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Japan's Type 4 Chi-To
Type 4 Chi-To: |
Design
One source calls this a Medium tank.1
Work on the Chi-To began in 1943.3 The engine was rated at 400 HP.3 The main armament was to be a 75 mm Type 4 gun.3 Its armor was a maximum of 75 mm.3
Prototype
Only 6 prototypes were constructed by 1945.
Production
- Prototypes: 63
- Type 4 Chi-To: 23, 61
- Manufacturer: Mitsubishi3, Kobe-Seiko3
Variants
Usage
| 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 41,3 |
| 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, 753 |
| 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 | 4001,3 |
| 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 |
Sources:
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Japanese Tanks 1939-45, Steven J. Zaloga, 2007
