Type 73 Japanese Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

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Basic Information

Name

Type 73 Japanese Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Designation

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Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Date of Introduction

1973

Description

The Type 73 Japanese Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) replaced the Type 60 APC. It is similar in layout to the Type 60 but has a a lower silhouette as well as being faster, larger, and amphibious. The APC was designed by the Technical Research and Development Institution of the Japanese Defense Agency and built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan. The APC crew consist of 4 (driver, commander, bow gunner, gunner). The APC also carries 8 passengers. It has an all-welded aluminum armored hull with the driver seated at the right side of the vehicle and the bow gunner on the left with the engine compartment to the rear. The vehicle commander is centered behind the driver and bow gunner. The Gunner is located to the rear of the commander on the right side of the hull. There is no shield for the 12.7mm machine gun. The Type 73 is due to be replaced by the Type 89 APC.

Ground Specifications

Crew 4

Mobility Type Tracked

Main Weapon 12.7mm machine gun

Engine Diesel air-cooled, 2-stroke, V-4 (300 hp)

Active Protection None

Max Speed 70.0 km/h

Range 300.0 km

Variants

Type 75 Japanese Self Propelled Ground Wind Measuring Unit The variant supports the Type 75 Japanese 130-mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL). It is equipped with a mast that is 12.5 meters long. It is capable of measuring wind velocity in two directions up to a maximum of 30 km/h.

Type 92 Japanese Mine Clearing Vehicle (MCV) The Type 92 MCV is mounted on a Type 73 APC Chassis. There are some Type 73 APC's that mount the Type 70 mine clearing system.

System

Alternative Designations Type 73 APC

Type Tracked APC with entry and exit through two doors at the rear for troops to dismount. The doors open outward. There are also two single piece hatches over the troop compartment that open on either side of the hull top. There are two small arms firing ports in both sides of the hull behind the commander as well as a firing port on each rear door..

Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan

Crew 4 (driver, commander, bow gunner, gunner)

Passengers 8 ea

Dimesions

Length 5.80 m

Width 2.80 m

Height to hull top 1.70 m

Height including MG 2.20 m

Weight 13,300 kg

Track Length on ground 3.67 m

Track Width 380 mm

Ground Clearance 400 mm

Automotive

Engine Name Mitsubishi 4ZF 524 cubic inch (8.59 liter

Engine Type Diesel air-cooled, 2-stroke, V-4

Engine Power 300 hp at 2,200 rpm

Power to Weight Ration 22.6 hp/metric ton

Fuel Capacity 450 liters

Fuel Consumption 1.2 km/liter

Transmission Automatic; 4 forward gears, 1 reverse gear

Cruising Range 300 km

Speed (Max Road) 70 km/h

Speed (Max Off-Road) INA

Speed (Average cross-country) INA

Speed (Max Swim) 7 km/h (track propelled)

Gradient 60 %

Side Slope INA

Vertical Step 0.7 m

Trench 2.0 m

Fording Depths ( Amphibious with kit

Suspension Torsion bar, 5 road wheels, front drive, rear idler, hydraulic shock absorber at first wheel station, no return rollers

Communications

Primary Varies depending on model

Main Weapon System

Note 1 x 12.7 mm machine gun mounted over commander's hatch

System

Name INA

Type 12.7mm

Traverse 360 degrees

Elevation -10 degrees to 60 degrees

On Board Load 600

Bow Machine Gun

Name INA

Type 7.62mm

Traverse 30 degrees

Elevation -30 to 30 degrees

On Board Load 4,500 rounds

Fire Control

FCS Name No

Computerized FCS No

Protection

Armor (turret front) Protection of the Type 73 was rather limited.

Applique Armor No

Explosive Reactive Armor No

Active Protection System No

Self-entrenching Blade No

NBC Protection System Yes

Smoke Equipment Yes 3 barreled smoke dischargers on either side of the vehicle

Survivability Equipment No

Image Sources

Notes https://www.militarytoday.com/apc/type_73.htm;

Details

Country of Origin Japan

Category Land

Land

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

5.8 m

Width

2.8 m

Height

2.2 m

Weight

13300 kg

Operators (1)

Japan

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