Type 96 Japanese 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier

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Basic Information

Name

Type 96 Japanese 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier

Designation

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Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

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Manufacturer

Komatsu, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Introduction

1996

Description

The Type 96 Japanese 8x8 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is built by Komatsu, Tokyo, Japan. The vehicle is equipped with a central tire-inflation system and the front four wheels are steerable. The vehicle is capable of continuing movement with whenever one of the wheels is damaged or completely destroyed. The APC crew consist of 2 (driver and commander/gunner) with the driver located on the front right of the vehicle. The commander/gunner occupies a position in a raised cupola with a single-piece, rear-opening hatch. behind the driver. The cupola has day periscopes for 360 degree observation and is capable of mounting a .50 caliber machinegun or the Type 96 40-mm automatic grenade launcher. This is an 8x8 Wheeled APC designed to transport 8 infantryman on a battlefield. The APC is not amphibious. Troops enter and exit the APC through a hydraulically operated ramp located at the rear of the APC. Or, the troops can enter and exit through the five hatches on the roof (three on the left and two on the right) or through a door located on the rear ramp.

Ground Specifications

Crew 2

Mobility Type Wheeled (8x8)

Main Weapon 12.7 mm M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun

Engine 1 x 4-cycle, 6-cyl diesel water-cooled (360 hp)

Active Protection None

Max Speed 100.0 km/h

Range 500.0 km

Variants

Type 96 NBC Reconnaissance This variant is equipped with a suite of sensors; weather-observation systems; self decontamination system and an air purification system for operations in a NBC environment. The commander/gunner station is located on the front right of the vehicle. The variant also has a higher roof and the powerpack is located on the right side of the vehicle between the second and third wheels. It will replace the Type 82 NBC vehicle.

System

Alternative Designations Type 96

Description Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Configuration 8x8

Manufacturer Komatsu, Tokyo, Japan.

Crew 2 (driver, commander/gunner)

Passengers 8

Note Troops enter and exit the APC through a hydraulically operated ramp located at the rear of the APC. Or, the troops can enter and exit through the five hatches on the roof (three on the left and two on the right) or through a door located on the rear ramp.

Dimesions

Length 6.84 m

Width 2.48 m

Height to hull top 1.85 m

Weight 14,500 kg

Ground Clearance INA

Automotive

Engine Name Mitsubishi 6D40

Engine Type 1 x 4-cycle, 6-cyl diesel water-cooled

Engine Power 360 hp at 2,200 rpm

Transmission INA

Fuel Capacity INA

Cruising Range 500 km

Speed (Max Road) 100 km/h

Speed (Max Swim) Not Amphibious

Gradient 60 deg

Side Slope 40 deg

Vertical Step 0.5 m

Trench 2 m

Fording Depths (m) 1 m

Suspension 8x8 ( 8-Wheel drive, 4-wheel steering)

Main Weapon System

System

Name 1 x M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun

Type Heavy Machine Gun

Caliber 12.7 mm

Length 1,654 mm

Barrel Length 1,143 mm

Weight, Gun with Tripod and T&E 58.1 kg

Action Short recoil-operated

Rate of Fire 450-600 rds/min

Effective Firing Range 1,800 m

Maximum Firing Range 7,400 m

Feed System Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)

Sights Iron sights

Ammunition

Type Rifle

Caliber 12.7 mm

Cartridge 12.7×99mm NATO

Basic Load 2,000 Rounds

Fire Control

FCS Name INA

Computerized FCS No

Protection

Armor All welded steel hull

Applique Armor INA

Explosive Reactive Armor No

Active Protection System No

Self-entrenching Blade No

NBC Protection System Yes

Smoke Equipment Four smoke grenade launchers on the roof over the troop compartment.

Laser Warning Receiver Yes

Image Sources

Notes https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/CC03%20-%20Type%2096.html; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JGSDF_APC_Type_96_at_JGSDF_Camp_Matsudo_02.jpg; https://nihonkoku-shoukan.fandom.com/wiki/Type_96_Armored_Personnel_Carrier_(APC);

Details

Country of Origin Japan

Category Land

Land

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

6.84 m

Width

2.48 m

Height

1.85 m

Weight

14500 kg

Operators (1)

Japan

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