STB-1

ST_B1 (Stock)

Totals

6100000 Price

1950 Hit Points

37.03 / 40 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

110/35/25Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

132/132/37Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

750 h.p.Engine Power

53 km/hSpeed Limit

52 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

390 Standard Shell Damage

258 mmStandard Shell Penetration

8 Time for Complete Loading

42 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

410 mView Range

750 mSignal Range

Type 61

STB-1

X

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In the early 1960s, Mitsubishi started development of a new tank that complied with government requirements for armament and defense. The first two prototypes of the STB-1 were manufactured in September 1969 for trials. In 1970 the prototypes were shown to journalists and participated in a military parade.

STB-1

Stock

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	X	STB-1	9000	132/132/37	42	410

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	X	105 mm Rifled Gun	1150	258/330/53	390/390/480	7.5	0.36	2.3

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	X	Mitsubishi 10ZF21WT	2200	750	12

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	X	STB-1	12500	40	52

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	X	Type 67	0	750

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Fastest reload on a 105mm cannon
• Great gun depression
• Tough turret
• Reasonably mobile
• Good camouflage values and view range

Cons:

• One of the worst overall dispersion values in its class and poor aim time for a medium at this tier
• Gun mantlet gets weak towards the center
• Poor overall hull armor, relies more on slope than thickness.
• Receives frequent module damage due to crammed space and poor armor
• Poor gun elevation

Performance

The STB-1 is similar to the previous tanks in the line, with the exception that it now has much better turret armor than the tanks before it. It can reliably hull down unlike its predecessors due to a much needed increase in turret armor. While no longer having the highest DPM on a tier 10 medium, it still has the fast reload and the 390 alpha damage of the L7, the STB-1 is a very serious threat when hull down as it can very quickly outgun almost anything that isn't an autoloader. The tank itself is very small and as a result has a good camouflage factor and is also relatively mobile. While its camouflage and mobility are not on the levels of a soviet medium such as the T-62A, they are still above average for their class. However to set it apart from soviet mediums, it has 10m more view range.

Japan

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