List of Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II explained

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 92 Jyu-Sokosha (Type 92 cavalry tank)
Type 94 tankette
Type 97 Te-Ke tankette

Light tanks

Medium tanks

Type 89 I-Go medium tank (Chi-Ro)
Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
- Shi-Ki command tank
Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha improved medium tank
Type 1 Chi-He medium tank
- Ka-So command tank
Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank
Type 4 Chi-To medium tank
Type 5 Chi-Ri medium tank (prototype)

Heavy tanks

Type 95 heavy tank
O-I super-heavy tank (incomplete prototype)

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 I 75 mm tank destroyer
Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105 mm SPH
Type 2 Ho-I gun tank
Type 3 Ho-Ni III gun tank
Type 4 Ho-Ro 150 mm SPH
Type 4 Ha-To 30 cm SP heavy mortar carrier
Type 97 Short barrel 120 mm gun tank
Type 5 Na-To 75 mm SP anti-tank gun

Experimental tanks & self-propelled guns

Experimental tank Number 1 - 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
Experimental Type 98 20 mm AAG tank with a twin Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon
Experimental light tank Type 3 Ke-Ri
Experimental flying tank Ku-Ro (only a prototype mock-up was completed)
Experimental Type 97 flamethrower tank (two different prototypes completed)
Experimental Type 2 Ku-Se 75 mm SP gun
Experimental Type 4 Ho-To 120 mm self-propelled howitzer
Experimental anti-aircraft tank Ta-Ha (incomplete prototype)
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 SP gun
Experimental Ka-To SP gun 105 mm tank destroyer
Type 5 Ho-Ri 105 mm SP gun tank (similar to the German Ferdinand/Elefant, only the main gun and a prototype mock-up was completed)
Type 5 Ho-Ri II 105 mm SP gun tank (similar to the German Jagdtiger, only a design study was completed)

Armored vehicles

Sumida amphibious armored car (experimental)
Austin-type Chiyoda armoured 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 95 So-Ki armored railroad car
Type 98 So-Da armored ammunition carrier
Type 100 Te-Re observation vehicle
Type 1 Ho-Ha half-track armored personnel carrier
Type TC experimental armored personnel carrier
Type TE experimental armored personnel carrier
Type TG experimental armored personnel carrier
Type 1 Ho-Ki armored personnel carrier
Type 4 Chi-So armored tracked carrier
Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious armored launch/personnel carrier

Other vehicles

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)

Austin armoured car
Vickers Crossley armoured car
Wolseley armoured car
British light tank Mk IV
British medium Whippet Mk A
Renault FT "Ko-Gata Sensha" light tank
Renault NC27 "Otsu-Gata Sensha" light tank
Carden-Loyd Mk.VI
Stuart M3 light tank – captured
British Universal carrier – captured
Marmon-Herrington armoured car – captured

References

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