Engineering:Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar

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Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar
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Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar
TypeMortar carrier
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1996 – present
Used byJapan
Production history
DesignerHitachi
Designed1993
ManufacturerHitachi/Howa
Produced1996
No. built24
Specifications
Mass23.5 tonnes (25.9 short tons)
Length6.7 metres (22 ft)
Width2.99 metres (9.8 ft)
Height2.95 metres (9.7 ft)
Crew5

Calibre120 millimetres (4.7 in)
Elevationleft: 45° right:45°

Armourrolled homogeneous armour
Main
armament
1x MO-120-RT 120 mm mortar, made under license by Howa
Secondary
armament
1x M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun
EngineDetroit Diesel 8V-71T 8-cylinder diesel
411 horsepower (417 PS)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
300 kilometres (190 mi)
Speed50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)

The Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar (96式自走120mm迫撃砲, kyuu-roku-shiki-jisou-120mm-hakugeki-hou) is a tracked armored mortar carrier that has been in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) since 1996. The official abbreviation for the vehicle is 120MSP and the common name is Jisou RT or Jisou 120 mota in JGSDF. It is nicknamed God Hammer.

Its chassis is based on the Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier[citation needed] and fields a licensed domestically produced version of the Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1.

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References

Further reading

  • (in ja) 自衛隊装備年鑑 2006-2007. Asagumo News. 15 July 2006. p. 57. ISBN 4-7509-1027-9. 

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