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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.
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 3.6 to 7 tonne amphibious tanks with a 2 ...
The Type 92 heavy armoured car (九二式重装甲車, Kyū-ni-shiki Jū-sōkōsha), also known as the Type 92 cavalry tank, [5] was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous tankette. Designed for use by the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army by Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company , the Type 92 was meant for scouting and infantry support.
This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles developed during the interwar years between the end of the First World War (1918) and the start of the Second World War (1939). There is some overlap with tanks that served in the early part of the Second World War. See also history of the tank, list of armoured fighting vehicles.
The worldwide economic difficulties of the 1920s and 1930s led to an increased emphasis on light tanks as they were much cheaper to produce than medium or heavy tanks. However, the Spanish Civil War showed that tank-versus-tank engagements and tank-versus-towed anti-tank gun engagements would now be a major consideration for the future of tank ...
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
A Sōkō Sagyō Ki (frontmost) amongst a Japanese tank unit after surrender in Tianjin, with its external parts dismantled The turret was removed and replaced with a small commander cupola with fitted observational devices; two large claws used for mine clearing were placed in the front, while a winch designed to pull heavy objects was placed ...
After the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union in 1939, Japan tried to improve their tank designs using lessons learned from this battle. Many Japanese tanks such as the Type 95 Ha-Go light tank and the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks were proven to be insufficient to counter Soviet armored forces. A larger tank design was urgently needed.