The post-war history was already described in our earlier Type 74 article but, suffice to say, the role of the Japanese Ground Defense Forces became (and remains to this day) an entirely defensive one with the protection of the Japanese islands being its main objective. It is therefore no surprise that the Japanese would end up heavily outgunned on land by the Americans and, after the war’s end, would adopt proper (in fact, American) tanks. They were designed to fight poorly armed Chinese warlord armies that had – at best – some basic rifles, machineguns and perhaps even field artillery, but very little in the way of their own armor. The Second World War Japanese armored vehicles – while being perfectly adequate for their intended role – had a rather poor reputation when fighting American and British armor, simply because they weren’t (until late in the war) designed to do that. When it comes to tank design and preferences, Japan has always been the odd one out. So sit back, pour yourselves some tea and relax, as we dive into the history of this vehicle. Today, we’d like to tell you more about the real life aspects of the Japanese Type 10 MBT.
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