the Sagami Depot: Plant 10, Building No. 171-1 was used for the production of tanks. Right before the end of World War II, the first 100 ton tank was completed in this building; however, the tank was too heavy to be moved to Yokohama Port. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/sagami-depot.htm Anybody know what this was??? A copy of some King Tiger or a product of Japanese` own??
Still not clear on this but after some searching found this: http://users.swing.be/tanks.tanks/complet/474.html Heavy tank O-I Weight (combat ready): 120 tons Length: 10.00 meters Width: 4.20 meters Height: 4.00 meters Crew: 11 1 x 105mm gun 1 x 37 mm Type 1 Gun 3 x 7.7 mm Type 97 Machine guns type unknown Maximum Armour: 200 mm
Okay that would have been scary for the troops to see on an island. It is funny to realize that they built a tank they couldn't even get to the ships. There are a lot of engineering jokes built into that set of circumstances.
