List of Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles of the WWII period
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Light tanks
- Type 92 Jyu-SokoshaType 92 Jyu-SokoshaThe 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 designed for reconnaissance and infantry support...
Combat Car - Type 93Type 93Type 93 may refer to:* Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile* Type 93 flamethrower* Type 93 mine* Type 93 Surface-to-Air Missile* Type 93 torpedo...
Light Tank - Type 95 Ke-Nu Rail Tank
- Type 95 Ha-GoType 95 Ha-GoThe 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...
Light Tank - Type 98 Ke-NiType 98 Ke-NiThe was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II.-History and development:...
Light Tank - Type 2 Ke-ToType 2 Ke-ToThe was a light tank of World War II, produced in small numbers for the Imperial Japanese Army as an improvement of the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. It was not used in combat.-Design:...
Light Tank - Type 3 Ke-Ri Light Tank
- Type 5 Ke-HoType 5 Ke-Ho-External links:***...
Light Tank - Type 4 Ke-NuType 4 Ke-NuThe was a light tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was a conversion of existing hulls of Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks re-fitted with a larger tower of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank.-History and development:...
Light Tank
Medium tanks
- Type 97 Chi-Ni
- Type 89 Chi-Ro Yi-Go Medium Tank
- Type 97 Chi-HaType 97 Chi-HaThe was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...
Medium Tank - Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha improved Medium Tank
- Command Tank "Shi-Ki"
- Type 98 Chi-Ho Medium Tank
- Type 2 Ho-IType 2 Ho-IThe Support Tank was a derivative of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Similar in concept to early variant of the German Panzer IV, it was designed as a self-propelled howitzer to provide the close-in fire support for standard Japanese medium tanks with...
Infantry Support Tank - Type 1 Chi-HeType 1 Chi-He-External links:***...
Medium Tank - Type 3 Chi-NuType 3 Chi-NuThe was another improvement over the Type 97 Chi-Ha line of medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 Chi-Nu mounted one Type 3 75 mm Tank Gun, one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank....
Medium Tank - Type 4 Chi-ToType 4 Chi-ToThe was one of several new medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. The Type 4 Chi-To was by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach the production phase...
Medium Tank - Type 5 Chi-RiType 5 Chi-RiThe was the penultimate medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Intended to be a heavier, more powerful version of Japan's sophisticated Type 4 Chi-To medium tank, in performance it was designed to surpass the US M4 Sherman medium tanks being fielded by the Allied...
Medium Tank
Amphibious tanks
- Type 1 Mi-Sha Amphibious Tank
- Type 2 Ka-MiType 2 Ka-MiThe was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first amphibious tank. The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major modifications, and was a capable armoured fighting vehicle on both land and at sea...
Amphibious Tank - Type 3 Ka-ChiType 3 Ka-ChiThe was an amphibious medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Type 3 Ka-Chi was based on an extensively modified Imperial Japanese Army Type 1 Chi-He tank and was a larger and more capable version of the earlier Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank.-History and...
Amphibious Tank - Type 4 Ka-TsuType 4 Ka-TsuThe was a Japanese amphibious tank during World War II.-History:This type, though relatively obscure, would have played a major role in the planned second sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Five submarines, equipped with four Ka-Tsu's armed with aerial torpedoes, were to release the tanks near Pearl...
Amphibious Launch - Type 4 Ka-Sha Amphibious Tank
- Type 5 To-KuType 5 To-KuThe was a Japanese amphibious tank.The To-Ku was large and heavy; it boasted extensive armor protection and a turret fitted with a 47 mm Type 1 gun and 25 mm Type 1 gun. Only one model was built of this tank....
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Swamp Vehicle - Type 4 Ka-TsuType 4 Ka-TsuThe was a Japanese amphibious tank during World War II.-History:This type, though relatively obscure, would have played a major role in the planned second sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Five submarines, equipped with four Ka-Tsu's armed with aerial torpedoes, were to release the tanks near Pearl...
Toku 4 Shiki Naikatei APC - SRII Ro-Go Amphibious Tank
Self-propelled guns
- Type 1 Ho-Ni I 75 mm SPH
- Type 1 Ho-Ni II 105 mm SPH
- Type 2 No-Ni Tank Destroyer
- Type 2 Ho-IType 2 Ho-IThe Support Tank was a derivative of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Similar in concept to early variant of the German Panzer IV, it was designed as a self-propelled howitzer to provide the close-in fire support for standard Japanese medium tanks with...
Gun Tank - Type 3 Ho-Ni IIIType 3 Ho-Ni IIIThe gun tank was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery of Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 No-Ni II superseded the Type 1 Ho-Ni I in production, and was much safer for the crew due to its having a completely enclosed superstructure....
Gun Tank - Type 4 Ho-RoType 4 Ho-RoThe was a self-propelled gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-History and development:Inspired by the Grille series of self propelled artillery vehicles developed by Nazi Germany during World War II, wherein a 15 cm sIG 33 Infantry support gun was mounted on a tracked...
150 mm SPH - Type 4 Ho-To 120 mm SPG
- 75 mm SP AT Gun "Na-To"
- Type 4 Ha-ToType 4 Ha-ToThe was a self-propelled gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army for use in World War II-History and design:The Type 4 Ha-To was conceived as a mobile fire support platform in late 1943, making use of the already existing Type 3 300 mm heavy mortar on a chassis based an extensively...
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tank destroyer SP gun) - Type 5 Na-ToType 5 Na-ToThe was the penultimate tank destroyer developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the closing stages of World War II.-History and development:Towards the end of the Pacific War, Japanese field commanders realized that nothing in the inventory of the Japanese army would be able to withstand the...
Tank Destroyer - Type 5 Mortar Launcher "Tok"
- 75 mm SPG "Kusae"
Experimental tanks
- Experimental Tank - Number 1
- Experimental Type 91Type 91Type 91 may refer to:* Type 91 Aircraft * Type 91 Aircraft * Type 91 Aircraft * Type 91 Air-to-Ship Missile* Type 91 Assault Rifle* Type 91 Engine* Type 91 Grenade* Type 91 Grenade Launcher...
Heavy Tank - Experimental Medium Tank Chi-Ni
- Experimental Medium Tank
- Experimental Medium Tank Chi-Ho
- Experimental Type 98 Medium Tank
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Tank Destroyer) - Experimental Jiro-Sha Self Propelled Gun (SPG)
- Experimental Type 2 Ka-To 105 mm Tank Destroyer
- Experimental Type 2 Ku-Se 75 mm SPG
- Experimental Light Armored ATG Carrier So-To
- Experimental Type 5 Ho-Ru 47 mm SPATG
- Experimental Flying Tank Ku-Ro
- Experimental 75 mm Tank Destroyer Na-To
- Experimental Light Tank Ke-Ho
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Tank Destroyers) - Experimental Type 5 155 mm Ho-Chi SPG
- Experimental 120 mm SPG
Armored vehicles
- Type 91 So-Mo Armored Railroad Car
- Type 95 So-Ki Armored Railroad Car
- Aikoku Armored Car
- Hokoku Armored Car
- Type 2592 "Kokusan" Armored Car
- Type 2592 "Chokei Sensha" Armored Car
- Type 2592 Chiyoda Armored Car
- Type 92 Jyu-SokoshaType 92 Jyu-SokoshaThe 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 designed for reconnaissance and infantry support...
Armored Car - Model 92 Naval Armored Car
- Model 92 "Chiysda" Armored Car
- Type 98 So-DaType 98 So-Da-External links:**...
Armored Ammunition Carrier - Type 1 Ho-KiType 1 Ho-KiThe was a tracked Armored personnel carrier developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-Development and history:The Type 1 Ho-Ki was developed in 1942 as a result of a request from the Army...
APC - Type 1 Ho-HaType 1 Ho-Ha-External links:*...
Half-Track Armoured Personnel Carrier - Type 4 Ka-TsuType 4 Ka-TsuThe was a Japanese amphibious tank during World War II.-History:This type, though relatively obscure, would have played a major role in the planned second sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Five submarines, equipped with four Ka-Tsu's armed with aerial torpedoes, were to release the tanks near Pearl...
Amphibious Vehicle - Type 100 Te-Re Observation Vehicle
Other vehicles
- Armored Engineer Vehicle "SS"
- Armored Lumberjack "Ho-K"
- Armored Lumberjack "Brasso Ki"
- Type 95 Crane Vehicle "Ri-Ki"
- Armored Recovery Vehicle "Se-Ri"
- Type 97 Mini Engineer Vehicle "Yi-Go"
- High-Voltage Dynamo Vehicle "Ka-Ha"
- Type 97 Pole Planter and Type 97 Cable Layer
- Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering VehicleType 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering VehicleThe Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a series of vehicles adapted to chemical warfare possessed by the Imperial Japanese Army...
- T G Armored Bridge Layer
- Armored Cable Layer
Imported tanks and armored vehicles (including captured types)
- Austin Armoured CarAustin Armoured CarAustin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....
- Vickers Crossley Armoured Car
- Wolseley Armoured Car
- British Light Tank Mk IV
- British Medium Whippet Mk AWhippet Mk AThe Medium Mark A Whippet was a British tank of World War I. It was intended to complement the slower British heavy tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines. Possibly the most successful British tank of World War I, the Whippet was responsible for...
- Renault FT-17Renault FT-17The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...
"Ko" Light Tank - Renault NC27 "Otsu" Light Tank
- Carden-Loyd Mk.VICarden Loyd tanketteThe Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British pre-World War II tankettes, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers...
- Captured Stuart M3 Light TankStuart tankThe M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...
- British Universal CarrierUniversal CarrierThe Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War...
- American M3 Half-trackM3 Half-trackThe Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
- Dutch Marmon-Herrington Armoured CarMarmon-Herrington Armoured CarSouth African Reconnaissance Car, better known under as Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car, was a series of armoured vehicles produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during the World War II.-History:...
- Renault NC1
- The St. Chamond M21
- SumidaSumidaSumida can refer to:*Sumida, Tokyo, one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan*Sumida River, which flows through Tokyo, Japan*1090 Sumida, a minor planet orbiting the Sun*Japanese gunboat Sumida , a Japanese gunboat...
Amphibious Armored Car - The Medium A
- Vickers 6-TonVickers 6-TonThe Vickers 6-Ton Tank or Vickers Mark E was a British light tank designed as a private project at Vickers. It was not purchased by the British Army, but was picked up by a large number of foreign armed forces and was copied almost exactly by the Soviets as the T-26. It was also the direct...
- Austin-Putilov
- Ford Armored Car