Type 68

Type 68 stats at a glance

The Type 68 has 1560 hit points , 110mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 35 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 250mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2400. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the Type 68 can theoretically output up to 2400 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Type 68 compares to its peers

There are 69 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Type 68. Its 1560 HP places it in the top 25% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1483). Frontal hull armor of 110mm ranks in the top 85% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 35 km/h is faster than 29% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 28% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 250mm puts it in the top 50% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Type 68 vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Type 68 vs Concept 1B — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Type 68 vs M-VI-Y — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 69 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 heavy tanks

• 50TP Tyszkiewicza — Poland
• 63TP Rycerski — Poland, premium
• AE Phase I — USA, premium
• Ambassador — Sweden, premium
• AMX 50 120 — France
• AMX M4 mle. 51 FL — France, premium
• AMX M4 mle. 51 — France
• Buryan — USSR, premium
• All Japan tanks · Tier 9 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

In the late 1950s, the FV4201 began to take shape: the first tank to be called a main battle tank. The future Chieftain was supposed to combine the characteristics of a heavy and a medium tank. The U.S. and Germany had a similar joint program—the MBT70. It was the latter that drew the attention of Japanese designers who were in close contact with the American side. What interested them most about that project was the hydropneumatic suspension, as their local theaters of operations made it a very desirable addition. Their tank was supposed to combine a low profile with a powerful gun and good a...

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