Japan's Type 87 armored car
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Type 87 armored car in China: |
Type 87 and M2592 in China, with the Imperial Japanese Navy: |
Design
Original prototype was purchased from Britain in 1927.
6 wheeled.
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| Type 87 Armored Car | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 4 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 12,096 lb |
| Length w/gun | 16' 6" |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 6" |
| Width | 6' 2.5" |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 2: Vickers .303 MG |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 8 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Crossley |
| Cylinders | 4 |
| Net HP | 50 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Speed - Road | 40 mph |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
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