Japanese Airshow - JGSDF Somagahara, Gunma prefecture

JGSDF Soumagahara

This base became a mobile unit base since 2001. You can see the review parade and combat demonstration full of AFVs, infantries, sappers and artilleries as well as choppers.

Commander reviews his troops.
The car is new type 73 type truck, based on Mitsubishi Mondeo.

Vehicles prepare for the parade while the chinook with anniversary marking takes off.

This is the old type 73 truck - a Mitsubishi licence-build Jeep.

Mixed formation with Mount Akagi in the background.

New and old type Chinook.

Blue Thunder ?

Modern Ninjya

Quite trickey

Blackhawk gunship

Infantry runs toward the enemy

Chinook with a ski.

Something I never want to do

Cobra and Toyota truck

The battle is over

OH-6 with special marking. the red doll is "Daruma" from Gunma prefecture, which is sold without black eye.
You will paint one black eye as you make a with, and if the wish comes true you will add the second eye to the Daruma.

Photo taken in 1995 - at that time, Somagahara was the base for tank divisions.
Type 74 MBT leads the way to the parade while Type 61 MBT follows.
You can no longer see them here - pity.

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