Type 87 (Flakpanzer)
| Mitsubishi Type 87 | |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 3 (driver, gunner, commander) |
| length | 6.70 m (length with gun in 12 o'clock position) |
| width | 3.20 m |
| height | 4.10 m (radar extended) |
| Dimensions | 44.0 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | steel |
| Main armament | 2 × 35 mm automatic cannons |
| Secondary armament | 2 × three smoke throw systems |
| agility | |
| drive | 10-cylinder Mitsubishi 10ZF Type 22 engine 560 kW (750 PS ) at 2,200 rpm |
| suspension | hydropneumatic |
| Top speed | 53 km / h |
| Power / weight | 12.7 kW / ton |
| Range | 300 km |
The Type 87 ( Japanese 87 式 自 走高 射 機関 砲 , 87-shiki jisō kōsha kikanhō , German "Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft machine gun") is a fully autonomous, all-weather anti-aircraft tank (FlakPz) made in Japan .
The vehicle is armed with two 35 mm L / 90 automatic cannons from Oerlikon Contraves GmbH . These are the same weapons that are used by the German cheetah .
The Type 87 FLAK tank is based on the modified chassis of the Type 74 main battle tank . In 1997 the Japanese Self-Defense Forces had around 40 vehicles.
Web links
Commons : Type 87 - album with pictures, videos and audio files
