{
  "id": "type-99",
  "name": "Type 99",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "JPN",
  "category": "155mm self-propelled howitzer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2002,
  "operators": [
    "JPN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 99 howitzer replaced the Type 75 howitzer. The Japanese Defense Agency Technical Research Division designed the howitzer.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Japan Steel Works",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Type 99",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 0.04,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "label": "Weight",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Mitsubishi 6SY31WA",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 600,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 49,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1.2 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "7 dual rubber-tired road wheels on both sides with a drive sprocket on the front and an idler wheel at the rear. The howitzer is also equipped with return rollers.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of fire (max)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "18 in 3 minutes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Armor of the Type 99 provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "main_armament",
      "v": "L52 version of the FH-70 towed howitzer, 155mm/39 cal",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x M2 Browning",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "30,000 m (rocket assisted)"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Frag-HE",
      "role": "155 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-99"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "range_km": 19
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "sph",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-99.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-99": {
      "title": "Type 99 Japanese 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_99_Japanese_155mm_Self-Propelled_Howitzer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}