Type 90

Type 90

Type 74 (F)

Type 90 (B)

Type 90

Type 74 (F)

Type 90 (B)

Japan

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.3	11.3

Class:

Medium tank

Research:300 000

Purchase:830 000

Description

The Type 90 is a Rank VII Japanese medium tank with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

120 mm Type 90 L/44
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
42			-7°/+10°	±180°	Two-plane
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	28.6	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	17.9	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
JM33	APFSDS	540	530	520	500	480	460
JM12A1	HEATFS	650	650	650	650	650	650

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
JM33	APFSDS	1,640	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	°	78°	80°	81°
JM12A1	HEATFS	1,140	13.5	0.0	0.1	1,640	°	65°	72°	75°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Recommendations	Visual discrepancy
42	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	Hull empty:  (18)	no

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,000 (200)				577	-8°/+40°	±120°

7.62 mm Type 74
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
4,500 (250)				500	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation mechanism	Smoke grenade
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	JM33	Laser rangefinder

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Really good composite armour
• Best APFSDS shell in the entire game, able to penetrate all tanks from far range
• 5 second autoloader and best reload speed combined with the best shell in the perfect turret
• Great mobility
• Great acceleration for both forward and reverse speed
• A bit smaller than the Leopard 2A4, giving it a lower profile

Cons:

• Lacks composite armour on lower front armour plate, plus combined with the presence of shells in the front of the tank, a direct hit will quickly take it out
• Hydropneumatic suspension adjustment takes time and requires the tank to be stationary
• Lower general survivability than the Leopard 2A4 due to the crew of 3; one good hit and the tank is out

History

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Media

Skins and camouflages for the Type 90 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Type 90: The Lightweight Heavy Hitter