Japanese Gepard - Mitsubishi Type 87 SPAAG Oerlikon KDA 35 mm twin cannon JGSDF

The Type 87 SPAAG (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis. It is also nicknamed by field officers as Guntank after the similar looking mobile suit in the Mobile Suit Gundam series. 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. Ini