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Type 87 (uniform)
__NOTOC__ Type 87 may refer to: Military 20th century * Type 87 Chi-I, Japanese experimental medium tank of the 1920s * Type 87 armored car, Japanese version of the Vickers Crossley Armoured Car * Type 87 Vixen II, variant of the Vickers Vixen biplane of the 1920s * German Type U 87 submarine of WWII 20th and 21st century * Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, Japanese air defense vehicle * Type 87 ARV, Japanese armored reconnaissance vehicle * Type 87 grenade launcher, Chinese infantry weapon * Type 87 Chu-MAT, Japanese anti-tank missile * Type 87 assault rifle, a variant of the Chinese Type 81 * Type 87 anti-aircraft gun, a 25mm Chinese copy of the Soviet ZU-23-2 * Type 87 (uniform), the uniform used by People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 Chi-I
The Type 87 Chi-I medium tank a/k/a Experimental tank No.1 (試製1 号戦車) was the first indigenously designed tank produced by Japan for the Imperial Japanese Army. Development of this medium tank began in June 1925 and was completed by February 1927. During the field trials, the tank proved to be too heavy and under-powered. The project was cancelled and a new light tank design was finished by April 1928 and designated the Type 89 I-Go. History Development of the first Japanese-designed tank began in June 1925. The original plan was for two types of tanks to be created. A light tank at 10-ton based on the French Renault FT tank and a 20-ton design modelled after the British Vickers tanks. A team of four engineers in the motorcar group of the Technical Bureau participated in the development of the medium tank, including a young army officer, Major Tomio Hara. Major Hara later became the head of the tank development department and would rise to the rank of general. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickers Crossley Armoured Car
The Vickers Crossley armoured car a/k/a the Model 25 Vickers Crossley armoured car, was a British-made military vehicle used by the British Army in India and exported to different countries, including Japan. History and design The Model 25 armoured car was a British designed and manufactured military vehicle, which the British Army used in India. The Model 25 was also exported. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) saw a need for increased mechanization, and the Kwantung Army began to import foreign-built vehicles, including the Model 25. The Kwantung Army used them during the Mukden Incident (Manchurian Incident), which was a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion in 1931 of northeastern China, known as Manchuria. The Manchukuo Imperial Army that was established by Imperial Japan in Manchuria, later received some Model 25s for use. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) also imported the Model 25 during the early 1930s for use in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vickers Vixen
The Vickers Vixen was a British general-purpose biplane of the 1920s. Designed and developed by Vickers in a number of variants, with 18 Vixen Mark V sold to Chile. A prototype of a version with metal wings was built as the Vickers Vivid. The Vixen also formed the basis of the closely related Venture and Valparaiso aircraft, which were also built and sold in small numbers in the 1920s Development and design In 1922, Vickers designed a two-seat biplane as a private venture as a possible replacement for the Airco DH.9A and Bristol F.2 Fighter. Building on the experience of the unsuccessful wartime FB.14 fighter-reconnaissance aircraft, the Vixen was a single-bay biplane with a steel tube fuselage and wooden wings, powered by a 450 hp (340 kW) Napier Lion engine. The first prototype aircraft, the Type 71 Vixen I, given the civil registration ''G-EBEC'', flew in February 1923. It was tested at Martlesham Heath and showed good performance, prompting modification to a day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Type U 87 Submarine
Type 87 was a class of U-boats built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine. Type 87 U-boats carried 16 torpedoes and had various arrangements of deck guns. ''U 87'' and ''U 89'' had one 10.5 cm/45 and one 8.8 cm deck gun, U 88 was probably equally armed. ''U 90'' - ''U 92'' were armed with one 10.5 cm/45 gun (140-240 rounds). They carried a crew of 36 and had excellent seagoing abilities with a cruising range of approximately . Many arrangements from the Type 81, 87, and 93 were also seen on the World War II Type IX U-boats when their design work took place 20 years later. Compared to the previous type 81, the 87s were shorter, while the pressure hull was shortened . They were slower on the surface, and slower submerged, but increased range by to at 8 knots. They carried 16 torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
The is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system as used on the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis. It is also nicknamed by field officers as "Guntank" after the similar-looking mecha in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' series. Also called Guntank or 87AW. History As the JSDF began to seek a replacement for the SPAAGs provided by the United States, the Japanese Defense Agency began to issue requirements for the production of a local SPAAG unit to replace the M42. |
Type 87 ARV
The Type 87 Reconnaissance Combat Vehicle, also simply known as "RCV" and nicknamed Black Eye (ブラックアイ), is a 6x6 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle designed and manufactured by Komatsu Limited and employed exclusively by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The JGSDF continued to commission new units up until as recently as 2013. History After World War II, the United States provided the newly-created Japan Ground Self-Defense Force with a number of variants of the M8 Greyhound armoured car. However, a relatively small number of these were employed due to concerns about the poor quality of roads in Japan, as many Japanese roads were unpaved and poorly maintained, limiting the feasibility of wheeled vehicles for military service. By 1982, Japanese infrastructure had greatly improved, motivating the development of the first armoured fighting vehicle developed and manufactured by Japanese industry for the Japanese armed forces, the successful Type 82 'Shikitsu' Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 Grenade Launcher
The QLZ-87 (also known as Type 87) 35 mm automatic grenade launcher (AGL) is an air-cooled, gas operated fully automatic weapon and is crew transportable (12~20 kg) with limited amounts of ammunition. Unusual for handheld grenade launchers, the QLZ-87 fires 35x32 mmSR high-velocity grenades, which provides longer range and flatter firing trajectory. The QLZ-87 is being complemented by the QLZ-04, which is fed from a belt and thus is better suited to be mounted on tripods and vehicles. Development The Chinese military began research into grenade launchers during the 1980s. They started off by examining American weapons captured in the Vietnam War including the 40×46mm single-shot M79 and M203. They were also familiar with the hand-cranked Mk 18, as well as the 40×53mm XM75 and Mk 19. China also obtained samples of the Soviet 30×29mm AGS-17 captured by the Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. The Hua Dong Industrial Academy’s Mechanical Research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 Chu-MAT
The Chū-MAT is a Japanese laser guided anti-tank missile in service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces. Intended as a front-line replacement for the Type 64 MAT, it has entered into service alongside the SACLOS guided Type 79 Jyu-MAT. History Development of the system began in 1976, missile trials were conducted in 1982, and a complete prototype system delivered in 1985. The first units entered service with the JGSDF in 1989. The system consists of a launcher, and a laser designator mounted on a heavy tripod. Description The unit is situated on a tripod unit with the missile launcher and laser designator on it. The designator and launcher can be separated from each other by up to 200 meters, or can be mounted together on the same tripod, although Jane's notes that the exhaust gas from the missile may interrupt the designator laser. Like the Type 64 MAT and the Type 79 Jyu-MAT, it can be mounted onto a Mitsubishi Type 73 jeep or the Komatsu LAV for anti-armor roles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 Assault Rifle
The Type 81 (; literally; "Type 81 Automatic Rifle") is a Chinese-designed second-generation, selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle based on Kalashnikov and SKS actions adopted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and has been in service since the mid-1980s. It is a small arms family that consist of the Type 81, the Type 81-1 and the Type 81 LMG. History The PLA's first attempt to replace their aging SKS and Type 56 assault rifle (a Chinese license produced AK-47) was the Type 63 assault rifle. This weapon, however, ended in failure due to a variety of issues resulting in a switch back to the weapons it intended to replace. The beginning of the Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts showed the PLA that their SKS and Type 56s were not as effective as they thought, causing their small arms development program to spring back to life. The weapon was introduced into PLA service in 1981 but did not become widely distributed until the late 1980s. It replaced the SKS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZU-23-2
The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23×152mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for ''Zenitnaya Ustanovka'' (Russian: Зенитная Установка) – anti-aircraft mount. The GRAU index is 2A13. Development history The ZU-23-2 was developed in the late 1950s. It was designed to engage low-flying targets at a range of 2.5 km as well as armoured vehicles at a range of two kilometres and for direct defence of troops and strategic locations against air assault usually conducted by helicopters and low-flying airplanes. In 1955, KBP presented the single-barrel ZU-1 and the twin-barrel ZU-14. While the former was eventually dropped, the ZU-14 was selected and, after some modifications, entered series production. In the Soviet Union, some 140,000 units were produced. The ZU-23 has also been produced under licence by Bulgaria, Poland, Egypt and the People's Republic of China. Development of this weapon into a self-propelled anti-aircraft gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 87 (uniform)
__NOTOC__ Type 87 may refer to: Military 20th century * Type 87 Chi-I, Japanese experimental medium tank of the 1920s * Type 87 armored car, Japanese version of the Vickers Crossley Armoured Car * Type 87 Vixen II, variant of the Vickers Vixen biplane of the 1920s * German Type U 87 submarine of WWII 20th and 21st century * Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, Japanese air defense vehicle * Type 87 ARV, Japanese armored reconnaissance vehicle * Type 87 grenade launcher, Chinese infantry weapon * Type 87 Chu-MAT, Japanese anti-tank missile * Type 87 assault rifle, a variant of the Chinese Type 81 * Type 87 anti-aircraft gun, a 25mm Chinese copy of the Soviet ZU-23-2 * Type 87 (uniform), the uniform used by People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
