Type 68 - characteristics review of heavy tank 9 tier of Japan, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / Japan / 9 tier, Heavy tank

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Type 68

Type 68-2

Mitsubishi 12 ZM

Mitsubishi 12 ZT

JAN/GRC-3Z

JAN/GRC-4Z

Type 68 Plan 1

Type 68 Plan 2

10.5 cm M68 L7

12 cm Type 60 Gun

Basic

Tank ID 8801

Tank type Heavy tank

Tier 9

Nation Japan

XP needed

149 000

Price in credits

3 640 000

Crew 4 people

Commander loader, commander

Gunner

Driver

Radioman

Боевая мощь

Damage 400 / 515 / 400 points

Armor percing

Damage 300 - 400 - 500 points

Penetration 186 - 248 - 310 mm

High explosive

Damage 386 - 515 - 644 points

Penetration 45 - 60 - 75 mm

Hollow charge

Damage 300 - 400 - 500 points

Penetration 225 - 300 - 375 mm

Penetration 248 / 60 / 300 mm

Gun caliber 120 mm

Gun reload time 10 sec

Gun fire rate 6 shots/min

DPM 2400 points/min

Gun aim time 2.4 sec

Gun dispersion 0.28 m

Gun elevation angles 10 / 20

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 26 deg/sec

Max ammo 50

Siege mode

Siege aim time 2.4 sec

Siege dispersion 0.28 m

Gun elevation angles 10 / 6

Gun reload time 10 sec

Speed backward 14 km/h

Suspension traverse speed 1 deg/sec

Siege switch on time 0 sec

Siege switch off time 0 sec

Survivability

HP 2000 points

Hull HP 1500 points

Turret HP 500 points

Hull armor 120 / 70 / 50 mm

Turret armor 260 / 100 / 90 mm

Engine fire chance 10%

Mobility

Mass 59 ton

Engine power 900 hp

Power per ton 15.25 hp/ton

Speed forward 40 km/h

Speed backward 14 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 29 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 32 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
10.5 cm M68 L7	8	0	128 000	1 200	360/440/360	240/53/300	10	6	2.3	0.4	50	none
12 cm Type 60 Gun	10	55 000	290 000	3 000	400/515/400	248/60/300	9.97	6.02	2.63	0.4	35	none

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
Type 68 Plan 1	8	0	42 000	12 000	200/90/80	400	30	400	none
Type 68 Plan 2	9	29 200	58 500	13 000	260/100/90	500	32	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 61
JAN/GRC-4Z	10	9 500	55 000	150	750	STA-1 Type 61

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
Mitsubishi 12 ZM	9	0	88 000	1 800	800	10%	none
Mitsubishi 12 ZT	9	27 500	110 000	2 000	900	10%	none

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
Type 68	8	0	31 500	11 000	none
Type 68-2	9	22 000	63 100	12 000	none

Type 68 tree

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How much XP and credits are needed for Type 68?

To unlock and buy the Type 68 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the Japanese tree, 424 035 experience points and 9 878 530 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 Mitsu 108 420 000 14 500	17 700 454 100
5 Mitsu 108 420 000 14 500 Mitsu 75 4 300 0 Mitsu 105 10 100 3 500 10.5 cm Type 14 L/34 35 000 5 200 6 Ju-Nu 940 000 24 500	33 200 989 400
6 Ju-Nu 940 000 24 500 Type 3 Ju-Nu Plan 1 10 000 0 Type 3 Ju-Nu Plan 2 16 000 6 350 8,8 cm Type 3 66 000 13 000 7 Ju-To 1 455 000 48 900	68 250 1 547 000
7 Ju-To 1 455 000 48 900 Ju-To 18 000 0 Ju-To 2 24 000 12 900 10.5 cm Type 92 L45 92 000 14 500 8 Type 57 2 680 000 78 000	105 400 2 814 000
8 Type 57 2 680 000 78 000 Type 57 Plan 1 33 680 0 Type 57 Plan 2 55 100 26 700 105 mm Type 92 Gun Mod.1952 128 000 16 500 9 Type 68 3 640 000 149 000	192 200 3 856 780

Total:

424 035 and

9 878 530

WN8

Table of the expected values for Type 68 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.