第二次世界大战后,日本已发展了三代装甲战车。61式坦克和60式装甲输送车为第一代,74式坦克和73式装甲输送车为第二代,90式主战坦克和89式步兵战车为第三代。第三代装甲战车,日本人称它为“世界第一流的”装甲战车,也有人称它为“世界上最昂贵的”装甲战车。它已成为21世纪初日本陆上自卫队的主要装备。 After the Second World War, Japan has developed three generations of armored combat vehicles. 61 tanks and 60 armored vehicles for the first generation, 74 tanks and 73 armored vehicles for the second generation, 90 main battle tanks and 89 infantry fighting vehicles for the third generation. The third generation of armored combat vehicles, the Japanese call it “world-class” armored combat vehicles, some people call it “the world's most expensive” armored combat vehicles. It has become the main equipment of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at the beginning of the 21st century.