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Type 1 Ho-Ni II self-propelled gun. Type 1 Ho-Ni I 75 mm SP AT gun; Turret removed and 75 mm gun installed in an open casemate to create a self-propelled gun. They were organized along similar lines as artillery units. [16] They saw combat action, being first deployed at the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines in 1945. [17] Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105 ...
The Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyūnana-shiki chū-sensha Chi-ha or simply "Type 97/57") was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II. [7]
The Type 1 Ho-Ki had an unusual silhouette, in that the driver's cab did not extend across the front of the hull, but stopped about mid-way across the center line. Only one driver was required, who manipulated the left and right movement of the tracks via a pair of small steering wheels.
The Type 5 Ke-Ho was originally to mount a short 47 mm tank gun as its main armament. However, during later development the decision was made to mount the standard Type 1 47 mm main gun in the turret. [2] The tank had armor of up to 20 mm, an improvement over existing Japanese light tanks. [1]
Type 3 medium tank Chi-Nu (三式中戦車 チヌ, San-shiki chū-sensha Chi-nu, "Imperial Year 2603 Medium tank Model 10") was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He , this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha .
The Army Technical Bureau had been working on the Type 4 Chi-To as the counter to the M4 Sherman, but there were problems and delays in the program. As a result, a stopgap tank was required. The Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank was developed to cope with the M4 Sherman. [9] Finally, the first prototype Type 4 Chi-To was delivered in 1944.
The Type 98 light tank Ke-Ni (九八式軽戦車 ケニ, Kyuhachi-shiki keisensha Ke-Ni) or Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko (also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni light tank [4]) was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II. Although designed before World War II began ...
The Ho-To was a self-propelled gun on a modified Ha-Go chassis. It mounted a Type 38 12 cm howitzer in an open casemate with frontal and side armour. One prototype was completed. [38] Type 5 Ho-Ru prototype; The Ho-Ru was a light tank destroyer similar to the German Hetzer, but armed with the weaker 47 mm main gun in a semi-enclosed casemate ...