Aoshima: 1/72 Military Model Kit JGSDF Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Type B Scale Model KitThe JGSDF Type 96 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Type B Scale Model Kit from Aoshima is a contemporary Japanese military vehicle. Initial prototypes were created in the early 1990s and production has continued since 1996, with an estimated 365 units in use as of 2014. A single Mitsubishi 6D40 engine with a 360 HP output provides the vehicle's power. It comes equipped with a 40mm Type 96 automatic grenade launcher and a 12. 7mm M2HB machine gun.