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.

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Aug 6, 2018 · The Type 16 MCV (Japanese: – 16式機動戦闘車 Hitoroku-shiki kidou-sentou-sha) is one of the Japanese military’s latest developments. The MCV originally stood for ‘Mobile Combat Vehicle’. In 2011, this changed to ‘Maneuver/Mobile Combat Vehicle’.

National Route 16 (国道16号, Kokudō Jūroku-gō) is a national highway in Japan. A beltway around Tokyo, it links the major prefectural capital cities of Yokohama (in Kanagawa Prefecture), Saitama (in Saitama Prefecture), and Chiba (in Chiba Prefecture) as well as Hachiōji (in Tokyo).

Mar 16, 2023 · Japanese Ground Self Defense Force also referred as the Japanese army presents the latest variant of its Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle which is an 8x8 armored vehicle armed with one 105mm cannon.

For Japan, with thousands of islands, it is important to ensure maneuver deployment of forces in accordance with security environment even in the peace time. MCV is at the forefront of rapid deployment as MOD/JSDF promotes to strengthening defense posture in the southwest region.

Dec 14, 2023 · Entering service in 2016, the Type 16 MCV was designed to replace the aging Type 74 tank and provide existing combat units with a more mobile, but sufficient firepower. Thanks to its light weight (18 tons less than the Type 10 tank), the MCV can be swiftly deployed by the C-2 transport plane, a feature advantageous during island defense.

The Japan Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) a contract to build prototypes of three new variants of the...

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Feb 12, 2019 · It is planned that over two years MCV tests would be conducted in the Japanese self-defense forces, after which it will formally be put into service in 2016 financial year.