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Willard
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Sep-21-14, 03:00 PM (EDT)
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"wwii japanese tanks"
 
   (A side from the Armorsport discussion over in featured documents)

A little research on wikipedia shows that the Type 95 Ha-Go lght tank could and did do pretty well against other light tanks -- M2-M4 Stuarts, Russian BTs, British Vickers, and even (Chinese-owned) Panzer I's.

Its biggest claim to fame, however, was its ability to get into places where nobody else thought a tank could go.

It would also be a fan favorite in the light tank races. Not because it's fast, but because it has such an incredibly rough ride that it's a lot of fun to watch it bounce... :-)

The Type 97 medium, however, was totally outclassed by the Sherman and T-34's didn't even notice them...

Willard


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1. "RE: wwii japanese tanks"
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   >It would also be a fan favorite in the light tank races. Not because
>it's fast, but because it has such an incredibly rough ride that it's
>a lot of fun to watch it bounce... :-)

INT. DAY - TYPE 95 TURRET. The scene is now bouncing and shaking so violently that the camera can't keep up and HAMMOND can barely be made out.

HAMMOND
(slightly garbled)
The ride quality's... not brilliant. If I'm honest.

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rwpikul
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Sep-23-14, 02:48 AM (EDT)
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2. "RE: wwii japanese tanks"
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   >(A side from the Armorsport discussion over in featured documents)
>
>A little research on wikipedia shows that the Type 95 Ha-Go lght tank
>could and did do pretty well against other light tanks -- M2-M4
>Stuarts, Russian BTs, British Vickers, and even (Chinese-owned) Panzer
>I's.
>
>Its biggest claim to fame, however, was its ability to get into places
>where nobody else thought a tank could go.

Oh, the Japanese had some of the best tanks at the start of the war. Their problem was that they never saw much in the way of improvements, mostly from replacing the medium velocity 57mm with a high velocity 47mm and starting to include radios as standard equipment.

In the late war you end up with the Japanese fielding things like the CHE-HE medium tank which barely topped the M3 Stuart light tank in a head to head gun duel, (and didn't top the M5).

--
Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)


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