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日本新一代輪甲車「裝輪裝甲車(改)」首亮相!

裝輪裝甲車(改)預計將會成為96式裝甲運兵車的後繼者,並預期於2019年完成測試後可望進入全速量產。(Source:防衛省)
日本防衛省(Ministry of Defense)近期揭露了一輛從未露面過的八輪運兵原型車,而這也是日方的新一級模組化載具:「裝輪裝甲車(改)(Wheeled Armoured Vehicle(Improved))的最新研究成果,其計畫目的正是要取代現行於陸上自衛隊所使用的96式裝甲運兵車,然而由於兩種載具皆為小松製作所製造,因此可見到兩者有部分共通點。(註:裝輪裝甲車=輪型裝甲運兵車之日譯)

較96式裝甲運兵車更優的裝輪裝甲車(改)

日方在1月10日揭露的裝輪裝甲車(改)原型車,其目的在於取代現今由陸上自衛隊使用的96式裝甲運兵車,而兩款載具同樣都是由小松製作所研製,但官方表示,新的裝甲車將會在各項能力上優於96式。(Source:防衛省)
裝輪裝甲車(改)旨在研發取代現行由陸上自衛隊(JGSDF)使用的舊款96式八輪裝甲運兵車的全新八輪甲載具。這輛全新的載具較96式強化了防護能力、多功能性和成長空間,同時馬力與懸吊系統也獲得提升以應付重量和酬載的增加。
據日方報導指出,日本防衛裝備廳(Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency,ATLA)在1月10日對外揭露了該輛原型車是由小松製作所(Komatsu Limited)所研製,全長8.4公尺、寬2.5公尺、高2.9公尺,重量約20公噸,並在基本運兵車構型時能搭載11名士兵和3名車組員,而據ATLA發言人指出,原型車搭載的引擎為排氣量10,800cc柴油引擎,輸出馬力約為500hp,並能讓原型車達到100km/h的最高路速。




裝輪裝甲車(改)與96式裝甲運兵車都有著類似的尾門機械構造,兩根液壓舉升管就直接放置在車體後方,但除此令人詬病的防禦弱點外,新原型車在整體防護上已有顯著提升,包括抗炸性。(Source:防衛省)


此外,發言人也透露車斗能依照任務不同而進行換裝,例如除最基本的裝甲運兵車構型外,通訊支援和工兵版本也同樣在ALTA所釋出的影片中出現。而在防衛省的預算案文件中指出,防衛省已挹注4100萬美元至2015年製造原型車和持續至2019年的原型車測試。



更具機動性的自衛隊一員:未來可能投入「反島嶼侵略」作戰之中?

可見到新原型車的底盤不僅較96式更為高聳,且也採用V字形底盤以增強抗炸能力,改進了先前令人詬病的96式抗炸能力不足之缺陷。(Source:防衛省)



在未來的發展中,軍事專家也認為在測試完成後,這款新的八輪甲將會投入全速量產,且防衛省亦會設法替它安裝現正開發的遙控武器系統,但真正令的關注的不僅是它可能投入維和任務之中,也可能投入「反島嶼侵略」的情境之中,而這種情境顯然指的是若日本在東海宣稱擁有島嶼遭到侵略,自衛隊將會實施登陸作戰。



日本在近年的態勢已經顯示準備將自衛隊重新塑造成一支更具有「動態阻嚇」的部隊,而不是以往單純的自衛取向而已,例如近年增購AAV-7兩棲突擊車和研發輕型的16式機動戰鬥車等,而日本也預計在2017年成立兩棲快速佈署旅,並採購MV-22裝備這支全新單位。


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By: Mike Yeo,                                                                                                                                  January 13, 2017                                                                                         (Photo Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense)

MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has unveiled a prototype eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier (APC) as part of a research project for a new class of modular vehicles.
The project, known for now as the Wheeled Armoured Vehicle (Improved), will eventually lead to a new vehicle type to replace the Type 96 eight-wheel drive armored personnel carrier in use by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

The new vehicle will feature improved protection against a variety of threats such as improvised explosive devices, versatility and room for future growth in capabilities compared to the Type 96 it is replacing. It will also be fitted with a more powerful engine and a strengthened suspension to cope with the increased weight and payloads.

In a news release, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced that the prototype was handed over on Jan. 10. Built by Japan’s Komatsu Limited, the vehicle is 8.4 meters (27 feet) long, 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide and 2.9 meters (9 feet) high, with a weight of approximately 20 ton. It can carry 11 onboard including three crew members in its basic APC guise.  

An ATLA spokesperson told Defense News that the engine onboard the prototype is a 10.8 liter diesel engine capable of developing approximately 500 horsepower (372.8 kilowatts), allowing the vehicle to attain a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) on paved roads.

The ATLA spokesperson has also revealed  that the rear compartment will be modular in nature, with swappable mission modules fitted on the vehicle as required by the mission. In addition to the basic APC variant, a communications support vehicle as well as an engineering variant were shown on the video released by ATLA.

  
Japanese MoD budget documents indicate that 4.7 billion yen (US $41 million) had been earmarked to produce the prototype and conduct trials, with manufacturing starting in 2015. Trials with the prototype are expected to last until 2019.  

Tokyo-based defense analyst James Simpson expects full-scale production to start following the trials, also noting that the Japanese MoD will be looking to fit the new vehicle with a remote weapon station currently being developed.



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