Type 99
99式自走155mm榴弾砲
Overview
Type 99
Japanese Type 99 self-propelled howitzer firing its 155mm howitzer.
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Origin
Japan
Type
Self-propelled howitzer
Entered service
1999
Status
In service
Development
1985 - 1997
Developer
Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan - Japan Steel Works
Japan - Japan Steel Works
Production
1999 - ?
Producer
Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan - Japan Steel Works
Japan - Japan Steel Works
Unit cost
960 million Yen in 1999
Number produced
136 by 2018
Designations
99式自走155mm榴弾砲
99HSP
99HSP
Notable users
Japan
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JGSDF
Details
Facts
Type 99
General
Origin
Japan
Type
Self-propelled howitzer
Crew
4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)
Dimensions
Weight
40 t combat load
Length
11.3 m
Width
3.2 m
Height
4.3 m overall
Main armament
Type
155mm 52-caliber howitzer
Mount
Main gun in turret
Rate of fire
6 rpm maximum
Traverse
360°
Range
30 km standard ammunition
40 km with Type 93 base bleed
Stabilizer
No
Secondary armament
Type
12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun
Mount
Pintle mount on turret roof
Ammunition
100 rounds ready to fire
Traverse
Manual traverse and elevation
Stabilizer
No
Chassis
Chassis type
Tracked chassis, 7 roadwheels
Suspension
Torsion bar
Automotive
Engine
Mitsubishi 6SY31WA
Engine type
6-cylinder air-cooled diesel
Power output
600 hp
Mobility
Speed
50 km/h
Range
300 km
Protection
Armor type
Aluminum
Media
Type 99
Forward view of Type 99 self-propelled howitzer.
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Type 99
Japanese Type 99 self-propelled howitzer firing its 155mm howitzer while turret is traversed to the right.
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Type 99
Several JGSDF Type 99 self-propelled howitzers on parade in 2013.
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Related articles
Type 75
The Type 99 was developed to supplement and replace the older Type 75 self-propelled howitzer.
Type 19
The ordnance of the Type 99 is used in modified form on the Type 19 wheeled self-propelled howitzer. The Type 19 is a more cost effective design used alongside the Type 99.
Browning M2HB
The 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine gun is used as secondary armament on the roof of the Type 99.