Maneuver Combat Vehicle

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Maneuver Combat Vehicle
Type Wheeled Tank Destroyer
Place of origin  Japan
Specifications
Weight 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
Main
armament
 105 mm cannon
Secondary
armament
 12.7 mm MG, 7.62 mm MG
Engine Diesel
570 hp
Suspension Wheel 8 x 8
Operational
range
 400 km
Speed 100 km/h (62 mph)

The Maneuver Combat Vehicle (機動戦闘車 kidou-sentou-sha) is a wheeled tank destroyer of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Overview

The maneuver combat vehicle, which will equip combat units, will be useful for attacks to armored fighting vehicles and personnel using a large caliber gun after rapid deployment in response to various contingencies.[1]

The Maneuver Combat Vehicle is part of an new armored vehicle strategy that prioritizes light air-transportable firepower. The number of main battle tanks will be reduced from 740 to 300, with most remaining tanks to be concentrated on the islands of Hokkaido and Kyushu. Some 200-300 MCVs will be procured and airlifted to islands where it is needed. The smaller, lighter, and faster MCV can be redeployed quicker to better defend the outlying islands.[2]

History

The Technical Research & Development Institute of Japan's Ministry of Defense had made several prototype vehicles since 2008. They unveiled their fourth Mobile Combat Vehicle (MCV) prototype on 9 October 2013. Testing is scheduled to begin in 2014 or 2015, and be deployed by the JGSDF in 2016.[3][4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ TRDI 2011 Pamphlet pp.8 Department of Ground Systems Development
  2. ↑ Japan going light on tanks in new defense plan - Asia.nikkei.com, 22 November 2013
  3. ↑ Army of Japan unveils its new MCV 8x8 High Mobility Combat Vehicle - Armyrecognition.com, 11 October 2013
  4. ↑ Japanese MCV Combat Vehicle Design Unveiled - Armedforces-Int.com, 11 October 2013

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Modern Japanese armored fighting vehicles
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