Japanese Type 90 Main Battle Tank | OVERVIEW

[@_Matsimus_]

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well! STAY STRONG! We will get through this tough time in the world :-) If you could help me out with my channel by sharing this video on your own social media and media outlets I would really appreciate it!! Have a wonderful day and stay safe!

[@DreadGrimReaper]

Japanese tank with chinese music.

[@GBR9794]

You are using Chinese BGM on Japanese tank video. XD

[@jayusn-et2231]

Watch your vids when I can. Sorry this is my only Social Media outlet. Be Well Mat & God Bless.

[@pavelsincu5673]

Matsimus will you do a video about Romanias military?????

[@JohnSmith-qv6hp]

Are soe veddy good veddy much copy of European best tank

[@Helix597]

Chinese song and Japanese Tank. This has the manjuu written all over it.

[@CMDRFandragon]

Well to be fair, with how the Japanese and Chinese name everything "Type-XX", its almost confusing at times. Kinda like how the US uses M1 for everything.

[@TuanHoang-tb2xe]

Omegaking884 yep that’s one thing I’m uncomfortable about :(

[@AlvesJone]

Lol yuppie

[@Helix597]

Doom sadly there ain’t no Tank gatcha games. In azur lane I’m already building my dream team of ships. Wish I could do the same with jets or tanks. But again no tank or jet gatchas

[@Aes880]

@@Helix597 Ash Arm

[@adamc2378]

Matsimus googling intro song: *vaguely asian music*

[@fidziek]

instrumentation, scales... do you know what are you talking about? climate=atmosphere is what counts for illustrations purposes... Jees... Go to see your local Phiharmonic Orchestra to get your 'proper' prescription for your hearing influenza...

[@Euzuner41]

@@fidziek my english not enough for your comment -_-

[@somberflight]

@@fidziek It is STILL very Chinese-sounding music. Japanese music doesn't sound like this, they may have similar instruments but they're still very different.

[@soloflade2253]

@@fidziek Chinese Music is very stereotypical for the Continent.

[@AtomicFire1972]

I would've pissed myself laughing if he used an anime theme song or J-pop tune instead. People would scream in terror that they've been infected by the weeaboo. Heh.

[@humanbeing9079]

4:40 "This German Japanese collaboration would turn out to be much more successful than the one four decades prior" LOL

[@davidhonfi2683]

EDGY

[@saintriley6702]

Ngl he got me good there

[@theeditingdepartment9421]

Laughs in moustache man.....

[@TheHelghast1138]

Ha! Lol.

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

Human being do you mean the French German. Or the American German one.

[@yuugagazamee6020]

Lmao the intro music is Chinese-

[@MrBurgerphone1014]

Lol my first thought the moment I heard it.

[@humanbeing9079]

To be fair, traditional Japanese and Chinese music does share a lot of similarities with regards to instruments, chord progression, arrangement, etc. After all one preceded and heavily influenced the other.

[@alejandrorojas1423]

I'm willing to bet Mat used Chinese music on purpose to troll us.

[@hpwan2]

@@humanbeing9079 yeah.. they did share the music intrument and even music style back in 7th century, but not anymore (the intro music is kind of modernised version of "traidition Chinese music") 😂

[@_Matsimus_]

How the hell am I supposed to know that

[@stalkinghorse883]

"this German Japanese collaboration would turn out to be much more successful than the one of four decades prior"

[@Execue]

giggles at that moment

[@easternrebel1061]

As soon as I saw it , I figured that it was inspired by the leopard

[@Selvariabell]

The autoloader is Leclerc, so there is French in it

[@easternrebel1061]

@@Selvariabell man, now the tanks are gonna surrender without the crews consent.

[@xloltimex38]

@@Selvariabell sry to bust your bubble but the autoloader in the type90 is a japanese development. the only thing which is not japanese is the smoothbore canon. thats it. not even the gun mount or recoil system is from rheinmetall

[@chrisphoenix2825]

1:10 You know it's a japanese tank when it bows to you in respect, before blasting you to pieces.

[@bug1701]

... you might be onto something...

[@ritchesusanjason]

LMAO

[@lexcortez5812]

same as South Korean MBT's cuz of course we all know east asians bow as a form of greeting someone new but just like S Korea's terrain and geography Japan's terrain it's very steep and mountaneous so in order to make transport easy for the MBT's adjustable suspension was the answer to it

[@neme9906]

Matsimus:German-Japanese collaboration Me: so its a Weebpard

[@lexcortez5812]

toyota mega cruiser : weeb humvee mitsubishi type 73 : weeb willys jeep

[@ronaldmacdonald8667]

Everyone roasting Matsimus for the Chinese intro and I'm just here thinking "hehe tank goes boom"

[@brinesilver405]

F in chat for the woman at 0:10 who uncovered her ears to do something, a split second before the tanks started firing their main cannons

[@psychoalpha2]

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[@patriotenfield3276]

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[@langweilerkanal7894]

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[@averagefilipino315]

Brine Silver F

[@pika757]

F

[@trojohn7032]

Other tanks: We are strong!! Type 90: Oh yeah but can you do this? *Kneels Back and forth to assert dominance*

[@TheHelghast1138]

Indeed 🎌

[@Marinealver]

Lowrider Tank

[@krondor74]

K-1 and K-2 of S.Korea can do Kneeling too.

[@khinwin633]

Don't forget about Strv-103B

[@krondor74]

@@khinwin633 before K-2 tank develope, S.Korea invided Sven Berge(Strv-74,Strv-103 designer) and leasten What he think about tank. : ) Sven Berge(Strv-74,Strv-103), Philip W. Lett(M48,M60,M1), Tal(Merkava), Iwao Hayashi(Type 90) are invited. and their advice helped to design What kind of Tank should be made for S.Korea.

[@mikiSS91]

China : hears anime song Type90 : omae wa mou shindeiru!!! China : nani!!!!!

[@barbatoslupusrex8712]

"We're going through unprecedented ti-" *hears a screeching Matsimus in the background*

[@Marinealver]

beat me to it

[@bug1701]

=D =D Damn! you beat me too it!

[@khalilmqds4946]

"...and then the Sovyet collapsed..." China : "allow me to introduce myself"

[@meitynajoan5553]

@Tony Dinh the latest variant of Type-99A is pretty comparable to the modern battle tank

[@wigon]

@Tony Dinh Sorry dude... I actually own Chinese made firearms and they are definitely NOT shit. I also own a lot of Chinese made studio audio equipment and again, they are not shit and made increasingly to higher standards every year. QC is something that many Chinese industries are beginning to truly grasp especially when it comes to military hardware and hi-tech equipment. I also think that's bullshit that you saw a wheel come off. Any armored vehicle requires a number of restraining bolts on that wheel to keep it on. The chances of a failure of all of those bolts is very low if not next to impossible unless an entire mount is sheared off somehow on a huge rock or piece of concrete. BTW I served in the U.S. Army and have helped service a wide range of military vehicles out in the field. So I understand typical wear and tear on military vehicles and points of failure.

[@Aes880]

@Tony Dinh they whell fall off in tank bathalion race yet they still finish second only behind the Russian team in their T72B3

[@GuderII]

@Tony Dinh yep that's was moment hall of shame for Indonesian Navy , when our president Joko widodo who watch personally at that event completely disappointed . like Wtf man. that's wasted of indonesian tax money 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@meitynajoan5553]

@Tony Dinh "i saw one on an exercise or competition and the wheel fell off" and i saw a Japanese Type 90 lose their track during an exhibition and i saw a T50i golden eagle crash during an airshow, and i saw an M1 Abrams got it's engine burned due to overheating, and i saw a clueless T-14 driver accidentally hit the handbrake during victory days parade

[@AtomicFire1972]

The Type 10 isn't intended to replace the Type 90, but supplement the older tank and replace the Type 74. The Type 90 will continue to serve for the foreseeable future because of the high cost of the Type 10 (the same issue that plagued the Type 90 program, and the reason for the Type 74's long service life). I'm glad you pointed these facts out. Most people tend to overlook them, like so much about the JGSDF. Keep up the great work.

[@iBOOM]

The intro music is perfect for the boom boom meditation lessions the tank crews are doing in the vid.

[@peachworks_en]

Yay, you made this quarantine much more worth it with a type 90, my favorite mbt

[@andrews_lego_tanks_and_more]

Finally, I've been asking for this one for a while. Something about this vehicle I just love.

[@alexdunphy3716]

We have been blessed with more content! Matsimus be praised!

[@23madrabbit]

Sign this Pedition to insert *Taiko Drums* in the beginning of the video.

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

Or an anime song....it's way more Japanese

[@SpecterCat_]

Hey there Mat, thanks again for uploading content like this, especially on this fascinating AFV. Hope you're doing well out there. Here in Malaysia, the RMO was extended until 14th of April. At least, your video would keep me entertained. -Is there a possibility that there will be a video of the AV8 Gempita- Anyway, great content as always

[@ericharrison7518]

More of this. I love finding out more about lesser known military vehicles.

[@ihatecabbage7270]

Chinese song on a Japanese tank...... that's errrr HERESY!!!!

[@hybridwolf66]

Personally, I love your content. To hear a REAL voice explain things in a human way is refreshing. I do not watch a video with a robot voice. Thanks for the videos and keep it up.

[@krishnapratapmalik173]

Every Vlog that you make is highly informative n very easy for a layman to understand!! In fact, your every video deserves to be watched more than once

[@livingcorpse5664]

Maybe it's because I grew up watching Godzilla films and these got blown up a lot but when I think tanks, the Type 90 is what pops in my head.

[@sannidhyabalkote9536]

Matsimus ,Man you've been killing it man You're dropping videos like I drop the bomb in cs

[@JacobVeith]

"... Then the one for decades prior." Sick burn sir, well played

[@Maiiroshi]

I literally just watched the type 10 video as I got my type 90 on war thunder about 2 hours ago and then i see this. Amazing video though.

[@JoshSees]

good job cranking out the quality content we all need fun stuff these days

[@cmdr1911]

This is the first of your videos I have watched in about a year. After the issues with KZbin the format seemed to change but this less famous piece of armor was interesting to learn about. Good video would like to see more obscure modern hardware.

[@PeenileCansir]

The type-90 defending the land of the rising sun from coronavirus

[@George-jg9sy]

Matt, you 've put Chinese music in the intro, not Japanese. :) The video was fantastic as always.

[@_Matsimus_]

For those who are mad at me for using a “Chinese song” for a Japanese tank, seriously? How the hell am I supposed to know that? I went into KZbin audio and listened to some music and it sounded cinematic. It doesn’t say “Chinese song”. Give me a break.

[@matejlieskovsky9625]

It is basically the equivalent of claiming that all asians look the same with all the added insult of Japan and China being historically less than friends. Try making a video on the Leclerc with the intro song being "God Save the Queen" and claiming "It sounds European enough".

[@_Matsimus_]

@@matejlieskovsky9625 Not really at all. But thanks for basically making me out to be a racist....??

[@matejlieskovsky9625]

@@_Matsimus_ I am not claiming you are a racist. You made (what apparently several people consider to be) a poor choice of intro music to a video. That's fine. I'm merely trying to explain why people feel the need to comment on it. I also don't see anyone being actually mad at you - they mostly appear to take it in good humour. Is there some backlash I am not seeing?

[@MrStasyan2013]

SJWs shouldn’t be able to survive on a military history channel, but the mistake is pretty funny

[@gregsmall5939]

There was music? I'm here for the tanks!

[@slime7136]

German - Japanese cooperation, now ain't that unheard of...

[@defencebangladesh4068]

hahaha

[@justinalqaysi2426]

Thank You brother, we need this kind of content more than anytime before ,thank you for taking the time to do this .

[@johncashwell1024]

Great work Matsimus! I thoroughly enjoy your military weapon system reviews, whether tank, helicopter, jet, UAV, etc., makes no difference to me, I watch them all. You put a lot of effort into researching the material and providing an in-depth overview. Thank you!

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Leopard 2, but anime

[@Holestic_Honesty]

A video on the Golan 1000 would be cool.

[@tonynavarro8375]

As the Type 90 will probably never need to enter actual combat unless the home islands are invaded, I thynk that it will jave a huge "home Court" advantage against even the Armata or Leopsrd 2 plus variants. I can even imagine both the Type 90 and T 10 working together to double team any adversary. In addition, any country tat invades Japan will have to keep in mind that they only know as mich of Japanese Defense Tech as the JSDF is willing to show or admit to. Any still hiffen, but already developed tech will naturally come as a nasty surprise.

[@Duraltia]

You know what is kinda hilarious? When I was like 12y/o I started reading the _Neon Genesis Evangelion_ Manga where the Type 74 still have some decent screen time. Somewhat later/parallel to this there was also the original Anime series where the then Type 90 had its introduction and now there's the, I think, 13y ongoing _Rebuild of Evangelion_ going on that started with the Type 90 and by now has introduced the Type 10. That show is taking too fuckin' long to come to a conclusion... But hey! 2020 appears to be the release date of the final movie soo... On a side note... Has Matsimus ever started a video with something like: _"What a piece of garbage!"_ instead of _"What a beast of a Tank"_ or _"What a glorious piece of tech!"_ ?

[@livingcorpse5664]

I grew up with Godzilla movies, so when I think tanks, the Type 90 is the first one to pop in my mind.

[@LadiesMan.217.]

Intro was way too relaxing. Thought it was the end of the video for some reason. Literally forgot why I was watching the video and was about to fall asleep.

[@briansmith8079]

Appreciate all you provide. 🙏

[@wasntprepared]

had to recheck title thought you were covering a chinese tank xD

[@douglasaranda2010]

Here in Brazil in the 80's we had a prototype MBT that could rival even the M1a1 Abrams, sadly it never reached mass production for a lot of reasons. Search for "Engesa EE-T1 Osorio", it has a good back history that I think would be great to see here!

[@FortuneZer0]

The slow production is in part due to the japanese wanting to retain the know how. Unlike Switzerland which basicly blew out all capability in the 90s after licence production of the Leopard 2.

[@leakahoshi5049]

because, they knew if they bought offshore countries tank, the money will not be recycled inside the country and will increased inflation rate. that is however, before they economic became stagnant due to low inflation rate, kinda back fired.

[@jimmyphillips8390]

Good job. Always wanted to know more about the type 90. Thx

[@bw8992]

For all that you do I appreciate what you do Matsimus this Bud's for you...

[@CharliMorganMusic]

I come for the AFVs, my dude. Nobody does them justice like you do.

[@chaejones3969]

A tank that bows to it's crew! Nice!

[@pvtspartan]

"Googles Chinese people music for Asia man tank"

[@brianoneill2375]

The opening music was infected with carona xO

[@niuchajianfa6222]

have you no brain?

[@BCage]

Best tank vid intro ever made

[@ElvisRocking1]

Been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you for making this dude 👍

[@kilasracingfactory]

Love your tank reviews, top notch! Yes, the Type 90 always reminded me of a Mini Leopard 2 A4

[@daveshrum1749]

Love your military Tech discussion videos Matt. To be fair as far as I've seen most island nations don't put a lot of money or effort into their infantry or tanks. They tend to focus on their Navy and Air Force for obvious reasons. You & yours Stay Safe sir.

[@bassmith448bassist5]

Everybody gettin all gangsta about the intro. Me: Tank. Gun. Boom!!! Bows in samurai after obliterating it's opponents.

[@snn6262]

lmao chinese intro music, inb4 haha i was just trolling guys!!!!

[@gentileasean5182]

Still looking good and durable.

[@ericm8732]

THANK YOU,Matsimus!! Love your video's and accent! Bless you, and stay safe!

[@dylannix4289]

Type 90s, and tanks with pneumatic suspension in general, are great because they can assert dominance over their opponents by t-bagging the tanks they’ve knocked out

[@--Dani]

Stay healthy and safe too Mat, pls keep the new vids coming. They help keep mind off the madness of what's being said and done out there right now. The world went through the terrible Spanish flu right after the horror of WW1 that was even more deadly than the war and certainly more than this corona, our grandparents didn't fall to pcs, they got on with life, as we will also. I wish history was taught better these days, and the media wouldn't hype things for their ratings, sad state of affairs so pls keep up the great work. I hate the robo channels, their content isn't close to your level, why they hide behind a computer generated voice, YT needs to wake up and support good channels like yours. BTW if their tanks are as robust as their cars, I'd bet this machine would be pretty effective.

[@vivianbenge2331]

Thanks for making this great video. Very informative and answers many questions I had.

[@cherrypoptart2001]

@Matsimus you should do a collab with RedEffect where you both rate all MBTs in service and give your personal opinion on them. Kind of like a S,A,B,C,D,E F chart instead of a Top10

[@briankidwell5304]

"Unprecedented Times" is gonna drive me "batshit" crazy as well

[@dragonsbreath1984]

That opening scene is from the Camp Fuji national training center. I sent a lot of 155mm rounds down range there as a lieutenant. It located near the town of Gotemba (sic?) at the base of Mt. Fuji.

[@bogdananghel7477]

Good job Mat! type 90 is something, but my heart belong to MBT Leopard 2A7 :)

[@BladeRicsi]

I always respected countries, whose choose the hardest way and creates something unique rather than buying something universal on the market.

[@BENKYism]

Basically Leo 2A4 with a slick autoloader and slightly better survivability. Great gun elevation and depression is nice.

[@chrisfoster555]

Me inspecting the type 90 in warthunder: I really wish matsimus did a video on this Matsimus: all right im in

[@hartmannalex2798]

Matsimus you're wrong. Type 90 was developed to replace the Type 74 medium tank. The project began in 1977.

[@malusdacus1775]

Very good video, as always, Matsimus. Your content is therapy against COVID-19 =]]. Love AFV's, artillery and infantry videos that you make! Stay safe and healthy, love from Romania (sorry for my bad english, have a nice day :) )

[@jlytollis4]

Brilliant as normal bud. Keep them comming plz. Stay safe over there 👍🇬🇧🍻

[@hendi1571]

Type-90 was not intended to replace Type-74, it was designed for Hokkaido, the least mountainous island of Japan. Therefore Type 90 are only deployed at Hokkaido (besides some army school units), while around 170 Type-74 are still in service. was a good if not great tank in the 90s, modern gun with modern round, modern fcs with commanders panoramic sight, thermal gunners sight and hunter killer capability, composite armor, laser warning receiver (automatically triggering smoke dischurgers, thus technically an soft kill system), hydropneumatic suspension and the best power to weight ratio of all western mbts at this time. Just great. The problem is: up to this day, it is stuck in the early 90s. It didn't receive any extensive upgrades. No commanders thermal viewer, no really up to date battle management system, no add on armor, no L/55 gun and no modern rounds either. Type 90 are still equipped with JM33 APFSDS (license produced DM33) and JM12A1 heat (license produced DM12A1). The latter is intended to act as a multi purpose round to be used against light armored vehicles, infantry and so on, but Germany has phased out the Heat munitions in favor of HE rounds. More problematic is the JM33, introduced in 1987 the DM33 was a good round and is used all over the world, but it's penetration is nowadays really lacking. The reason for the lack of upgrades may be the focus of the jsdf to improve their air force and naval capabilities as well as the the higher priority of protecting the whole mainland instead of Hokkaido after the collapse of the UdSSR (which means that procurement of Type-10 would be more important than upgrading Type-90). By 2028 the jsdf wants to have reduced the number of tanks from 600 to just 300. That means that not only the remaining Type-74 are going to be phased out, but a huge number of the 341 Type-90 as well.

[@justahappyfellow]

Thank you! Take care and stay safe man!

[@monfortnicolas5448]

Very informative video. It's essentially a Leopard 2A4 fitted with C-tech like armor, domestic ammuntions and up to date electronics. Your videos are still very great ! Will you cover the French VBCI IFV vehicle ?

[@GunsNGames1]

Japan went from ridiculously bad tanks to ridiculously good tanks.

[@SFCKNZSD]

Thanks for your amazing content keep up the great work :)

[@alvaradokids]

Amazing tank... wish they would export it so we could witness it in battle

[@benlex5672]

The TKX was a really impressive feat as the central strategic idea for the ground force was that Japan would be cut off from the sea by either Chinese or Soviet Navies and airforces if these tanks were ever to encounter combat, so it would be best if everything can be produced locally.

[@nunyabznss5866]

Ha, so nonchalantly went there when talking about them using the Rheinmetall cannon.

[@coreymerrill3257]

Another cool one. Keep up the good work !

[@peterszar]

Pretty cool tank. Big difference from their WW 2 tanks.

[@eduardonojiri6546]

Hey, greetings from São Paulo, Brazil. Thanks!

[@OddHunter5504]

Well its definitely an improvement to what they built in the 40s

[@gooner72]

Nice tank and very capable to boot....

[@FRIEND_711]

The Type-90 is a good tank but its really a shame that they are only stationed in hokkaido :,D

[@simonlind44]

9:30 I thought the Type 90 didn't have CITV capabilities. From what i've read, the commander only had passive night vision, not thermal vision.

[@timmy3822]

It's interesting looking at the Japanese procurement process, in many ways it seems so backwards. They spread out unit production over such long periods and make the thing costs two or three times more as a result. You said the same thing about the Type 89 IFV and as a result it costs more than the best IFV's out there but for dated equipment. Crazy! Let's hope they don't screw up the Type 10 and Type 16 MCV as bad. If they just build their required numbers in one or two batches (instead of over a decade or more) unit cost would be lower and they'd be able to buy MORE for the same financial cost. Speaking of which, Type 16 MCV or Type 75 soon Matt? The Type 75 in particular has so many variants it would be an interesting video, the MLRS and SPH are pretty cool vehicles :).

[@benlex5672]

The main problem of the type-90 for Japan is it’s way too heavy, which is why Type-10 was designed right after the type-90 entered service. Japan needed a Calvary tank to flank around while the type-90 takes the role of holding off enemy frontal attacks, thus why the Type-10 have such a low weight.

[@rkadi6540]

Government : civilian must remain in the house and distancing each other Matt : spamming video review

[@fidziek]

11:30 - oh, so you think there's no snow nor frost in Japan? Think again...

[@Necrodermis]

On paper this tank looks incredibly promising much like the type 10. I do wonder how well it would perform in actual battle but also hope it never comes to that.

[@Heavy4th]

Love these types of videos!

[@rickmoreno6858]

Keep up the good work bro broseph

[@russellhawkins366]

Excellent tank. Strong armour,

[@waynewagner6581]

For what it's worth I loved the video. Thanks

[@ScottGenX]

I admit i liked the older ones much better.

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

Type 90 is a good looking tank but the Japanese need to give that thing armor package, maybe a arrow head, simple but cheap.

[@bryanmchugh1307]

Wow! I did not know the Japanese had such a SOLID all around MBT. I could of sworn they had a newer MBT? I must be thinking about South Korea..hmmm