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Type 16 MCV

Armoured car / MRAPJapanIn service since 2016
Type 16 MCV
Photo: Hunini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Armoured car / MRAP
Origin
Japan
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Designer
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency
Designed
2007
Entered service
2016
Production start
2015
Units produced
142
Status
In service
Crew
4

Armoured car / MRAP

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Overview

Type 16 MCV is a wheeled armoured vehicle from Japan, made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It entered service in 2016; production began in 2015; 142 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 105 mm. It is used or was used by Japan.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
105 mm L/52 gun (developed by Japan Steel Works)
Caliber
105 mm
Secondary armament
12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine gun, 7.62 mm NATO coaxial Sumitomo Type 74 machine gun…Type 96 40 mm Automatic grenade launcher or FN Minimi 5.56 mm NATO light machine gun
Dimensions and weights
Weight
26 t
Length
8.45 m
Width
2.98 m
Height
2.87 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
4-cylinder water-cooledturbocharged diesel 11.3 litre
Power
430 kW
Road speed
100 km/h
Operational range
400 km
Suspension
Wheeled 8 x 8

Weapons and ammunition on board

FN MinimiM2 Browning.50 BMG5.56×45mm NATO7.62×51mm NATO

Users & conflicts

Operators
Japan

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): Type 16 MCV, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: Type 16 MCV, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.