Weapons Systems
Type 74 tank
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The Type 74 was a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a supplement to the earlier Type 61. Its design drew on the best features of several contemporary tanks, placing it in the same class as the American M60 Patton or the German Leopard 1, and like those designs it mounted the L7 rifled 105mm gun. The Type 74 did not enter widespread service until 1980, by which point other Western forces had already introduced more capable tank designs.
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