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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 Type 97 Chi-Ha tank was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of the war, although the armor protection was average for a 1930s tank. [1] The Type 97 57 mm tank gun was an improved version (as to function and durability) of the Type 90 57 mm main gun that was used in the Type 89 medium tank. The gun was a short barrelled weapon with ...
In 1935 news had reached Japan of the United Kingdom's development of a new tank, the A6 medium tank. A multi-turreted design that mounted a 47 mm tank gun and was capable of reaching speeds of 50 km/h. In comparison, Japan's tank force had not undergone any significant changes in tactics or organization in six years.
Type 89 Ko medium tank, early model Type 89 Otsu medium tank on field trials. The Type 89 required a crew of four (commander/gunner, loader, driver and hull gunner). The design of the Type 89 was relatively conventional with a forward-mounted gun turret carrying the main armament, a Type 90 57 mm gun that was complemented by two Type 91 6.5 mm machine guns. [4]
After victory in the civil war, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued to use them in their inventory. [42] [43] The PLA's force of 349 tanks in 1949 consisted mainly of Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 tanks. [42] In Japan, a number of Type 97 tanks were demilitarized and used post-war for reconstruction. [44]