These guns are primarily aimed and fired by the tank's gunner, though the commander can also operate them if the gunner is incapacitated. Despite their age and lack of mobility, Type-61s nonetheless saw extensive use in Federation ground campaigns, typically providing supporting fire for advancing GMs.Ī slightly different version of the Type 61 Tank's concept was used in the research and development of a prototype for the Earth Federation's first mobile suit, ultimately resulting in the RX-75 Guntank.Īrmaments 150mm Smoothbore Cannons įor use against armored opponents, the Type 61 Tank is armed with two massive 150mm cannons in its turret. The tank's size and its angle of attack also presented issues, as Zaku IIs were able to target the vehicle's thinner top armor while the Type-61 lacked enough gun elevation to reliably hit key components of the mobile suits at close range. Another disadvantage was that mobile suits were more agile and could outmaneuver armored units at close distances. In addition, on-site renovations are often carried out in consideration of the characteristics of the deployment area.Īfter the Zeon forces introduced the Zaku as its mainstay mobile suit in the One Year War, the Type 61 became largely obsolete, as Minovsky interference heavily undermined the tank's tactical communication abilities and reduced its observation and targeting capabilities to line-of-sight optics. Around UC 0079, various improvements were made to the Type 61's electronics and armor. The tank's main weapon is the pair of 155mm cannons, while a 12.7mm machine gun mounted on the commander's cupola provides basic defense against infantry and aircraft. In the standard model, the turret is crewed by a gunner and a commander, who are separated from the driver's compartment in located in the forward hull by the automatic loader. The automatic loader is located at the bottom of the turret basket and feeds both guns, with turret crew compartment on top of the loader. This was due to the drive system being switched from a combustion engine to electric, an increase in the number carried shells, and installing an automatic loading system.
The size of the body gradually increased over the course of development, exceeding the original plans. The Type 61 Tank was developed and adopted in UC 0061, replacing the Type 43, which had been the main battle tank of the Earth Federation Forces until then.
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