Name that tank!

The "Type95 Ha-Go" was a light tank of the Japanese Army.
The Imperial Japanese Navy based their amphibious tank "Type2 Ka-Mi" on that tank. The Type2 Ka-Mi design was conceived by the Navy in anticipation of amphibious landings in the Pacific and other special operations missions. Approx. 180 of these were built starting in 1942.

The pontoons are missing on the model above.

 

What was the unique feature of that tank among Japanese tanks to that point in development... And, no, it wasn't that it was amphibious...

 

Designed by the Navy instead of the Army. First tank designed for the Japanese Marines.

 

Or could it be maybe that the crew had an intercom system. Also, it had a completely welded hull, but not sure if that is unique to that tank though.

Another thing that's unique (I think) was it required a crew member who was a dedicated mechanic because of it's complex design. From what I've read about it, sounds like it was a good tank both as amphibious and on land. Used as Infantry support.

 

Good points but it was that it was the first Japanese tank with a coaxial machinegun. This represented a big change in design concept. Welding was necessary for watertightness and could have been expected.

 

Very informative, thanks for the feedback.

You had me thinking hard. I can still smell the gears burning. :lol

 

Slomo wins. He correctly identified the tank.

Was that a difficult tank to identify?

 

Kevin, it may have been quite tough, except for one thing, if you check on Page 36 of this same thread you'll see I had posted the same tank myself.

It has a unique looking hull and I recognized it almost instantly.

http://www.ww2f.com/quiz-me/20499-name-tank-36.html

That's twice you posted the same tank that I had previously posted.
It's like "deja vu" all over again.

 

Have a go at this one.

 

Definitely Japanese. The suspension looks in need of some track tension.

 

Same vehicle, different aspect.

 

It's definitely not Japanese.

The tracks do look slacker than they should be, although the suspension of these tanks, are often pictured with less track tension than other tanks. I suspect it probably was overdue for some servicing. Most likely it saw some rough use before ending up in it's current state. One can see the remnants of the brush that was used as camouflage still clinging to the hull.

That tank needs a lot more than just track tension adjustments.
Looking at the turret position it appears that the tank was destroyed from slightly behind. At the very least it appears the gunner was focused in that direction. Could be it was being pursued by the enemy at the time of it's demise or might even indicate it was ambushed as it passed.

 

Russian T-60 Light Tank.

 

That's correct!

At the start of the War the soviets had more light tanks in service than any other.

The T 60 had a 20mm aircraft cannon as it's main gun. This was said to have same armor penetration as the 37 mm gun which had been proposed for the T 60. This tank was not effective against the German Panzer III's and IV's that they would face. It's 20 mm armor also placed it at a disadvantage. They were used however, as there was not sufficient numbers of the T-34's available until later in 1942.

Over to you Kevin.

 

A GREAT tank to identify.

 

Kevin, you must be joking. look here, post # 858

http://www.ww2f.com/quiz-me/20499-name-tank-35.html#post458954

 

Ok,

How's this one?

 

That isn't a tank! It's a suicide gun! The Styer RSO mounted with a 7.5cm Pak 43 antitank gun....

 

I agree about it being a suicide gun. One wouldn't want to stick around after being identified/spotted by the enemy. Fire a round or two and change positions fast.

Germany was desperate for a mobile anti-tank gun at the time and it seems not a lot of consideration was given for the safety of the crew in this vehicle.

Didn't this vehicle use the 7.5cm Pak 40? Pak 43 was the 8.8cm gun I think.