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Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier

The Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier is a tracked armored personnel carrier that entered service with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in 1973. In 1996, the JGSDF adopted the wheeled Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier to supplement the Type 73 and... Wikipedia
Designed: 1967–1972
Engine: Mitsubishi 4ZF air-cooled V-type 4-cylinder diesel; 300 horsepower (300 PS)
Ground clearance: 40 centimetres (16 in)
In service: 1973–present
Main armament: 1x Sumitomo 2HB machine gun
Maximum speed: 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) (road)
No. built: 338 (2012)