The Type 61 Tank was a Japanese battle tank developed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It appears in the 1964 Godzilla film, Mothra vs. Godzilla and several other kaiju films from the Showa series.
History
Showa Series
Mothra vs. Godzilla
The tanks appeared to attack Godzilla.
Frankenstein vs. Baragon
The tanks appeared to attack Baragon.
Invasion of Astro-Monster
The tanks appeared to attack Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah.
War of the Gargantuas
The tanks appeared to attack Sanda and Gaira.
King Kong Escapes
The tanks appeared to attack King Kong and Mechani-Kong.
Godzilla vs. Gigan
The tanks appeared to attack Gigan and King Ghidorah.
Godzilla vs. Megalon
The tanks appeared to attack Megalon.
Terror of Mechagodzilla
The tanks appeared to attack Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus.
Weapons
- Armed with a 90mm L/52 rifled cannon
- Equipped with 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun and a 7.62mm Browning M1919A4
- Able to move at 45 kilometers an hour
Gallery
Two Type 61 Tanks in Mothra vs. Godzilla
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