Open on paved roads and uneven lands freely, the night in the car is surprisingly comfortable to stay in the car.

The armored vehicle with a ring (tire type) is a convenient vehicle.It is possible to drive and move freely at high speed and move at high speed inside the bulletproof and armored vehicle.Although it is inferior to a track (caterpillar type) vehicle in muddy places, it shows high running performance regardless of on -road / off -road.

The Ground Self -Defense Force is a type 96 -type wheeled armored vehicle with a wheeled armored vehicle that trusts members.It was formulated in 1996 and introduced, and has been used for 25 years on site units.

Manufacturing is Komatsu Seisakusho.The armor is applied to the entire surface and the bulletproof ability is private, but since it is an armored vehicle, it can be prevented if it is an armored vehicle or a fragment of a shell.Water -cooled 4 -cycle 6 -cycle 6 -cylinder diesel engine runs with 360 horsepower and eight tires output.Good at high -speed driving, the maximum speed on paved roads is about 100km/h.The 8 -wheeled tires are worn with bulletproof treatment called combat tires.This is a self -propelled performance at a certain distance, even if a few are punctured by shooting.It can be said that it is a good armored car.

Type 96 wheeled armored vehicles are often called 96WAPCs (Kyuroku Dublue Pie), WAPCs, and further shrunk.There are no vehicles and equipment in the same format in the same format, and if it is easy to communicate, you may simply be simply shortened to "96".There is a nickname "Cougar", but it appears during the Ministry of Defense's public relations activity, and few members call it on site.

WAPC is an abbreviation of Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier, meaning a wheeled armored vehicle, and refers to an armored soldier transport vehicle by APC.These vehicles move from bases to target areas and front lines (operating mobility), and acts at the forefront (battlefield mobile) under the threat of enemies (battlefield mobility).Point.

The Ground Self -Defense Force is deploying 96WAPCs around ordinary departments nationwide.The ordinary department is assumed that it will be used as an infantry in the foreign troops, that is, as the front of the front soldier.

In addition, it is also deployed in some of the armored departments, which are tank troops, special departments for fires and missile units, and facility departments for civil engineering and construction units.It is said that the special course uses it as a commander's car, and the facility department uses it as a landmine treatment vehicle with a Type 70 -type mine atomic bombing device.　

Assuming a injured person during a battle, a large inside a 96WAPC car is used to accommodate the injured person with a stretcher and transport it backward.It is also suitable for usage to postpone injured at the forefront that cannot be entered by ambulance.The deployment of occupations is deployed across the occupation, indicating the ease of use and versatility.

96WAPC has several variations.Type A equipped with a 96 -type 40mm grench gun (grenade launcher) on the gun on the car body, 12.It is a B type equipped with a 7mm heavy machine gun.In addition, it is said that there is a "type II" where additional armor is attached afterwards.The grenade launcher is a target control of the goal, and a heavy engine gun is a high -power power to support the advanced ordinary department.Run the forefront with infantry and support with firepower.

There are some interesting points when you look at driving and in -car residence.If we are just looking from the outside, the 96WAPC form seems to be smart, smart, large but easy to drive.However, it is said that it is a large vehicle, so there are many blind spots, and the view is narrow and poorly opened from the perspective of the pilot.

In order to follow this and run safely, the 96WAPC championship and squad leader will run out of the upper body from the top of the vehicle and run in all directions.This is always performed on general roads and exercise sites, regardless of the season, and even when driving in the middle of winter, the members of the alerts are exposed to the cold wind.It's very much.

On the other hand, the interior of the 96WAPC is lined with the lining in the car.The color is white.It is interesting that the interior color of the rugged armored vehicle is white.When each hatch is closed, quietness increases.And because it is large, it seems that a small number of people can spend a few days in the car.The wide and quiet inside environment seems to be suitable for staying in the car.

The Ministry of Defense has planned and developed a “wheeled armored vehicle (breaking)”, an improved version of the vehicle, for the successor to the successor to the 96WAPC, which was used for a quarter century.The feature is that the additional armor can be retrofitted and enhanced according to the application and mission.Increased power performance, driving performance, and transportation, enabling quick nationwide expansion.It is said that the Fire Step "RWS (Remote Weapon Station)", which is remotely controlled from the car, will be installed.In 2017, prototypes were released, and it seems that various examinations are still being repeated.

However, this development plan has been canceled.According to the Defense Equipment Agency, the defensive vehicle is not required by the Ground Self -Defense Force, and according to the Defense Equipment Agency, there is a defect such as the use of bulletproof plates that are often elastic and lacking in the bulletproof plate.In addition, when the elastic performance is improved, the body size will be larger, which will not match the dimensions and vehicle weight required by the Ground Self -Defense Force, and will also have a reduced running performance.In addition, it is clear that development costs are also high.For these reasons, the Defense Equipment Agency has canceled the development of "wheel armored vehicles (breaks)" in 2018.Regarding future development, the agency states that "we will take appropriate measures, such as examining the development of the next wheeled armored vehicle", and it can be read that it is a situation where the information necessary for consideration is required.The development work of the next wheeled armored vehicle seems to be redone.