The first prototype of the Type 87 that was based on a Type 61 chassis. Prior to its development, tests had begun underway in 1982 with a prototype SPAAG unit manufactured in 1983. Later, it had been rejected and had the chassis of the Type 74 tank used instead as a basis for producing the Type 87 SPAAG. Initially, the chassis of the Type 61 tank would be used. It had been developed in 1987, given the Type 87 designation status, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries providing the chassis and Japan Steel Works providing the cannon system.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries had been eventually awarded the contract to produce a SPAAG unit to replace its old M42s. History Īs the JSDF began to seek a replacement for the M42 Duster 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. It is also nicknamed by field officers as 'Guntank' after the similar-looking mecha in the Mobile Suit Gundam series. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis. Special Interest: RailRoad Junction, the locomotive encyclopedia.The Type 87 Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun ( 87式自走高射機関砲, 87-shiki jisō kōsha kikanhō) 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. Part of a network of sites that includes GlobalFirepower, a data-driven property used in ranking the top military powers of the world, (World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft), (World Directory of Modern Military Warships),, detailing the history of the world's most iconic spyplane, and, cataloguing military medals and ribbons. was used in the generation of this content site is 100% curated by humans.

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