Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle
| Type 98 20 mm AA half-track | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4 ton |
| Length | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) |
| Width | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Crew | 15 |
Main armament | Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon |
| Engine | Air-cooled diesel gasoline 110 PS (81 kW) |
| Power/weight | 32.5 HP/tonne |
| Suspension | Bell crank |
Operational range | 200 km |
| Maximum speed | 25 mph (40 km/h) |
The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It had a single 20 mm Type 98 AA cannon mounted on the back section of a Type 98 four-ton half-track. The modified vehicle used was designated the Type 98 half-tracked prime mover Ko-Hi.[1] The Type 98 Ko-Hi was first manufactured in 1938[1] by Isuzu.
The Type 98 four-ton vehicles were "high speed" prime movers, capable of 40 km/h (25 mph) when loaded. Average transport time was 10 hours road time for 201 kilometres (125 mi). It had a diesel engine and required a crew of 15 to operate.[1] The rear-mounted Type 98 20 mm AA autocannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army.[2] It had a range of 5,500 meters, altitude of 3,500 meters and could fire up to 300 rounds per minute.[3]
See also[]
- 20 mm AA machine cannon carrier
- Type 98 20 mm AAG tank
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover "Ko-Hi"
- ^ War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944, p. 400.
- ^ Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 20mm AA Machine Cannon
References[]
- Isuzu
- World War II self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
- 20 mm artillery
- World War II vehicles of Japan
- World War II weapons of Japan
- Military vehicles introduced in the 1930s