Posted: 12/14/2004 8:33:18 PM EDT
 M4 Sherman. Atop it is a Japanese tank, to be transported back for examination. Marine's hand lies on another knocked-out Japanese tank |
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Probably a Tankette Type 94. Speaking of Japanese and Tiger tanks. I have some pictures of when the Japanese were looking at the German tank factories in WW2 and have a photo of a Japanese soldier standing in the coplua of a Tiger Tank. Very comical to me for some reason. edit: spelled Japanese three different ways in that sentence |
Yep, type 94. GENERAL DATA Other Designations Type 94 [Model 92 (1932) Tankette*] Manufacturer(s) Tokyo Gasu Denki Kokyo, Mitsubishi, Jukogyo, Kobe Seikosho Production Quantity n.a. Production Period n.a. Type Tankette Crew 2 Length /hull (m) 3.08 Barrel Overhang (m) 0 Width /with skirts (m) 1.62 Height (m) 1.62 Combat Weight (kg) 3400 Radio Equipment n.a. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIREPOWER Primary Armament 6.5mm Type 91 MG Ammunition Carried 1620 Traverse (degrees) (360°) Elevation (degrees) n.a. Traverse speed (360°) n.a. Sight n.a. Secondary Armament - Ammunition Carried - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBILITY CHARACTERISTICS Engine Make & Model Type 94 No. of Links/Track n.a. Type & Displacement In4 Track Width n.a. Horsepower 32hp@1800rpm Track Ground Contact n.a. Power/Weight Ratio 9.4 hp/t Ground Pressure n.a. Gearbox 4 forward, 1 reverse Ground Clearance (m) 0.29 Fuel Gasoline (Petrol) Turning Radius (m) n.a. Range on/off road (km) 200 Gradient (degrees) 35° Mileage (liters/100km) 53 Vertical Obstacle (m) 0.50 Fuel Capacity (liters) 106 Fording (m) 0.60 Speed on/off road 40 km/h Trench Crossing (m) 1.30 A tankette for sure. The brewed up tank might be a Type 97. |
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I've seen pictures of Zhukov inspecting captured Japanese tanks after the Russians kicked them out of Manchuria. Needless to say after fighting the Germans he doesn't look impressed. Read some story about Imo Jima maybe Tarawa about a Sherman taking a hit from a Japanese tank with 37mm and it turned the inside of the tank where the shell hit a lemon yellow, but didn't penetrate. The Sherman destroyed the Jap tank with one hit. For some reason I think the Sherman tank was called china gal. Maybe that will ring a bell with somebody. |
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It was at Tarawa C Company, 1st Corps Tank Battalion ( M4A2 Sherman tanks) interesting link if you want to read about the Shermans at Tarawa Tarawa Shermans |
| I think some of it had to do with the terrain they were fighting in. Heavy machinery would have been ineffective in most areas where the Japanese saw combat. Even the U.S. relied mostly on Stuart tanks in the Pacific theater. I think the Japanese were smart to focus a lot more of their resources on naval power early in the war. They probably should have beefed up their air force more as the war progressed. The army was not bad especially in defending and would have been more than adequate had the Japanese retained a pariety with the U.S. in the skies and water |
Look! The Sherman is bringing home a new toy for itself! Japanese tanks were effective when chasing underequipped, poorly trained Chinese footsoldiers who had no means of defense against armor. It was a different thing when they fought Americans though.  BBQ human flesh, anyone?
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