The automatic target tracking system using a thermal image display is controlled through a tank commander's targeting periscope attached to the top of the turret in an independently rotatable mode. Innovative technology includes a laser and thermal-guided gun and turret controls. With the exception of the turretless Swedish Stridsvagn (S-type) tank and various Russian models, the Type 90 tank is the first tank to achieve manpower savings by reducing the crew to three through the development of an ammunition autoloader. The Type 90 weighs 50 gross tons, is powered by a 1,500-horsepower engine, and has a 30-horsepower-per-ton power-to-weight ratio. The Type 90 tank carries a smoothbore barrel rather than a rifled barrel, and ammunition includes armor-piercing projectiles, antitank howitzer shells, and adhesive howitzer shells.
The tank is equipped with a the same Rheinmetall 120-mm tank gun as the the German Leopard 2. The Type 90, equipped with 120mm gun, is a first-class tank that is equal to any tank made by leading nations of the world. Development of the Type 90 tank was initiated in 1977, and it was accepted for service in 1990.
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