Tanks of Japan - Light Tanks of Japan, Main Battle Tanks of Japan, World War II Japanese Tanks, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 89 I-Go (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Light tanks of Japan, Main battle tanks of Japan, World War II Japanese tanks, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 89 I-Go, Type 90 Ky -maru, Type 61, List of Type 97 Chi-Ha variants, Type 10, Type 98 Ke-Ni, Type 74 Nana-yon, Type 2 Ka-Mi, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 5 Chi-Ri, Type 2 Ke-To, Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 3 Ka-Chi, Type 4 Chi-To, Type 1 Ho-Ni I, Type 2 Ho-I, Type 4 Ke-Nu, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, Type 5 Ke-Ho, Type 5 Na-To, Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha, List of engines and weapons used on Japanese tanks during World War II, Maeda Ku-6, Type 4 Ka-Tsu, List of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Type 95 Heavy Tank, Type 5 To-Ku. Excerpt: The Type 95 Ha-G Kyugoshiki keisensha Ha-G ) (also known as Ke-Go or Kyu-Go) was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry, however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks. Approximately 2,300 units were produced, making it the most numerous Japanese armored fighting vehicle of the time. From early 1930s, the Japanese army began experimenting on a mechanized warfare unit combining infantry with tanks. However, the Type 89 Medium tank could not keep pace with the motorized infantry, which could move at 40 km/h by truck. To solve this problem, the Army Technical Bureau proposed a new light tank at 40 km/h speed and started development in 1933. The prototype of the new tank was completed in 1934 at the Army's Sagami Arsenal. It was a high-speed and lightly armored tank comparable to the Soviet BT-2 tank of 1932. In 1935, at a meeting in the Army Technical Bureau, the Type 95 was presented as a potential main battle tank for mechanized infantry units. The infantry had con...