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Japan's Type 3 Chi-Nu

Design

Was designed as a replacement for the Type 1 Chi-He. The Type 3 Chi-Nu used the same chassis as the Type 1 Chi-He.⁵ The turret was modified to accept a 75 mm Type 3 tank gun.⁵

The gun was based on the French Schneider 75 mm field gun.

Prototype

 

Production

• Type 3 Chi-Nu: 60, 144⁵
  • Production: 1943, September 1944 -⁵
  • Manufacturer: Mitsubishi⁵

Variants

• Type 3 Chi-Nu:

Usage

None left the Japanese home islands.⁵

	Type 3 Chi-Nu
Crew	Commander, gunner, loader, driver, gunner-hull 51,2
Physical Characteristics
Weight	42,000 lb, 18,500 kg1, 19,100 kg, 18.2 tons1, 18.5 tons2, 18.7 tons4
Length w/gun	18' 6"1, 18' 9", 18.5'2 5.64 m1
Length w/o gun
Height	8.6'2, 8' 7"1 2.68 m1
Width	7.66'2, 7' 8"1 2.41 m1
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	75 mm Type 3 tank gun5 75 mm Type 904 (Type 31) 75 mm2
Secondary
MG	7.7 mm MG1 hull 7.7 mm MG2
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	8 - 502 501
Hull Front, Upper	50
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom	8
Turret Front
Turret Sides
Turret Rear
Turret Top
Engine (Make / Model)	Type 1001,2, air cooled2
Cylinders	V-121,2
Net HP	2401,2
Transmission
Fuel type	Diesel1,2
Octane
Capacity
Performance
Traverse	360°
Max Speed	24 mph1,2 39 kph1
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:

1. 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
2. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
3. -
4. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
5. Japanese Tanks 1939-45, Steven J. Zaloga, 2007

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