Type 3 Chi-Nu
Was designed as a replacement for the Type 1 Chi-He. Were built in 1944.
The gun was based on the French Schneider 75 mm field gun.
None left home islands.
| 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 tons3, 18.2 tons1, 18.5 tons2, 18.7 tons4 |
| Length w/gun | 18' 6"1, 18' 9", 18.5'2 5.64 m1, 5.73 m3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8.6'2, 8' 7"1 2.68 m1, 2.61 m3 |
| Width | 7.66'2, 7' 8"1 2.41 m1, 2.33 m3 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm Type 904 (Type 31) 75 mm2 75 mm Type 3 L/383 |
| 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 Front: 503 Side: 253 |
| 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 | 2401,2,3 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Diesel1,2 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max Speed | 24 mph1,2 39 kph1,3 |
| 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 | |
| Production | 1943: 60 |
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
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