2

[@davidty2006]

Yes chap

[@Marinealver]

Must be looking at the Bob Sempel tank.

[@davidty2006]

Well he has had his own experiance with the warrior and pretty much knows it inside and out.

[@Zach_Bloomquist]

I love this comment.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

Challenger 2 is not quite the Benchmark for good tank design. On the contrary, it is exemplary for bad design choices and cutting corners to save money.

[@archerbascha8757]

From the front, it looks like an IS-4 and a Patton had a child, and it didn't grow up yet.

[@veenoable]

More like stridsvagen and patton had a child

[@prestonang8216]

@@veenoable Yo stridsvagn means tank in swedish, which tank?

[@veenoable]

@@prestonang8216 strv-103

[@colbyuetake130]

You should see their ST-A1s

[@Diamond_Nella]

The Type 74 was actually IN a Godzilla Movie and Attacked Godzilla on the first film of the Millenium Era

[@theannoyingweeb3138]

JSDF Tanker: konichiwa imperial soldier-san.

[@laostav2274]

GATE anime?

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@laostav2274 yes

[@simpleloki3214]

Such a good looking tank

[@andrei-speedy5786]

1:54 people fighting in the crowd

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

Lol just noticed

[@samwessels8216]

lol

[@marcusrat4466]

@@samwessels8216 lol

[@Tokax]

Lol

[@sumvs5992]

"We should still have the emporer in power!" "No"

[@Deadeye313]

One interesting thing about the 74: Leave it to the Japanese to create a tank that can essentially bow...

[@Terraqueo22]

They bow before facing a lone M1 Abrams, Leopard 2 or a Challenger...

[@Ko_Kasumi]

@@Terraqueo22 Except the M1 Abrams, leopard 2 and Challenger can't even make it to the battlefield because they keep getting stopped by weak bridges, small trails and extremely rough terrain xD

[@Kalashnikov413]

@@Ko_Kasumi don't worry, the air force would be having the most fun there

[@Ko_Kasumi]

@@Kalashnikov413 Japan really isn't lacking in their own airforce and anti air defenses so that's a pretty poor idea to be perfectly honest

[@Kalashnikov413]

@Stupid Bitch who said that Japan had a weak Air Force?

[@Spanky00Cheeks]

The Japanese Defense Doctrine: don’t have kids.

[@Marinealver]

More like Modern Japanese Philosophy

[@alejandrorojas1423]

The opening has big Evangelion vibes

[@tomoe6108]

I was half expecting Hallucination from the Patlabor 2 ost to start playing

[@brandonwilliams6942]

It is quite the gorgeous tank though

[@joshuajoaquin5099]

im having Patlabor and Gate flashbacks

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

Good taste

[@leonardotavaresdardenne9955]

@@nothingtoseehere1221 only 50% good taste, gate is trash

[@henryatkinson1479]

Thing just looks like a cooler Leopard 1.

[@terifarley4770]

Leopard 1 vastly more cool than the Type 74 but the 74 much better armor

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

@@terifarley4770 uh no equal irl it has a lot of armor

[@UgandanAirForce]

@@terifarley4770 na i'd say the type 74 is better in certain categories or is similar to the leopard 1. They both pretty much have the same idea behind them, fast with good firepower.

[@ijasab35]

Nah Type 74 is more like the japanese Amx 30B than leopard 1

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

@@ijasab35 the AMX 30 B and B2 variants are French not Japanese and the type 74 is Japanese

[@MyHentaiGirl]

Remind me of GATE anime lol Type 74 might be weak against modern MBT but against roman era troops is like human vs ant

[@mikkodoria4778]

dude i really love that anime

[@MyHentaiGirl]

@@mikkodoria4778 read the manga, it is way better and still going, shit went FUBAR with the Empire turn guerrilla warfare

[@mikkodoria4778]

@@MyHentaiGirl yeah i totally agree with you, i didn't have the free time yet but for the first couple of chapters i could see its way better,

[@Kiyodio]

Or you could say.. iron elephants.

[@madwolf0966]

@@Kiyodio don't forgrt FLYING PEGASUS

[@Washbuckler-mq5jl]

Gets done streaming instantly realizes video

[@homelandfighters8541]

So sad that japan can't export their military equipmet.This japanese products always high quality in the world.At least toyota hilux can be a 'light tank' in most countries

[@michaelkemnerlin7834]

LOL

[@robbiereyes847]

Is that so?You forgot most japanese trucks was convert into military trucks.These japanese products are underrated and the quality also tough

[@bambooworrior4470]

😁true

[@homelandfighters8541]

@Hunter6213 yeah.i think at the 2015 exhibition.Every tank had a problem but the Japanese Type 10 in the list of The world's top 10 main battle tanks

[@cheng3580]

@Hunter6213 On open day at a exhibition show, when the incident happened the batch that was sent to the Eastern Army was new and not given a test run due to the open house event. Since then it has improved.

[@ConsCruptor]

I think in Neon Genesis Evangelion first episodes those tanks firing the Angel are Type 74 or Type 90

[@Captain.J.Dreadful]

My favorite part about this OG of a MBT is not only the swagger Samurai look to it. But also it’s *Hyrdo-Gangsta-Suspension* 50/50 one of the Sexiest Tanks in the universe.

[@germansherman9395]

Yooooooooo. I’ve wanted you to do the type 74 for so long. It’s my favorite tank ever

[@ChopperMeir]

I genuinely think this is such a cool looking tank. The turret always kind of reminds me of a Samurai helmet.

[@doctorchaotic3415]

Does anyone here just call this tank a "Turtle shell" tank because of the turret design? Lol.

[@brianr.6376]

Looks like the original american-german xm

[@Thebonesoftrees]

I watched Akira the other day. Pretty sure those tanks with some animators artistic licence are featured/blown up by Kenda.

[@HydratedBeans]

I watched it for the first time ever a week ago. Really enjoyed it. It’s crazy how many cyberpunk tropes that movie created.

[@panzerkamf1237]

*me just wondering how long there gonna keep those things in service*

[@taikaiju9753]

At least for another generation, they cant just replace them with Type 10's and the Type 90's are too heavy to replace them so probably at least another 15 years till the last ones are phased out.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

Much like the M60s are still available for use by the US National Guards should the need arise...

[@13thSystem]

Cold war era tanks are still in service everywhere T-72s/T-80s, Leopard 1s, M-60s, T55s/T62s, Centurions etc...

[@X.Y.Z.07]

@@13thSystem lol Centurion is like the grandaddy of tanks in modern standard. Its still used mainly by SADF as Olifant Tank..

[@m5a1stuart83]

@@X.Y.Z.07 but Centurion can serve as Support Artilerry for Ground troops.

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

If only the Romans had these tanks, they would still be around.

[@russkatherealoriginal6904]

I see what did you there.

[@darthsidious6167]

To your chambers!

[@stupidburp]

Type 74 is a good tank and would still be useful for some forces today. It is light and mobile enough to provide fire support in rough terrain. Personally I think that Japan should sell all of them to the Philippines for a bargain price (scrap metal equivalent cost). Of course they are dated for tank on tank battles but can still destroy other armored vehicles, fortifications, and soft targets. Type 74 has been well liked by Japanese users and deserves a second life somewhere where it can be of some use.

[@stupidburp]

Japan should build more Type 10 with an active protection system added in lieu of some of the modular add on armor. It could replace the Type 74 and Type 90 still in service. Supplementing with their wheeled gun platform is fine but they also need to modernize their tank force.

[@baraka629]

Lmfao the elusive "tank on tank battle" that never happens in reality. Heard that Ukrainians almost exclusively load their western-delivered MBTs with HE instead of AP? Take a wild guess why that is.

[@poikoi1530]

​@@baraka629I mean, to be fair, a Tank's job first and foremost is to support the infantry in an armoured thrust fighting in combined arms (at least this is how tanks have been used doctrinally, depends on the doctrine too, but tanks were created to support the infantry) so loading then with HE is understandable. MBTs are pretty much jack of all trades tanks anyways so they just incorporated many other features of the old norms for tanks and the separate tank destroyers which were specifically made to kill tanks, it's just that the MBTs are capable of either infantry support or Anti-tank, making them better than previous generations of tanks

[@warhawk9566]

@@baraka629 has a little bit to do with Russia having no tanks left.

[@warhawk9566]

@@poikoi1530 not really? I mean tanks do support infantry but that's not really what they're made for anymore, it would be more accurate to say they also support infantry. Hell depending on the doctrine, sometimes it's the infantry that support the tank. An MBT's job is usually to break through enemy lines or to set up in a defensive position

[@nathanokun8801]

Japanese naval ammo in WWII and the armor made for its warships had extremely high levels of quality control (not necessarily the best designs, but they made them to the accepted standard very closely) -- better than most foreign manufacturers in some categories, such as the extremely thick face-hardened armor plates made for the YAMATO Class battleships, which had a very uniform hardness pattern, most especially difficult with plates as thick as 26" (!!!!) that were well above the thicknesses made by any foreign manufacturer. The unusual resistance of some experimental Japanese armor (made after battleship production had ceased during the middle and end of WWII and the naval armor engineers could now experiment based on their own modern ideas) was so profound that in the reports on it by the US Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia, after their own penetration tests in the latter half of 1940s, the US test personnel actually said that since they did not know how such good results were even possible with plates made of standard metals (the Japanese were using regular armor steels and just trying out new ways to strengthen and manufacture plates by various unusual heat and mechanical working treatments), the final paragraph in the final report on the US Navy testing of Japanese heavy naval armor was forced to state that it was now obvious that the US Navy experts on armor design did not understand how face-hardened armor works, which was an amazingly honest (and profoundly embarrassing) thing to say in an official report! THAT is the level of Japanese engineering and is a true warning about what the Japanese were going to do to several US industries post-war...

[@josipbroztito6763]

You can't pick up chicks in a tank..

[@thylaggyone4513]

Yes you can

[@m1a1abramstank49]

You can in an IFV or a Merkava

[@b_cryptidd]

You can run them over instead

[@bahamut149]

Get your self a Hellcat you will become NRA chick magnet.

[@rearedevening9283]

i wonder if anybody actually gets the reference

[@marloyt7786]

After Germany introduced the Leopard 1, countries like France and Japan copied the general design of the Leopard 1 in the forms of the AMX 30b from France and the Type 74 from Japan.

[@Saberjet1950]

It was my understanding that the french had done some co-development with the Germans from the start.

[@MESOHIPPUS]

For Japan , i think ADATS sistem was perfect! Small, dual purpose. With a nice ARCHER artilery system in the back. No need for tanks in Japan. PS: do they have areas of 3km wide open ?

[@osmacar5331]

Cough cough, odyssey, you MAY want to gander at that

[@CCM1199]

I got to get inside of type 74 Tank. They came to NTC Fort Irwin back in Jan of 2014. I was embedded with them for 5 days to learn from them and be their liason while they were doing a rotational exercise with our guys. I actually like their tanks since they have a pneumatic suspension and can fire without fully exposing themselves. Even on wierd terrain they are able to pull up, fire and back down. Great times.

[@fredhunt8340]

Though I'm not of expert on like some of you are or think you are I was an armor crewman on an M60 A3 tank loader Gunner, and it was a pretty powerful tank even with the 105 mm main gun but since then they've upgraded it quite a bit but still I don't think there's any tank that can stand against the a10 warthog it is a tank buster.

[@nimaiiikun]

well its a nice tank in WoT at least!

[@zorain2354]

That's Stb-1 but OK

[@bennuredjedi]

The Philippine Army or Marines should get these and modernize them, cost effective and reliable

[@JORGE_BRASILEIRO]

This song at the beginning of the video makes it sound like Girls und Panzer

[@nramember.2nd]

Some clips were reversed imaging.

[@jordanjoestar458]

The Type-74 is one of my favorite tank designs, visually. It looks really cool.

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

The Type 74 only needed 1 gear for reverse unlike French and Italian tanks that have 7 gears for reverse and only one for forward.

[@Kalashnikov413]

what?

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Always loved the look of that turret.

[@박준수-c4i]

type 74 is my favorite tank. thanks for your information

[@duke0salt717]

I like how Clean is looks, besides that big ass box on the side of the turret it's a very sleel looking vehicle. Also the suspension is extremely interesting

[@ry0usama511]

It's the best lookin post-war tank for me. The Type 10 is sexy too

[@kenhorlor5674]

Just to note, arms exports from Japan are now allowable, the new law allows 'defense equipment transfers' which includes sales lower than JSDF original purchase price.

[@Rrgr5]

Hey, Mat, could you do a video about the EE-T1 Osório, the Brazilian MBT?

[@sacha.touille]

This tank really seems like a French AMX30. Main identification key ... the main gun, L7 type canon for Type 74.

[@alkazarjkdghjd]

Japanese seem to love taking inspiration from French tank, the T10 look a lot like a Leclerc, and from memory they also have a tank that look like the AMX 10 RC.

[@hendi1571]

​@@alkazarjkdghjd you might wanna have a look at the Type-10 and the Type-16 (the AFV you are talking about) again. Not too much in common with their French counterparts.

[@CoolSmoovie]

The Japanese and their theatrics

[@bigshiro]

Wow, my former coworker was one of the first test driver for the type 74 in Hokkaido. He said that starting the type 61 engine was a bitch. But the 74 was more easier and smoother. He talked a lot about the 74. But I couldn't really understand what he was saying at the time. Should've recorded the conversation....

[@ironwolfF1]

While it is rather dated when compared to current MBTs, the TYPE 74 is more than capable of dealing with the PRCs 'sardine can' amphibious light tanks mounting 100mm cannon (the PRCs vehicle of choice for a sea-born invasion force). I wouldn't be so quick to kick it to the curb just yet.

[@X.Y.Z.07]

Or any Airborne tanks and APCs...

[@dcdanger7597]

Those treads lookin dummy thicc

[@danthespaceman2779]

I... and I cannot stress this enough....absolutely love this tank for seemingly no reason at all. I just do and always will. I wish I could get inside one of these machines so bad.

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

YEAH! I asked Max for this tank months ago. Maybe the M41 Walker Bulldog is just around the corner? The 74 is a beauty, much like the first Leopards.

[@rollinsomethingbutiforgot]

If they combine hard AT resistant top armor & turret armor, they could create a crablike design where the tank would sit itself low into soil & make itself an incredibly hard target. Think about it.

[@ルドーレイジ]

ずいぶん古い戦車ですが、山岳戦闘が基本戦術である日本ではまだまだ有用な戦車です。日本に上陸するはずの中国軍やロシア軍の戦車は、狭い日本の道路では進軍もままならない都市、地域があります。 こうした場所に進軍する機械化部隊は装甲車が中心となり、古いtype74でも十分対抗できる戦力となります。 日本の最大の強みは、いつか戦うかもしれない中国軍やロシア軍は"日本侵攻に適した装備を所持していない"ことです。北海道を除き、ほぼ全ての西海岸からの機械化部隊の上陸は"進軍できない装備は置いてゆく"ことになります。つまり大陸で活躍できる、大きくて重量のある、平地で活躍できる兵器は日本では使えないことがほとんどなのですね。 こうしたことから、山岳戦闘を基礎としたゲリラ戦術を中心にするtype74は現代でも通用する強力な打撃力であるのです。 まあ、お爺ちゃんのような戦車のくせにアホみたいに値段が高いのが笑いませんが😅

[@jonnybravo3055]

Yes 👍🏼lol

[@paulh2468]

Great opener: Samurai Movie music!

[@Trusteft]

I had no idea of what exactly was going on with Japanese tanks in post WW2, till I started playing WinSPMBT. A game which is still updated. For me one of the most beautiful tanks in one of the best wargames. BTW, who knew an island nation would ever create tanks, right? right? *cough* UK *cough* .

[@michaelpettersson4919]

I have some memory of seeing a Japanese WW2 tank that they where wotking on but it didn't get done in time but it did look like for the era modern tank. Other then that Japanese tanks where horrible obsolete.

[@ivebeenbamboozled9210]

Looks like a really wide M60 tank. As a kid I thought they were M60's tanks.

[@georgeangell7149]

Objectively, Type 74 is a sexiest tank.

[@annonYk]

Seriously.........i think you haven't seen the mighty IS-7 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

@@annonYk Ewww.

[@annonYk]

@@i_nameless_i-jgsdf what ewww, IS-7 is beautiful

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

@@annonYk lol def not for me, bud.

[@Kalashnikov413]

you guys forget about the Leopard 2A5's turret

[@nickryan6787]

5:14 looks like an up sized Crusader :D

[@justanatolii2961]

Also thought so) this tank looks like it is a light tank.

[@royalteluis623]

They needed a tank to fight Godzilla and magic ninjas

[@jhonatanalves2968]

talk about OSORIO TANK AND HOW THE AMERICANS SABOTAGE THE COMPETITION AFTER THE OSORIO DEFEAT THE ABRAMS

[@shirghazaycowboys]

You got a source for that? Besides a totally not biased magazine article?

[@orellaminx3530]

Just looking at it I am left thinking "Where the front armor!?"

[@曲辰仁-q4z]

二衝程柴油機，薄弱装甲，高價維修費，二戰德軍88炮都可以打穿根本不適合戰場使用？!😮😊

[@Apoc_Bone_Daddy]

Why is it so damn lopsided? Or is that just the picture?

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

*b o u n c e*

[@CH3TN1K313]

Something about those large diameter road wheels and curved frontal turret armor akin to Russian designs, blended with the extended turret bustle, and M60/Leo 1 like hull design, just takes the best looking features of the tanks of the time to make one of the sexiest tank designs which will forever be timeless.

[@starestairs5090]

It would be nice if you had showed the price of military equipment you are reviewing/ analyzing on. Price is also important when it comes to military technology and equipment. Hope you see this comment

[@rahmansetiawan6052]

for japanese price became irrelevant. japan weapon absurdly expensive coz they mustnot sell their weapon at all. otherwise they might produce it like toyota and rules the market with best bang for buck stuff

[@thunderbear0]

Hello mat can you make a video on Pakistani tracked vehicles?

[@r0gue71]

can you please do a video on the Type 59G Durjoy??

[@thomasborgsmidt9801]

Well, I don't know if it is that obsolete! Considering the number of island that the greedy chinese have their mind set for. A platoon of tanks on each of those island will change the calculations for an invading force considerably. Especially if you consider how cumbersome it would be for an invader to get a T-72 tank on a rubber dingy - and paddle it ashore. In defence of small island you brigade the arms much lower. You might have a company with infantry, armour and artillery - depending on the size of the island. Can the island be invaded? Of course it can! But at what cost???? When the USA invaded the islands in the Pacific they expended a 14" or 16" shell pr. japanese casualty - and that is before the marines got up close and personal.

[@stupidburp]

Japan has kept a target number of about 1000 tanks in the JSDF for many years. Type 74 could still assist in defense but is outclassed by modern PLA and Russian tanks and they both have the ability to transport significant numbers of their tanks by landing craft and by air. While they can still put up a fight they would be at a disadvantage against opposition armored forces.

[@alankohn6709]

As a Kaiju fan I've seen so many of these destroyed

[@ice_coffee46]

The Type 74 tank is the best! There are a lot of angular designs these days, but I love this bowl-shaped turret!

[@dbanaga1017]

"The Type 74 is a Tier V Battle Rating 8.3 Impala with a 105mm gun strapped to it." -ManyMilesAway, WarThunder Type 74 MBT Super Unicorn Review

[@theromanorder]

In the event you see this could you possibly aid to the title (and breakdown of early post WW2 Japanese take arm)

[@eynanpogi25]

sell that to the philippine army

[@kemskyfarezy]

beautiful tank

[@databang]

@Matsimus The JSDF Type74 was in the following Godzilla Movies The Return of Godzilla Godzilla vs. Biollante Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Godzilla vs. Mothra Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Godzilla 2000: Millennium The Japanese have dedicated an impressive inventory of fictitious and real military hardware 1:144 scale to combat Godzilla over the last 67 years. godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Vehicles

[@FulcrumK]

Love STB-1 in World of Tanks.

[@idiedlongago2336]

Yes, i'm in tier 9 :D with all female crew

[@rocket_sensha4337]

@@idiedlongago2336 yooo the female japanese crew sound straigh out of girls und panzer.

[@idiedlongago2336]

@@rocket_sensha4337 😅 you got me there,*Panzer Vor!!!* ✨\0/✨

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

They should as Type 74 in WoT.

[@launch4]

Impressive machine, always loved Japanese engineering. But I have to ask not just about the Type 74 but all temporary tanks. Why did they use armour made out of nothing but homogeneous steel, which gives about the same protection against sabot and HEAT rounds as homogeneous clay, and then complain about 'armour' being obsolete. I find it difficult to believe that the idea of sandwiching in something harder like Tungsten, or even just some air gaps, had not occurred to the designers. The Germans were doing it on a basic level with skirts on the side of their tanks back in WW2. It doesn't take a genius.

[@trackhead9554]

It is a very nice looking MBT!

[@drewgates1167]

Gojira

[@fourze6113]

Strv 103: “Who are you?” Type 74: “I’m you but with rotatable turret”

[@Ragedaonenlonely]

"I'm you but a decade later and worse." Reminder that this entered service about the same time as the Leopard 2 and M1 was coming into service.

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

@@Ragedaonenlonely Was it actually worse thought? I mean, it has an actual turret.

[@Ragedaonenlonely]

@@EdyAlbertoMSGT3 Yes. In many, many ways. I could go into it in more detail but it would be a very long list. Suffice it to say, the turret (which was still of a questionable benefit given stabilizers were still not all there yet) and some fcs it is mostly just inferior in most respects. Well, I guess it was a pretty mobile vehicle too so it did have that going for it.

[@HappyGM-R]

⁠@@Ragedaonenlonely You can’t compare a Leo2 and Abrams with type 74 as they are nearly double the weight of type 74. That is like comparing a Lion with a Cheetah. Plus type 74 is more than 3 times less expensive than the two, and slightly cheaper then Strv 103. They all have their pros and cons.

[@paulh2468]

Thanks for covering off the Godzilla angle. I was actually going to ask if the Type 74 ever engaged in combat with The King of the Monsters, or any of the other Japanese monsters, but you answered this important question at the end.

[@packohub1145]

This would be a medium tank now.. Compare to Mbt now

[@bombasspatriot]

But it is...

[@dominuslogik484]

MBT is the current designation for tanks as the Light, Medium, Heavy naming convention fell out of use in the 50s. this tank is built post 50s so it is an MBT

[@alkazarjkdghjd]

MBT are used in place of medium and heavy tank. They have the same use as these two, but MBT cant in any way do the job of a light tank. They are too heavy and slow. light tank are made to be used everywhere and are mainly used for supporting reco and patrol unit. The French AMX 10 RC is a good exemple as it was extensively used in Africa to fight against religious extremist. @@dominuslogik484

[@StrainXv]

Type 10, probably to most underrated tank in the world. everyone thinks it's a small and light, and they are in for a surprise when that thing tokyo drifts in reverse away from you.

[@micksmith5123]

Neing able to hug corners makes this the rainbow 6 tank

[@cheng3580]

Hope to see more JSDF content from you~♡

[@Zretgul_timerunner]

I mean atleast give them cool namea as you had your AAA "Guntank" amongst others

[@valianttmt8044]

Very beautiful aesthetically. Sleek looking and possibly still has worth fighting in areas where heavy tanks cannot move through. Maybe with an upgraded engine, add on armor, and advanced fire control system, it may suit countries like the Philippines

[@Unknown_bnuy]

The tank might be a bit too big cuz philippines is hella cramped

[@valianttmt8044]

@@Unknown_bnuy still, probably the smallest and lightest main battle tank built.

[@primasandika2239]

They were designed to be the best They met enemies face to face Endured tragedies and enjoyed victories ......

[@taiteswinton4419]

Hey Mat could you please to a video on the MRH-90 Taipan please it would be heaps good, thanks

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

That adjustable suspension would make track tensioning a breeze! Especially if needed for shorting the track in emergencies too. The only vehicle I've operated with an adjustable suspension was the Stryker family, of which I was licensed to operate 5 main variants.

[@EMNemesis]

New Gen weebs: "I've seen that from GATE!" Me as a weeb boomer: "I gotta rewatch the Those Who Hunt Elves, such a good ole' anime."

[@wanderer9936]

That's the anime where the tank is a cat right?

[@EMNemesis]

@@wanderer9936 Yup! It is.

[@Highlander_Red]

Japanese Leopard

[@Joshua_N-A]

Heard it's slightly lighter than Leopard 1 yet have a bit more armor thn Leo 1.

[@conordevery2306]

Why does the driver sit on the left of Japanese MBT's if they drive on the left like in the U.K.?

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

Thanks alot for making this video ! Type 74 is among the top three of my favorite second gen MBTs in term of their beauties, the other two are M60A3. and Chieftain.