Type 16 (FPS)

This page is about the Japanese premium light tank Type 16 (FPS). For other versions, see Type 16 (Family).

Type 16 (FPS)

Type 16 (FPS)

Japan

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.3	9.3	9.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Light tank

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Description

The Type 16, First Production Serie is an early production model of the Type 16 which belongs to the 14th Brigade, 15th Rapid Deployment Regiment, 1st 16 MCV company.

Introduced in Update "Sky Guardians" as a pack premium, it comes with the same shells and gameplay as the Type 16 (P), and the armour of the Type 16. Being a fast, wheeled vehicle, it can traverse the map at high speeds, using Gen 3 thermals with a laser rangefinder to acquire targets on the fly making quick work on flanks and long range. The Type 16 also provides a laser warning system, which can be used to evade long-range shots if the driver responds to it with the mobility the Type 16 offers on top of smoke grenades which can be used to hide from helicopters.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

LWS

Notifies about the vehicle's exposure to laser emissions

Armourfront / side / back

Hull35 / 25 / 20

Turret25 / 25 / 15

Crew4 people

Visibility113 %

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Composite screen (hull sides and turret front)
• Wheel (tires)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	20 mm (80°) Upper glacis 5 + 150 + 35 mm (45°) Lower front plate	15 mm Top 10 mm Bottom	20 mm (9°)	5 - 20 mm
Turret	5 - 25 mm Turret front 5 mm (61°) Spaced armour 20 mm (65°) Gun mantlet	25 mm 5 mm (25°-38°) Spaced armour	15 mm	5 - 25 mm
Cupola	25 mm (0°-13°)	25 mm	25 mm	5 mm Commander hatch 25 mm Outer ring

Notes:

• Wheels and torsion bars are 10 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 15 mm thick.
• Turret composite screen is 200 mm thick.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB111 / 41 km/h

RB and SB100 / 37 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

2 back

Weight26.0 t

Engine power

AB1 088 hp

RB and SB570 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB41.8 hp/t

RB and SB21.9 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	111	41	26	883	1,088	33.96	41.85
Realistic	100	37		504	570	19.38	21.92

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 676

RB2 845

SB3 280

Crew training10 000

Experts1 010 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces2 020 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 130 / 170 / 220 %

2 × 226 / 226 / 226 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tires Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive 105mm_NATO_APDS_FS_ammo_pack 105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Airstrike NVD Elevation Mechanism LWS/LR Improved optics Artillery Support 105mm_usa_M735_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Scout UAV

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Night vision device

Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.

Thermal imager

Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night

Main armament

105 mm JSW cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition40 rounds

First-order15 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-6° / 15°

105 mm JSW					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	40	-6°/+15°	±180°	Two-plane	28.6	39.5	48.0	53.1	56.5	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					17.9	21.0	25.5	28.2	30.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Type 91	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
Type 75	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M735	APFSDS	292	291	284	275	266	257

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Type 91	HEATFS	1,150	9.4	0.05	0.1	1.57	65°	72°	77°
Type 75	HESH	760	10.8	0.1	4	3.89	73°	77°	80°
M735	APFSDS	1,501	3.72	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M416	732	11.6	16	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Type 16 (FPS)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty*	4th rack empty*	Visual discrepancy
40	25 (+15)	16 (+24)	8 (+32)	1 (+39)	No

Note:

• The 3rd and 4th racks serve as first-stage ammo stowage.

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

Vertical guidance-8° / 60°

Horizontal guidance-120° / 120°

7.62 mm Type 74 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate701 shots/min

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	1,000 (200)	577	-8°/+60°	±120°

7.62 mm Type 74
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,000 (250)	701	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast, with a great acceleration
• Quick turret traverse speed
• 3rd thermals for gunner and commander sights
• Immune to .50 cals from the front
• Decent APFSDS
• Good zoom of 13.3x

Cons:

• Weak armour and little survivability
• Stabiliser disables at high speed
• APFSDS has little spall

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Type 16 (FPS) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related Development

• Type 16 (P) - _Prototype
• Type 16 - _{Main Production}

Other MCV/MGS

• Centauro (Family)
• Rooikat (Family)
• Radkampfwagen 90
• M1128
• AMX-10RC
• ZLT11

External links

• [Devblog] Pre-order: Type 16 (FPS) wheeled SPG

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (三菱重工業株式会社)
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Type 89	I-Go Ko
Type 95	Ha-Go · Ha-Go Commander
Type 98	Ke-Ni
Other	Ka-Mi
IFV	Type 89
RCV	Type 87 RCV (P) · Type 87 RCV · RCV (P)
MCV	Type 16 (P) · Type 16 (FPS) · Type 16
USA	▅M24 · ▅M41A1

Japan premium ground vehicles
Light tanks	Ha-Go Commander · Type 16 (FPS)
Medium tanks	Chi-Ha Short Gun · Chi-He (5th Regiment) · Ka-Chi · Chi-Nu II · Type 74 (G) · Type 90 (B) "Fuji"
Heavy tanks	Ro-Go · ▅Heavy Tank No.6
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