Type 74 Tank
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The Type 74 Nana-yon, or Type 74 Tank is a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), operated from 1975 to 2024. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the earlier Type 61. It saw activity in all of the Heisei era Godzilla movies, as well as the first Millennium era movie.
History
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- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) [deleted scene]
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005)
Heisei era
The Return of Godzilla
The JSDF deployed several units of Type 74 Tanks with M110A2 Self-Propelled Howitzers, Ballistic Missile Launchers and battalions of armed ground troops with assault rifles to take positions along the coastline of Tokyo Bay, awaiting Godzilla's arrival. Godzilla arrived at Tokyo Bay as the air force attacked him with fighter jets, but most of them were shot down as he proceeded closer to the coast. The Type 74 tanks and other ground units opened fire on Godzilla, but their bombardment was ineffective on the radioactive behemoth. Godzilla then unleashed a long blast of his atomic ray, wiping out all of the ground units.
Video games
- Godzilla: Giant Monster March (1995) - Sega Game Gear
- Godzilla (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
Capabilities
Land speed
The Type 74 Tanks are able to move at 53 kilometers per hour.
Cannon
The Type 74 Tanks are armed with a 105mm cannon.
Machine guns
The Type 74 Tanks are equipped with 12.7mm and 7.62mm machine guns.
Cooling shells
The Type 74 Tanks were armed with cooling shells to better combat Destoroyah in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
Gallery
Ballistic Missile Launchers and Type 74 tanks on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay of The Return of Godzilla.
Trivia
- Type 74 Tanks appear in a deleted scene from Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla where they battle Godzilla alongside MBT-MB92s and an MBAW-93.[1]
References
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