The Type 96 AA Gun Prime Mover is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese 6 wheeled prime mover used during the Second World War. In entered service in 1937.

In 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Army

Imperial Japanese Army

-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...

 (IJA) was using several types of trucks as Anti-aircraft gun tractors. In 1936 the Type 96, a new AA gun tractor was developed from Type 94 6-Wheeled truck. It was basically the same as the Type 94, but the transmission was improved and a winch was added to the tail. The loading platform was also modified to carry crews and equipments of AA gun battery.

As well as Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck, it had two versions, Ko model of Gasoline Engine and Otsu Model of diesel

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

 Engine.

• Weight: 4 ton
• Dimensions: 5.750 x 1.930 x 2.600(h) m
• Speed (max): 60 km/h
• Engine: gasoline engine (Ko Model) 68 PS/2800 rpm
• Crew: 15
• Towing load: Type 88 75 mm AA Gun
  Type 88 75 mm AA Gun
  The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 11 75 mm AA Gun in front line combat service, and at the time was equal in performances to any of its contemporaries in western armies and was...