Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar

Mortar carrier

Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar
Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar on outdoor display
Type	Mortar carrier
Place of origin	Japan
Service history
In service	1960 – 2002
Used by	Japan
Production history
Designed	1958
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Produced	1960
No. built	18
Specifications
Mass	12.9 tonnes (14.2 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	107 millimetres (4.2 in)

Armor	aluminum alloy
Main armament	1x M2 4.2 inch 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	41 kilometres per hour (25 mph)

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The Type 60 107 mm self-propelled mortar (60式自走107mm迫撃砲, roku-maru-shiki-jisou-107mm-hakugeki-hou) was an armored mortar carrier used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), developed in 1960. It is based on JGSDF Type 60 armoured personnel carrier SU-II. The official abbreviation for the vehicle is 107MSP and also known as SX in the JGSDF. Only a small number were built due to the high cost per unit of 220 million yen. The Type 60 has been replaced by the newer Type 96 since mid-to-late 1990s due to its obsolescence and was fully phased out in 2002. The vehicle was used by the 7th division and the 11th infantry regiment.

References

"60式自走107mm迫撃砲". combat1.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
"60式自走107mm迫撃砲". aobamil.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
"96式自走120mm迫撃砲｜120MSP｜陸上自衛隊装備品｜陸自調査団". 陸自調査団 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
"96式自走120mm迫撃砲 JGSDF TYPE 120mmMSP". torakyojin88.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

v t e Modern Japanese armored fighting vehicles
Tanks	Type 61 Type 74 Type 90 Type 10
Self-propelled artillery	Type 74 Type 75 Type 99 Type 75 130 mm multiple rocket launcher Light-weight combat vehicle system
Tank destroyers	Type 60 self-propelled 106 mm recoilless gun Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle
Armoured personnel carriers	Type 60 Type 73 Type 89 IFV Type 96
Armored cars	Type 82 Type 87 Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	Type 87

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