Type 61 - characteristics review of medium tank 9 tier of Japan, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / Japan / 9 tier, Medium tank

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STA-4

Type 61

Mitsubishi 12HM20WT

Mitsubishi 12HM21WT

JAN/GRC-3Z

JAN/GRC-4Z

STA-4

Type 61

90 mm Gun Type 61

105 mm Rifled Gun

Basic

Tank ID 3425

Tank type Medium tank

Tier 9

Nation Japan

XP needed

169 000

Price in credits

3 600 000

Crew 4 people

Commander radioman, commander

Gunner

Driver

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 360 / 440 / 360 points

Armor percing

Damage 270 - 360 - 450 points

Penetration 194 - 258 - 323 mm

High explosive

Damage 330 - 440 - 550 points

Penetration 40 - 53 - 66 mm

Hollow charge

Damage 270 - 360 - 450 points

Penetration 248 - 330 - 413 mm

Penetration 258 / 53 / 330 mm

Gun caliber 105 mm

Gun reload time 8.2 sec

Gun fire rate 7.32 shots/min

DPM 2635 points/min

Gun aim time 2.1 sec

Gun dispersion 0.38 m

Gun elevation angles 10 / 13

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 20 deg/sec

Max ammo 50

Survivability

HP 1750 points

Hull HP 1400 points

Turret HP 350 points

Hull armor 55 / 45 / 25 mm

Turret armor 85 / 80 / 35 mm

Engine fire chance 12%

Mobility

Mass 35 ton

Engine power 750 hp

Power per ton 21.43 hp/ton

Speed forward 50 km/h

Speed backward 23 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 50 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 42 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 400 m

Radio signal range 750 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
90 mm Gun Type 61	9	0	160 000	1 150	240/320/240	230/45/275	7.51	7.99	2.29	0.38	60	STA-1
105 mm Rifled Gun	10	55 000	290 000	1 150	360/440/360	258/53/330	7.5	8	2.29	0.42	72	STB-1

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
STA-4	8	0	30 000	8 000	70/60/35	320	42	390	none
Type 61	9	25 000	64 000	8 300	85/80/35	350	42	400	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
JAN/GRC-3Z	9	0	45 500	70	720	STA-1 Type 68
JAN/GRC-4Z	10	9 500	55 000	150	750	STA-1 Type 68

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
Mitsubishi 12HM20WT	8	0	48 500	2 400	650	12%	STA-1
Mitsubishi 12HM21WT	9	27 500	82 000	2 400	750	12%	none

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
STA-4	8	0	30 000	11 600	none
Type 61	9	24 000	62 000	11 600	none

Type 61 tree

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How much XP and credits are needed for Type 61?

To unlock and buy the Type 61 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the Japanese tree, 478 385 experience points and 9 640 050 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 R. Otsu 13 mm Autocannon Type Ho 0 0 37 mm Sogekihou 1 900 40 2 Ha-Go 3 000 270	310 4 900
2 Ha-Go 3 000 270 37 mm Gun Type 94 2 000 0 37 mm Gun Type 98 2 450 105 5.7 cm Gun Type 97 2 800 140 3 Chi-Ha 45 000 1 460	1 705 52 250
3 Chi-Ha 45 000 1 460 Type 97 Chi-Ha 1 000 0 Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto 2 100 340 47 mm Gun Type 1 21 000 1 200 4 Chi-He 136 000 3 730	5 270 160 100
4 Chi-He 136 000 3 730 Type 1 Chi-He 2 000 0 Type 2 Ho-I 4 600 1 200 Experimental 57 mm Tank Gun Shin 27 500 2 000 5 Chi-Nu 410 000 13 750	16 950 444 100
5 Chi-Nu 410 000 13 750 Type 4 Chi-To I-Go 4 500 0 7.5 cm Tank Gun Type 99 29 000 2 200 Type 3 Chi-Nu 10 200 2 500 7.5 cm Tank Gun Type 3 30 500 2 350 7.5 cm Tank Gun Type 5 42 500 3 800 6 Chi-To 940 000 31 150	42 000 1 056 700
6 Chi-To 940 000 31 150 Type 4 Chi-To Prototype 10 000 0 Type 4 Chi-To Production 16 000 5 500 7 Chi-Ri 1 440 000 52 650	58 150 1 466 000
7 Chi-Ri 1 440 000 52 650 Type 5 Chi-Ri Plan 1 13 000 0 Type 5 Chi-Ri Plan 2 21 000 10 200 7.5 cm Autoloading Tank Gun Type 5 62 000 5 800 8 STA-1 2 550 000 111 000	127 000 2 646 000
8 STA-1 2 550 000 111 000 STA-1 18 000 0 STA-3 32 000 17 000 90 mm Gun Type 61 160 000 41 000 9 Type 61 3 600 000 169 000	227 000 3 810 000

Total:

478 385 and

9 640 050

WN8

Table of the expected values for Type 61 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.