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Tanks2012 – present
Main battle tank
Type 10 is a main battle tank originating in Japan. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.485 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.485 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.485 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.485 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
Japan
2012 – present
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
$11.3 million (2022)
2010 (in production)
117 (FY 2010–2022)
48 tonnes (full loadout), 44 tonnes (standard loadout), 40 tonnes (basic loadout)
9.485 m
3.24 m
2.30 m
3 (commander, gunner and driver)
modular ceramic composite armor , steel, light-weight upper armor.
Japan Steel Works 120 mm L/44 calibers-long smoothbore cannon with automatic loader (22 rounds)
Type 90 12.7 mm machine gun Type 74 7.62 mm machine gun
4-stroke 22.6-litre diesel V8 MHI 8VA34WTK 1,200 hp/2,300 rpm
27 hp/tonne
Continuously variable transmission (hydraulic-mechanical transmission)
Hydropneumatic suspension
500 km
Forward: 70 km/h Backward: 70 km/h
Japan
[乗員] 3人
[全備重量] 約44t
[全長] 約9.5m
[全幅] 約3.2m
[全高] 約2.3m
[最高速度] 約70km/h
[エンジン] 水冷4サイクル8気筒 ディーゼル機関 12,00ps/2,300rpm
[武装] 120mm滑腔砲 12.7mm重機関銃 74式車載7.62mm機関銃
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Type 10 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Ground Self-Defense Force holdings of exact named Type-10 component: active, operational reserve and training equipment; equipment in store excluded. Service-scoped source observation, not a national total or immediate readiness. The source's combined air/air-defence organisation is retained where given. No sibling, parent, mounted-weapon or generic heading total is inherited.