Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier

The presence of Leray magic in Sprawn Valley motivated other countries of power to quickly improve technology in both civic aspects and military potential, known partly as the technological acceleration. As a result of these expedited motivations, Japan developed the design of this armored transport vehicle, and the APC was later approved for both defense and contract selling to other countries. In 1971, Pharacorp was approached with a deal to purchase a few of these vehicles following the announcement of their war in 1970.


There are many types and classifcations of APCs, though the Type 96 is a very impressive design that can stand up to severe impacts from most cannon shells, and can partially resist an explosion from a 120 mm cannon. As a result, Pharacorp has purchased six of these APCs so that it can be requisitioned for the Terracom division. It has been reported since that the Polarian Rebels have stolen only one of these APCs, though it remains unknown if they had time to copy the designs in order to produce their own.

Power Generation

Fuel

Weapons & Armament

A cupola that traverses 360° can fire a .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB machine gun.

Armor and defense

The thick armor of these machines have been coated with an additional layer of Leray-resistant auras through synthesis (in Polarium only).

Nickname

APC, Type 96 APC, Terracom APC

Manufacturer

Komatsu

Creation Date

1966

Current location

Polarium

Price

$ 1,424,000 (USD)

Rarity

Fair

Length

6.84 Meters x 2.48 Meters

Height

1.85 Meters

Weight

14.6 tons

Speed

55 mph

Complement / Crew

Driver, Gunner, 8 soldiers

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

8 Infantry Units

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