Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar
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Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar | |
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Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar on outdoor display | |
Type | Mortar carrier |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1960 – 2008 |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Designed | 1958 |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Produced | 1960 |
No. built | 18 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.1 tonnes (13.3 short tons) |
Length | 4.85 metres (15.9 ft) |
Width | 2.40 metres (7.9 ft) |
Height | 1.70 metres (5.6 ft) |
Crew | 5 |
Caliber | 81 millimetres (3.2 in) |
Armor | aluminum alloy |
Main armament | 1x M1 81mm mortar |
Secondary armament | 1x M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun |
Engine | Mitsubishi 8HA21WT 8-cylinder diesel 220 horsepower (220 PS) |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 230 kilometres (140 mi) |
Maximum speed | 43 kilometres per hour (27 mph) |
The Type 60 81 mm self-propelled mortar (60式自走81mm迫撃砲, roku-maru-shiki-jisou-81mm-hakugeki-hou) was a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) tracked armored mortar carrier that based on JGSDF Type 60 Armoured Personnel Carrier Type SU-II. The vehicle along with a parallel development of Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar. Its official abbreviation is 81MSP and also known as SV in the service. The vehicle had been phased out, with Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar since mid-to-late 1990s.
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