List of Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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Depot for IJA 4th Tank Division with Type 1 Chi-He and Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks, 1945

Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles[]

This is a list of the Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II. This list includes vehicles that never left the drawing board; prototype models and production models from after World War I, into the interwar period and through the end of the Second World War.

Tankettes[]

Type 97 Te-Ke tankette in China

Light tanks[]

Medium tanks[]

Photo of Type 1 Chi-He on left and Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha on right

Heavy tanks[]

Type 2 Ka-Mi tanks on an IJN 2nd class transporter

Amphibious tanks[]

  • SR I-Go amphibious tank (prototype)
  • SR II Ro-Go amphibious tank (prototype)
  • SR III Ha-Go amphibious tank (prototype)
  • Type 1 Mi-Sha amphibious tank (prototype)
  • Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank
  • Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank
  • Type 5 To-Ku amphibious tank (prototype)

Self-propelled guns[]

Type 1 Ho-Ni II
Type 4 Ha-To

Experimental tanks & self-propelled guns[]

Experimental IJN Long Barrel 120 mm SPG being demonstrated to US Army personnel, post-surrender
  • Experimental tank Number 1 - Type 87 Chi-I
  • Experimental Type 91 heavy tank
  • Experimental medium tank Chi-Ni
  • Experimental medium tank Type 98 Chi-Ho
  • Experimental Ji-Ro (a/k/a Ji-Ro Sha) 10 cm SPG
  • Experimental Hi-Ro Sha (a/k/a Hiro-sha) 10 cm SPG
  • Experimental Type 98 Ta-Se 20 mm anti-aircraft tank
  • Experimental Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank twin Type II 20 mm guns
  • Experimental light tank Type 3 Ke-Ri
  • Experimental flying tank Ku-Ro
  • Experimental Type 2 Ku-Se 75 mm SPG
  • Experimental Type 4 Ho-To 120 mm self propelled howitzer
  • Experimental light tank Type 5 Ke-Ho
  • Experimental Type 5 Ho-Ru 47 mm SP gun (similar to the German Hetzer)
  • Experimental Type 5 155 mm Ho-Chi SP gun
  • Experimental Long Barrel 120 mm SPG
  • Experimental Type 5 Ka-To 105 mm tank destroyer
  • Type 5 Ho-Ri 105 mm SP gun tank (similar to the German Ferdinand/Elefant)
  • Type 5 Ho-Ri II 105 mm SP gun tank (similar to the German Jagdtiger)

Armored vehicles[]

Side view of Type 1 Ho-Ha armoured half-track
  • Sumida Amphibious Armored Car (Experimental)
  • Type 95 So-Ki armored railroad car
  • Type 2592 Chiyoda armored car
  • Sumida M.2593 (variants: Type 91 So-Mo armored railroad car & Sumida Model P armored car)
  • Type 93 armoured car a/k/a Type 2593 Hokoku, Type 93 Kokusan or "Type 92" naval armored car
  • Type 98 So-Da armored ammunition carrier
  • Type 100 Te-Re observation vehicle
  • Type 1 Ho-Ha half-track armoured personnel carrier
  • Type 1 Ho-Ki armored personnel carrier
  • Type 4 Chi-So armored tracked carrier
  • Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious armoured launch/personnel carrier
  • Type 4 Ka-Sha amphibious tank (design only)

Other vehicles[]

SS-Ki of the 5th Independent Engineer Regiment using its crane
  • Armored engineer vehicle SS-Ki
  • Armored Lumberjack Ho-K
  • Lumber Sweeper Basso-Ki
  • Armored recovery vehicle Se-Ri
  • S B tracked swamp vehicle (prototype)
  • F B tracked swamp vehicle
  • T B tracked swamp scout vehicle
  • Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle
  • Type 97 "Pole planter" and Type 97 "Cable layer"
  • Type 95 Crane vehicle Ri-Ki
  • Type 97 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 97 Gas Scattering Vehicle
  • Type 97 Mini Engineer vehicle Yi-Go a/k/a Type 98 Ya-I Go
  • Type T-G "bridge layer"
  • Type 4 Work vehicle

Imported tanks and armored vehicles (including captured types)[]

A IJN Vickers Crossley armored car in Shanghai

See also[]

References[]

  • Foss, Christopher (2003). Tanks: The 500. Crestline. ISBN 0-7603-1500-0.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2002). Japanese Armor Vol. 1. AJ Press. ISBN 83-7237-097-4.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2007) [2002]. Japanese Armor Vol. 2. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371119.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2003). Japanese Armor Vol. 3. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371287.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2005). Japanese Armor Vol. 4. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371676.
  • Tomczyk, Andrzej (2007). Japanese Armor Vol. 5. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371799.
  • Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-8460-3091-8.

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