Type 5 Amphibious Tank

Destroyed on Saipan:
Japanese Amphibious Tank Type 5 To-Ku

  Type 5 Amphibious Tank
Crew 71
Physical Characteristics  
Weight With pontoons: 29.1 tons1
Length w/gun 35.45'1
Length w/o gun  
Height 11.08'1
Width 9.83'1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 47 mm1
Secondary 25 mm1
MG 2: 7.7 mm MG1
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper  
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper  
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear  
Hull Top  
Hull Bottom  
Turret Front  
Turret Sides  
Turret Rear  
Turret Top  
Engine (Make / Model) Type 1001, air cooled1
Cylinders V-121
Net HP 2401
Transmission  
Fuel type Diesel1
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max Speed Land: 20 mph1
Water: 6.5 mph1
Cross Country  
Road radius  
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width  
Track centers/tread  
Production  

Sources:

  1. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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