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Type 24 120 mm Maneuver Mortar Combat Vehicle
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Self-Propelled Artillery · Japan · 2024
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Type 24 120 mm Maneuver Mortar Combat Vehicle
Type 24 120 mm Maneuver Mortar Combat Vehicle Photo: 太刀風 · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
65
Firepower
70
Rate of Fire
75
Mobility
85
Accuracy
70
Shoot-and-Scoot
80
Protection
75
Automation
85
Technology
80
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Origin Japan
CategorySelf-Propelled Artillery
EraModern Era
In service2024
Operators2 countries
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
74
Self-Propelled Artillery MASS Rating
8/14
Modern Era
16/188
All-Time
Self-Propelled Artillery · 10 axes scored
Range
65
Firepower
70
Rate of Fire
75
Mobility
85
Accuracy
70
Shoot-and-Scoot
80
Protection
75
Automation
85
Technology
80
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the self-propelled artillery category.
01 / Overview
Type 24 120 mm Maneuver Mortar Combat Vehicle
Country
Production
2024–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY · MODERN ERA
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
74
self-propelled artillery category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the self-propelled artillery category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
  • Service Entry Year2018
  • Combat Weight25,000 kg
  • Crew4
◈Ordnance2MOD.2
  • Calibre120 mm
  • Ordnance Type120 mm maneuver mortar
▣Performance8MOD.8
  • Maximum Range (standard)7.2 km
  • Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)10 km
  • Maximum Range (guided)15 km
  • Muzzle Velocity360 m/s
  • Rate of Fire (burst)12
  • Rate of Fire (sustained)8
  • Elevation-3 to +80 degrees
  • Traverse360 degrees
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
▤Mobility5MOD.5
⬢Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length7.5 m
  • Width3.2 m
  • Height3 m
▲Self-Propelled Chassis2MOD.2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2024Production started
2
years in service
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Type 24 120 mm Maneuver Mortar Combat Vehicle 2024
05 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE13terms
Automated laying is a fire‑control capability that uses sensors and a computer to automatically set a towed artillery or mortar’s elevation and azimuth to the calculated firing solution.
Cluster/DPICM refers to artillery ammunition that disperses submunitions for anti-personnel and anti-vehicle effects.
A digital fire-control system employs computational algorithms to calculate and adjust artillery fire parameters, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in towed systems.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Inertial navigation is a self-contained system that determines a vehicle’s position, orientation, and velocity by integrating data from accelerometers and gyroscopes, without external signals.
Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact: artillery tactic where multiple rounds from the same or different howitzers land on target within seconds.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for crew and occupants.
Artillery or mortar munition equipped with guidance systems to alter its trajectory after firing for increased accuracy.
An armored crew compartment on towed artillery or mortar systems designed to protect operators from small arms fire, shrapnel, and blast effects during operation.
Artillery system with integrated propulsion, enabling movement under its own power rather than being towed.
Artillery tactic where a firing unit rapidly deploys, fires, and relocates to avoid counter-battery fire.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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