Type 92 Light Tank
First produced in 1932.1 Was called a combat car to get around restrictions that the cavalry couldn't have tanks.1 Also issued to tank units as a light tank.1
All welded.
Was used for reconnaissance in Inner Mongolia in 1933 as part of the Jehol Operation.1
A-I-GO:
Amphibious version.
| Type 92 Light Tank | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 31 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 3.4 tons1 7,000 lb |
| Length w/gun | 12' 7", 13' 1"1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 6' 3"1 |
| Width | 5' 3"1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 13 mm MG, hull 12.7 mm MG, hull1 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 6.5 mm, turret1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 61 |
| 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 | 61 |
| Net HP | 451 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 21.6 mph, 25 mph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | Bell crank |
| Wheels each side | 6 |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 1931-32 |
Sources:
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
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