The Type 61 was the standard Japanese tank of the 1960's and 1970's, with some 560 being built starting in 1962. In 1975, the Type 74 began replacing it. The Type 61 bears a slight resemblance to the American M-47 Patton.
The Type 61 is the tank design most likely to be trampled by giant radioactive monsters, seeing service in such Japanese movies from 1964 to 1975.
Subassemblies: body +4, full rotation turret +3, open mount
-1,
two tracks +3
P&P: 448 kW standard diesel w/448-kW tracked drivetrain,
4x 8,000 kWs lead-acid batteries, 251 gallons gasoline (fire chance: 9)
in self-sealing tank
Occ: 4 NCS (driver, gunner, loader and commander)
Cargo: 5 cf internal (bin at rear of turret)
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 5/270 | 4/70 | 4/40 | 4/40 | 4/70 |
| Turret | 5/270 | 5/210 | 4/100 | 4/55 | 0/0 |
| Tracks | 4/50 | 4/50 | 4/50 | 4/50 | 4/50 |
Weaponry
90mm cannon [Turret:F] (20 APCR, 20 HE, 10 HEAT, 10 APFSDS)
7.62mm coaxial MG [Turret:F] (2,000)
12.7mm AA MG [OM:F] (400)
Equipment
Body: 4-man NBC kit. Turret: Two long range radios
w/scrambler,
IR searchlight
Statistics
| Size: 21'x10'x10' | Payload: 2.4 tons |
Lwt: 37.55 tons |
| Volume: 771 cf (Size Mod: +4) | Maint.: 53 hours | Price: $141,700 |
HT: 10
HP: 1800 [body], 750 [each track], 1500 [turret], 24 [open
mount]
| gSpeed: 28 | gAccel: 3 | gDecel: 20 | gMR: 0.25 | gSR: 6 | GP: low (2/3) |
Design Notes
Frame is heavy for 354 cf body, 202 cf turret, and 212 cf tracks. Armor
is cheap metal. Frame and armor were bought as TL6 to increase weight.
New Weapons
90mm cannon: Dam 5dx27(2) APFSDS, 3dx11(10) HEAT or 5dx9[6d]
HE, Acc 15 (APFSDS 16), SS 30, 1/2Dam 2400 (APFSDS), 1600 (others), Max
9600 (APFSDS), 6400 (others), ROF 1/5