The Type 75 is a Japanese self-propelled howitzer, developed in the early 1970s for the JGSDF. Still serving as one of Japan’s primary mobile artillery units to this day, the Type 75 SPH will soon become available to all Japanese tankers, coming soon to War Thunder as part of the upcoming update 1.91 "Night Vision"!

Type 75, self-propelled howitzer, Japan, V rank.

Pros

• High-caliber gun
• Devastating HE rounds
• Good mobility

Cons

• Light armor
• Lack of specialized shells to fight against armoured vehicles

In War Thunder, the Type 75 will be a new SPG, coming to the game as part of the next major update and will become available to all tankers at rank V of the Japanese ground forces tree. Combining the destructive power of a massive 155mm howitzer with a high rate of fire and a very nimble chassis, the Type 75 is bound to quickly find many fans among tankers who enjoy simply blasting away bits and pieces of tanks with big guns!

The biggest and most noticeable feature of the Type 75 is of course its 155mm NSJ L/30 howitzer. Although generally performing similar to other canons of this caliber in the game, tankers will have access to several key features on the Type 75, which distinguish it from other vehicles of this class in War Thunder. Namely, the Type 75 is fitted with a fully rotatable turret, giving it far more flexibility and tactical opportunities in engagements than other SPGs in the game. Furthermore, the Type 75 is also equipped with a drum-fed autoloading mechanism for its main gun. As a result, the vehicle has a flat 10 second reload time before the next round is ready to reduce another tank to ashes. Thanks to this handy feature, the Type 75 is also the first SPG in the game to offer such a fast reload for this gun caliber.

In addition to all these handy features, the Type 75 has yet another ace up its sleeve. Apart from standard HE and smoke rounds, the Type 75 offers a unique high-caliber HE round with proximity fuse, set to detonate in the close vicinity of a vehicle. As a result, future commanders of this vehicle won’t necessarily require a direct hit on target to knock out their opponent. Instead, a close ‘miss’, preferably directly above the target where its armor is thin, will be more than enough to knock it out for good.

However, while the Type 75 can certainly more often than not destroy its targets with a single shot, it too will mostly meet its demise in a similar fashion. This comes mainly as a result of its thinly armored hull and turret, with armor thicknesses going only up to 30mm, while the lesser protected parts of the vehicle are protected by 25mm of armor. As a result, tankers will instead need to rely more on the vehicle’s good mobility to keep them out of harm’s way. Thankfully, the Type 75 can reach top speeds of up to 47 km/h on roads, while also being capable of reaching a respectable 16 km/h in reverse thanks to its 450 horsepower diesel engine.

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