Type 98 Chi-Ho | |
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Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Production history | |
Designed | 1939 |
Produced | 1940 1941[1] |
No. built | 4[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10.73 tons[1] |
Length | 5.29 m (17 ft 4 in)[1] |
Width | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)[1] |
Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)[1] |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | 5–25 mm |
Main armament | Type 1 47 mm tank gun[1] |
Secondary armament | two 7.7 mm Type 1 heavy machine guns |
Engine | Mitsubishi diesel engine[1] 120 hp/ 1300 rpm[1] |
Suspension | Bell crank |
Maximum speed | 41 km/h (25 mph)[1] |
The experimental Type 98 Chi-Ho was a prototype Japanese medium tank. It was developed on orders from the Imperial Japanese Army. "Chi Ho" indicates that it is designated as the 5th (I, Ro, Ha, Ni, Ho) medium (Chi) tank. A total of four prototypes were completed. Two were built in 1940 and two were built in 1941. It did not enter production.