Type 89 IFV
Type 89 IFV | |
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Details | |
Tier / Class:
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7 AFV |
Nation: |
Japan |
Dealer: |
Special |
Cost: |
Season Contracts |
Stats - Stock (Renowned) | |
Max Damage: |
45 |
DPM: |
8,809 |
Penetration: |
200 mm |
Hit Points: |
2,250 |
Hull F/S/R: |
120 / 50 / 40 |
Turret F/S/R: |
150 / 80 / 40 |
Max Speed: |
66.6 km/h |
Acceleration 0-32kph: |
3.4 s |
Hull Traverse: |
40.8 deg/s |
Camouflage: |
32 |
Vision: |
445 m |
Accuracy (Spread): |
0.07° |
Max Cannon Depression: |
9 / 60° |
Turret Traverse Speed: |
45.7 deg/s |
The Type 89 IFV is a Tier 7 Premium AFV originating from Japan. It can be acquired by completing Spirithaven Seasonal Contract Missions. The Type 89's upgrades are also unlocked through mission completion.
Contents
Features[edit | edit source]
- Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
- Troop Compartment: This vehicle features a troop compartment, allowing you to repair your modules faster and to capture objectives more effectively.
Player Recommendations[edit | edit source]
Pros and Cons[edit | edit source]
Pros[edit | edit source]
- Premium Vehicle, effectively for free
- Camo bonus when stopped
- View-range bonus when stopped
- Powerful ATGMs
- Troop Compartment
- Other vehicles' games count towards unlocking upgrades
Cons[edit | edit source]
- Only 2 missile and slow salvo reload
- Slow as stock
- Upgrades unlocked through Mission Completion only
Upgrade Suggestions[edit | edit source]
Upgrades are unlocked by completing numbers of Contract Missions, if they aren't fitted as stock,
NOTE: The number of contract missions is not amount of medals awarded by each contract, but the actual number of missions themselves. A weekly mission counts as 5.
Non-stock upgrades are unlocked in the following order:
- Reinforced Tracks : 50 missions
- Experimental Smoke Grenades : 100 missions
- Improved Turbocharger : 200 missions
- ATGM Targeting System : 300 missions
All Missions completed with any tank, count toward the total, and the separate totals count toward each other: i.e. the 50 for Reinforced Tracks, counts towards the 100 missions for the next upgrade, and so on. There is no choice of upgrades, they are unlocked in a set order, and free XP cannot be used to boost progess.
Retrofit Suggestions[edit | edit source]
- Improved Filter Systems
- Electro-optical Absorbing Paint
- Improved Telescopic Lenses
Commander and crew skill Suggestions[edit | edit source]
- Commander: Rashid Al-Atassi or Sabrina Washington, for improvements to: ATGMs, camo rating, view range,
- Driver: Smooth Ride, Off-Road Driving
- Gunner: Sting Like A Bee, Explosive Shells
Armor[edit | edit source]
Reputation Cost | Credits | Hull F/S/R | Hull Composition | Turret F/S/R | Turret Composition | ERA Type | ERA Modifiers | ||||
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Stock | Stock | 120/50/40 | Steel | 150/80/40 | Steel | - | - | ||||
Type 89's steel hull and turret can resist high-caliber machineguns from any angle while the frontal arc is protected against 20mm AP rounds. |
Firepower[edit | edit source]
Shell name | Type | Reputation | Damage | Penetration | Velocity | Accuracy (Fully Aimed) | Reload Time | Shells in Magazine | Reload within Magazine | Burst Fire Rate |
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35mm TLD-038 APDS | AP | Stock | 45 | 200mm | 1,345m/s | 0.07° | 2.5s | 34 | {{{reloadm}}}s | 250rd/min |
35mm SSD-048 HE | HE | Stock | 45 | 15mm | 1,100m/s | 0.1° | 2.5s | 34 | {{{reloadm}}}s | 250rd/min |
Missile Name | Type | Reputation | Damage | Penetration | Velocity | Reload Time | Missiles in Launcher | Reload within Launcher | Burst Fire Rate | Flight Agility | Self-Guided |
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Type 79 ATGM | HEAT | Stock | 780 | 780mm | 250m/s | 1.5s | 2 | {{{reloadm}}}s | 8.3rd/min | {{{agility}}}deg/s | No |
Mobility[edit | edit source]
Name | Reputation Cost | Credits | Max Speed | Reverse Speed | 0 to 32km/h | 0 to Max Speed | Hull Traverse | Fire Chance |
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Mitsubishi Type 6SY31 WA 600 hp Diesel Engine | Stock | Stock | 66.6km/h | {{{reverse}}} | 3.4s | {{{0-max}}} | 40.8deg/s | {{{firechance}}} |
Upgrades[edit | edit source]
Name | Reputation Cost | Credits | Description |
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Spall Liner | Stock | Stock | Hit point increased by 150
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Aramid Module Liner | Stock | Stock | Hit point increased by 250
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M90 Smoke Grenades | Stock | Stock | Provides 8 volleys. Magazine capacity: 2 rounds. Takes 6 s to reload. Duration: 10 s Magazine reload time: 80 s
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Experimental Smoke Grenades | 100 missions | xx | Provides 12 volleys. Magazine capacity: 4 rounds. Takes 2s to reload. Duration: 10 s Magazine reload time: 60 s
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ATGM Targeting System | 300 missions | xx | Allowss you to simultaneously control more missiles.
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Improved Turbocharger | 200 missions | xx | Acceleration +30% Top Speed +15% Engine durability reduced: -10%
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Reinforced Tracks | 50 missions | 1,500,000 | Increased track HP: +100% |
Special Abilities[edit | edit source]
Name | Activation Time | Duration | Reload Time | Ability | Changes |
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Deploy AT Squad![]() |
1 s | N/A s | N/A s | Anti-Tank troops set ambushes that are highly effective against lightly armored vehicles. | Deploy 4 Anti-tank troops
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Sniper drop![]() |
1 s | N/A s | N/A s | The sharpshooter is also a great scout, very effective against enemy infantry and capable of destroying vehicle optics. | Deploy 1 Sniper
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Mortar squad drop![]() |
1 s | N/A s | N/A s | Mortar squad delivers stand-off indirect plunging fire. | Deploy 1 Mortar squad |
History[edit | edit source]
Class: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Developed: 1980-1989
Service: 1989+
Vehicles Built: 68
Operators: Japan
This is the most modern tracked IFV in Japanese service. The Type 89, much like other western designs of the same class, came to be as a replacement for the obsolete APCs (in this case, Type 60 and Type 73) that were designed to be deployed with the Battle Taxi doctrine in mind. The IFV requirement for Japanese domestic use was first formulated around 1980. What followed were three or so years of procurement talks, culminating with a contract for Mitsubishi to build four prototypes in 1984. During the next several years, several prototypes were built and tested successfully. The vehicle was then officially accepted in service in 1989 under the designation Type 89 IFV.
Initially, 300 vehicles of this type were ordered but, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the need to build a large number of IFVs all but evaporated. Combined with the Japanese economic recession of the early 1990s, it would seem that the cancelation of the program was all but inevitable. But, that didn’t happen.
Instead, Japan chose to build a relatively small number of these IFVs between 1989 and 2004 with the rate of 8 (1989) to mere 1-2 pieces (2004) per year. This drove the unit price of Type 89 to incredible heights and, at roughly 5 million USD per unit (to compare, a Bradley costs roughly 3 million USD per unit), it is currently the most expensive IFV ever mass-produced, anywhere. It is assumed that the Japanese did that simply to keep the plant alive and the workers there employed but the costs were nevertheless staggering, even for Japan. The plan to replace the older APCs mostly failed due to budget restraints and the older APCs remain in service, waiting to be replaced by a next generation vehicle.