Type 4 Chi-To

Japan's Type 4 Chi-To

One source calls this a Medium tank.1

Only 6 prototypes were constructed by 1945.

  Type 4 Chi-To
Crew 51
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 60,000 lb
30 tons1
Length w/gun 20.75'1
Length w/o gun  
Height 9.4'1
Width 9.4'1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 75 mm2
75 mm Type 41
Secondary  
MG 7.7 mm MG, hull, coaxial
2: 7.7 mm MG1
2: MGs2
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 12 - 751
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) Air cooled1
Cylinders V-121
Net HP 4001
Transmission  
Fuel type Diesel1
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max Speed 28 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 61

Sources:

  1. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
  2. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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