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Japan's Type 1 Chi-He (Chi-Ne?):
Design
Mitsubishi decided to modernize the Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha in 1942.5 The armor was increased to 50 mm with a straight flat plate to simplify production.5 The armor was welded.4
The engine in the Type 1 Chi-He was a Type 100 (240 HP).5
Prototype
Production was delayed by having to retool the factories and the emphasis of production going to aircraft. Plenty of turrets were produced and were supplied for the Shinhoto Chi-Ha.
Production
- Type 1 Chi-He: 587
- Production: Late 1943 -5
Variants
Usage
Only units in Japan received the Type 1 and it never saw combat.5
| Type 1 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, gunner, loader, driver, gunner-hull 51,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 38,000 lb, 17,000 kg1, 17,476 kg 15.2 tons3, 16.73 tons1, 16.9 tons4, 17 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | 18.76'2, 18' 9"1 5.5 m1, 5.73 m3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7.83'2, 7' 9.5", 7' 10"1 2.38 m1,3 |
| Width | 7.66'2, 7' 8"1 2.2 m1, 2.33 m3 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 47 mm1,2 47 mm Model 1 47 mm Type 14 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: 7.7 mm MG1,2 7.7 mm Type 97 MG, hull, coaxial 2: MGs4 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 8 - 502 501,4 Front: 503 Side: 253 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 50 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | 10 |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Mitsubishi Type 1001 air cooled Type 1002,4,5, air cooled2 |
| Cylinders | V-121,2 |
| Net HP | 2304 2401,2,3,4 @ 2,000 rpm |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Diesel1,2,4 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max Speed | 27 mph1, 27.3 mph2 43 kph1, 44 kph3 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 130 miles |
| 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:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Japanese Tanks 1939-45, Steven J. Zaloga, 2007
