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Japanese Whippets. Near the end of World War I, the Japanese showed an interest in armored warfare and tanks and obtained a variety of models from foreign sources. These models included one British Heavy Mk IV and six Medium Mark A Whippets, along with thirteen French Renault FTs (later designated Ko-Gata Sensha or "Type A Tank").
Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932–45. Fonthill. ISBN 978-1-78155-810-2. Ness, Leland (2002). Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0007112289. Roland, Paul (1975). Imperial Japanese Tanks. Bellona Publication. ISBN 978-0852424346. Rottman, Gordon L.; Takizawa, Akira (2008). World War II Japanese Tank ...
The Type 10 (10式戦車, Hitomaru-shiki sensha) is a Japanese fourth generation main battle tank produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. It entered service in 2012.
In an engagement near Cachy, a Whippet company of seven tanks wiped out two German infantry battalions caught in the open, killing or wounding over 400. [16] That same day, 24 April, one Whippet was destroyed by a German A7V in the world's second tank battle, the only time a Whippet fought an enemy tank. [17] [18]
Experimental tank Number 1 a/k/a Type 87 Chi-I medium tank; Experimental Type 91 heavy tank; Experimental Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG 20 mm anti-aircraft tank; Experimental medium tank Chi-Ni; Experimental medium tank Type 98 Chi-Ho; Experimental Hi-Ro Sha 10 cm SP gun; Experimental Ji-Ro 10 cm SP gun; Experimental Type 98 Ta-Se 20 mm anti-aircraft tank
The Special Type 2 Launch Ka-Mi (特二式内火艇 カミ, Toku-ni-shiki uchibitei kami) was the first amphibious tank of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major modifications.
The Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the Type 61 and to supplement the then current fleet of Type 74 tanks, and entered service in 1990.
Japanese losses consisted of one Type 95 light tank, one officer and one enlisted man killed and eight wounded; the 4th Tank had expended approximately 1,100 37 mm and 129 57 mm tank shells, and 16,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition. After the action, the Soviet command acknowledged that 1st Tank Corps armor had reached the Soviet guns.