Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

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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 defence weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system also used on the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, that mounts a turret and license produced guns by Japan Steel Works. The Type 87 is also known as the 87AW in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, although field officers have nicknamed the self-propelled gun Guntank after the similar-looking mecha in the Mobile Suit Gundam series.

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