| Type 60 Armored Personnel Carrier | |
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 A Type 60 of the JGSDF on parade | |
| Type | Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1960 - 2006 |
| Used by |
 Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Designed | 1956-1960 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Komatsu Limited |
| Produced | 1960–1972 |
| No. built | 428 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 11.8 tonnes (13.0 short tons) |
| Length | 4.85 metres (15.9 ft) |
| Width | 2.40 metres (7.9 ft) |
| Height | 1.70 metres (5.6 ft) |
| Crew | 4 Crew + 6 Troops (With equipment) |
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Main armament | 1x 12.7 mm M-2HB machine gun |
Secondary armament | 1x 7.62 mm M-1919A4 bow machine gun |
| Engine |
Mitsubishi 8HA21WT air-cooled 8-cylinder turbocharged diesel 220 horsepower (220 PS) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | 40 centimetres (16 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 250 litres (66 US gal) |
Operational range | 230 kilometres (140 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) (road) |
The Type 60 Armored Personnel Carrier (60式装甲車 roku-maru-shiki-soukou-sha) is an armored personnel carrier that entered service with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in 1960.
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