Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier
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The Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (96式装輪装甲車, kyuu-roku-shiki-sourin-soukou-sha) is an armoured vehicle that entered service with Japan in 1996, manufactured by Komatsu.[4] This vehicle complements the existing fleet of tracked Type 73 Armored Personnel Carriers already in service with plans to eventually replace it.[5]
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Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier | |
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Type | Armored personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1996–present |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Komatsu |
Unit cost | |
Produced | 1996–present |
No. built | 365 (2014) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 14.6 tonnes (16.1 short tons) |
Length | 6.84 metres (269 in) |
Width | 2.48 metres (98 in) |
Height | 1.85 metres (73 in) |
Crew | 2 + 8 |
Main armament | 1x Type 96 40mm Automatic grenade launcher or 1x 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun |
Engine | Mitsubishi 6D40 water-cooled 6-cylinder diesel 360 hp |
Suspension | 8x8 wheeled |
Operational range | 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) (road) |
References | [3] |
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