| Type 95 heavy tank | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 26 t (29 short tons) |
| Length | 6.47 m (21.2 ft) |
| Width | 2.69 m (8.8 ft) |
| Height | 2.89 m (9.5 ft) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | 12–35 mm |
Main armament | 1x 70 mm tank gun[1] |
Secondary armament | 1x 37 mm tank gun, 2x 6.5mm MG[1] |
| Engine | Inline 6-cylinder gasoline engine[2] 290 hp |
| Suspension | Leaf-Spring |
Operational range | 110 km[3] |
| Maximum speed | 22 km/h (14 mph) |
The Type 95 heavy tank (Japanese: 九五式重戦車, kyūgo-shiki jūsensha) was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II. The main armament being a 70 mm cannon in a central turret, with its secondary front turret mounting a 37 mm gun and a 6.5 mm machine gun in the rear turret. Four prototypes were produced in 1934.[2][4]
- ^ a b Tomczyk 2002, p. 30.
- ^ a b Tomczyk 2002, pp. 29, 30.
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