Thursday, August 25, 2016

Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The Type 89 is Japan's current IFV. A total of 120 have currently been built out of an order of 300. The vehicle participated in drills on the Home Islands.
Variants:
1.
Name: Type 89
Type: Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Origin: Japan
Year: 1989 (1980 designed)
Produced: 120

Length: 6.7 Meters
Width: 3.2 Meters
Height: 2.75 Meters
Weight: 27000 Kilograms
Speed: 70 km/h

Crew: 3 (7 passengers)

Primary Armament:
-35 mm L90 (local designation of the KDE)
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm Type 74
-2 Type 74 Jyu-MAT missiles
-2 sets of 4 smokescreen launchers

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
NBC protection
Steel






Sources:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=683
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/Japan/Type-89_IFV.php
http://www.military-today.com/apc/type_89_ifv.htm
http://tanknutdave.com/the-japanese-type-89-apc/

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