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Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank. Vol. One. Presidio Press. ISBN 978-0-89141-462-9. Ichinohe, Takao (June 2011). "Type 10 Tanks of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force". 10式戦車と次世代大型戦闘車 [Type 10 Tanks and Next-generation Heavy Fighting Vehicles]. Supplement to Japan Military Review (in Japanese). NCID AN00067836.
The Japanese were among the first to use diesel engines in their tank designs. [11] Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go first prototype, 1934. During the 1930s, the Japanese began production of tankettes and light tanks, which were used heavily in Manchuria and China. [12]
SR I-Go experimental amphibious tank. As early as 1928, the Japanese Army had been developing amphibious tanks and created several experimental models such as the Sumida amphibious armored car (AMP), SR I-Go, SR II Ro-Go, SR III Ha-Go, which were produced only as one-off prototypes for concept testing in the 1930s. Each of the SR series were 3. ...
Vickers Tank - Number 01 & Number 02 (1921–22) Vickers 6-Ton (153) Vickers Commercial Light Tank - Model 1933, Model 1934, Model 1936, Model 1937 - sales for export. Design based on Carden-Loyd Light Tank. Medium Tank A/T 1 - amphibious tank, experimental; Vickers Medium Mark C & D - intended for export, prototypes sold to Japan and Ireland.
The Type 97 medium tank Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha chiha) was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, with about 25 mm thick armor on its turret sides, and 30 mm on its gun shield, considered average protection in the 1930s.
America's first tank versus tank battle of World War II occurred when Type 95 light tanks of the IJA 4th Tank Regiment engaged a US Army tank platoon, consisting of five brand new M3 Stuart light tanks from "B" company, 192nd Tank Battalion, on 22 December 1941, north of Damortis during the retreat to the Bataan Peninsula in 1941. [76]
Hikari Maruyama, Runa Kurosawa and Sawaka Nakano are part of an elite force: Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), meant to lead assaults from the sea in a possible future war.
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