Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle

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Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle
The Type 16 on display at Camp Nihonbara
Type	armored car assault gun tank destroyer
Place of origin	Japan
Production history
Designer	TRDI (Technical Research & Development Institute)[a]
Designed	2007 onwards
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Unit cost	700 million yen (5.1 million USD) [1]
Produced	planned start in 2015
No. built	142 (as of FY2020)[2]
Variants	Mitsubishi Armored Vehicle
Specifications
Mass	26 tonnes
Length	8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
Width	2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height	2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)
Crew	4 [b]
Main armament	105 mm L/52 gun (developed by Japan Steel Works)[3]
Secondary armament	12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine gun, 7.62 mm NATO coaxial Sumitomo Type 74 machine gun (replacing M2 Browning) Type 96 40 mm Automatic grenade launcher or FN Minimi 5.56 mm NATO light machine gun[4]
Engine	4-cylinder water-cooled turbocharged diesel 11.3 litre 570 hp (430 kW)
Power/weight	21.9 hp/tonne
Suspension	Wheeled 8 x 8
Operational range	400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

The Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle (16式機動戦闘車, Hitoroku shiki kidō sentōsha) is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

The Type 16 MCV equips designated combat units. Due to its light weight and small size, it is designed for easy deployment (by aircraft if needed) allowing rapid movement on narrow roads and in built-up areas in response to various contingencies. Despite its small size and light armor, it can successfully attack much larger armored fighting vehicles as well as personnel, using its large caliber gun.^[5]

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