Type 5 Chi-Ri
Developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. This was a lengthened Type 4 Chi-To with a 37 mm gun added in the hull. It was powered by a water-cooled aircraft engine that was oringally a German design.
Was at prototype stage when the war ended.2
| Type 5 Chi-Ri | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 37 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 23.89'1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10'1 |
| Width | 10'1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm1,2 |
| Secondary | 37 mm1,2 |
| MG | 2: 7.7 mm MG1 |
| 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) | BMW1, water-cooled1 |
| Cylinders | V-121 |
| Net HP | 500, 5501 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 28 mph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | Bogies |
| Wheels each side | 8 |
| Return rollers each side | 3 |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production |
Sources:
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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