74式戦車は、陸上自衛隊が61式戦車の後継として開発、配備された国産二代目の主力戦車

1974年度から、1989年度までの15年間に873輌が調達された

The Type 74 tank is the second-generation domestically produced main battle tank developed and deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as a successor to the Type 61 tank.

873 tanks were procured over a 15-year period from 1974 to 1989.