The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, JGSDF, also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three
JGSDF soldiers from the 22nd Infantry Regiment train with U.S. Army soldiers in a bilateral exercise at Fort Lewis' Leschi Town in October 2008.
Type 10 main battle tank
Type 90 main battle tank
Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle
Type 10
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The Type 10 is a Japanese fourth generation main battle tank produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. It entered service in 2012. Compared with other current
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
…year. As of December 2007, there were 8,425 members of the rapid-reaction reserve component and 22,404 members of the main reserve component. Equipment Type 10 main battle tank Type 90 main battle tank Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Type 96 armored personnel carrier Type 89 infantry…
The Type 10 is equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun
2010 prototype model
Rear view of the prototype