Japanese tanks and related

[GTX_Admin]

Hi folks,

A site I just stumbled across:  http://gunsight.jp/c/english/Tank&howizer-e-3D.htm

Not sure if these are all real, but regardless, they should provide some inspiration.

Regards,

Greg

[jcf]

Yep, all real world, only the 120t Super-heavy is in the realm of a what-if as no details of its
actual appearance seem to have survived.

Japanese section on the Tanks! site:
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/japan.html

[raafif]

a couple of nice light AA ones there --- pity so very few people are interested in the odd japanese tanks like the Jungle-Busters & halftracks   There was quite a bit of strange kit out there if you search really hard enough.  I can see that I'll have to troll thru my hard-drive again & post some here.

[dy031101]

Click here to see

[raafif]

that's a nice site but they only list one halftrack (armoured apc).  There were several soft-skins including ones with AA guns on the back too.

[GTX_Admin]

Hmm...how about that?  I didn't even realise the JGSDF had introduced a new tank:  the Type 10:

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Something that you do not see very much of due to a lack of eligible vehicles is this WW2 Japanese Type 97 Te-Ke Tankette Restoration Project

Wikipedia - Type 97 Te-Ke Tankette

[Story]

That Japanese super-tank of WWII, it would have had a crew of 11 & weighed 100 tons

 The 100-ton tank proved to be a dismal failure during field trials, as deploying the vehicle was impossible.  The tank sank over a meter into the ground when it was driven off the concrete platform.  The ground at the test location was wet and rather soft; the smallest degree of vehicle rotation caused the tank to dig itself into the ground, and the road wheels to slip from the tracks.
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/01/11/japanese-behemoth-tanks-of-wwii/?edg-c=1
 
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201510240021

So what would a *workable* design look like?

[GTX_Admin]

Type 2 Ka Mi Amphibious Tank at Ormoc, Leyte '45:

[GTX_Admin]

I was just reading how the Type 74 (pictured below) was considered early on by the ADF when they were looking for a Centurion replacement:

[Old Wombat]

Oh, the old RSL would have loved that!

[Story]

Life imitates art - faux Type 95 based on a "modified M5 High Speed tractor as the main chassis and the power train consists of a 454 Chevy V8 Engine backed by a Turbo 400 Transmission, it has a Holley carburetor, electronic ignition and a top speed of 30 MPH."
https://ww2live.com/en/content/world-war-2-sale-reproduction-japanese-type-95-ha-go-light-tank-just-135000

[M.A.D]

I was just reading how the Type 74 (pictured below) was considered early on by the ADF when they were looking for a Centurion replacement:

Please tell us more GTX!😯😛

MAD

[GTX_Admin]

Uh oh...now I'm going to have to work out what I was reading back then...errr...

[GTX_Admin]

Ah, that's where:



The Type 74 was considered a very strong contender originally and was recommended for further trials until they received the full technical details and discovered that it had been designed around a max crewman height of 1.68 , considerably shorter than many Australian crew.  the internal volume was also comparatively small. 

[Story]

The Type 74 was considered a very strong contender originally and was recommended for further trials until they received the full technical details and discovered that it had been designed around a max crewman height of 1.68 , considerably shorter than many Australian crew.  the internal volume was also comparatively small.

New Zealand should have fielded a Battalion of them then, what with the preponderance of Hobbits they've got.