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Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier information


Type 60 Armored Personnel Carrier
A Type 60 of the JGSDF on parade
TypeArmored personnel carrier
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1960–2006
Used byJapan
Production history
DesignerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Designed1956-1960
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Komatsu Limited
Produced1960–1972
No. built428
Specifications
Mass
  • 11.8 tonnes (13.0 short tons) (combat weight)
  • 10.6 tonnes (11.7 short tons) (empty)[1]
Length4.85 metres (15.9 ft)[1]
Width2.40 metres (7.9 ft)[1]
Height1.70 metres (5.6 ft)[1]
Crew4 Crew + 6 Troops (With equipment)
Main
armament
1x 12.7 mm M-2HB machine gun
Secondary
armament
1x 7.62 mm M-1919A4 bow machine gun
EngineMitsubishi 8HA21WT air-cooled 8-cylinder turbocharged diesel
220 horsepower (220 PS)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance40 centimetres (16 in)[1]
Fuel capacity250 litres (66 US gal)[2]
Operational
range
230 kilometres (140 mi)[1]
Maximum speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) (road)[1]

The Type 60 Armored Personnel Carrier (60式装甲車, roku-maru-shiki-soukou-sha) is an armored personnel carrier that entered service with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in 1960.

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  2. ^ "Type 60 Armored personnel carrier". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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