Type 95 recon car
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The Type 95 "Kurogane" (Black Metal) recon car was the Japan
ese counterpart to the US Army Jeep
during the Pacific War
. Between 1937 and 1945 approximately 4,800 were built. It was the only completely Japanese designed recon car ever used by the Japanese Army.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese counterpart to the US Army Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
during the Pacific War
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
. Between 1937 and 1945 approximately 4,800 were built. It was the only completely Japanese designed recon car ever used by the Japanese Army.