(Second Machine Industry Bureau) Songun-Ho It must be emphasized how the Type 10’s dimensions are smaller to suit the JGSDF’s new requirement for mobility and rapid transport.Īdditional layers of protection on the turret, including side skirts covering the five road wheels on each set of treads, ensure the Type 10 can absorb IED and missile hits. Only entering service in 2012 the 48-ton Type 10 is a three-man 1,200 horsepower MBT encased in ceramic steel armor.Īrmed with an autoloader-fed 120 mm Rheinmetall gun, the Type 10’s conventional layout puts it in the same class as the M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard 2A7. Japan is the first East Asian country to build its own tanks and armored vehicles.Ī world class manufacturing base and its own experience with the Type 90 led to a completely new tank in the 2000s. The listing is arranged according to geographic position, beginning from the East (Japan) to the West (Israel). Combining these systems and subsystems produces a deadly fighting machine, while the lack of any single component creates an inferior vehicle and could spell death for the crew.īelow is a selection of new tanks entering service in Asia. A modern battle tank is the sum of a powerful engine and main gun extensive armoring NBC protection modularity and sufficient countermeasures.
Not all efforts to produce indigenous MBTs have proven successful in meeting the standards of third-generation models. The result is developing advanced weapon systems is easier than ever, including tanks.
This allows manufacturers to acquire critical parts from abroad and integrate these with their project. The critical difference today is the so-called global supply chain. The Japanese Type 90 is based on the German Leopard 2.Īfter half a century of industrialization, militaries across the continent are relying on locally built main battle tanks to boost their arsenals.īut most of the latest MBTs emerging from Asia and the Middle East are remarkably advanced compared to the late Cold War models introduced by either NATO or the former Soviet Union.
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