Man i wish 🤣
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Mitsubishi made 468 bricks for Type 74, just need to know their performance and how they would be installed on the tank 🤔
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There’s been confusion over what the Type 4 Ke-Nu actually is. Despite what Wikipedia says, it was not a conversion of the Ha-Go to fit a Chi-Ha turret. It was an unknown turret modification of the Type 2 Ke-To. Interestingly, the below intelligence report also repeats the erroneous information but actually shows what looks to be a Type 5 Ke-Ho
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Gaijin always seems to have a problem with strong Japanese lineups. With the Type 81 currently at 11.0, Japan’s lineup at that BR is incredibly competitive. You have three 11.0 MBTs, plus an additional one if you have the premium Type 90. On top of that, you have the Type 81 for AA role. But now, Type 81 will pushing everything to 11.3, meaning you won’t face 10.0 opponents if you have the Type 81 in your lineup. It’s reminiscent of how they ruined the 8.7 and 9.0 lineups.
Friendly reminder this thing doesn’t even get a radar.
Pushing it to 11.7 would make more sense at this point, given the lack of other vehicles at 11.3. Placing it there seems unnecessary, especially since nobody would choose to play it as a standalone vehicle rather than including it in a Type 10 lineup.
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Panstir is still MILES better than it; hell, most other SPAAs are also more competitive for their BRs with (usually) better thermals, radar, longer-range missiles that can actually deal with helicopters, and usually have better sights too. I get moving it up from 10.0 to 11.0, but from 11.0 to 11.3, what a way to ruin one of the few amazing lineups Japan had.
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With no guns, radar, and requiring a lock-on to fire missiles, it’s hard to justify placing this vehicle just 0.4 BR lower than the TOR-M1 or Pantsir S1.
So now what, get back to the Type 93 and pulling it to 11.0 trying to stay relevant against 12.0 aircraft, as Gaijin seems to consider that more balanced apparently.
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Did anyone in feedback even suggest pushing it up or did snail initially leave it out so that nobody would talk about it?
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Probably the latter. It’s par for the course on how they shuffle braindead decisions through without any possibility of an uproar causing them to back off on it.
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National tressures…
Type 95 bulldozer: A post-war modification, currently on crownfunding for its restoration.
Type 95 Ha-Go: A successfully funded project. Recently arrived to Japan.
Type 95 Kurogane, only two examples exist in Japan, both in excellent conditions.
I really like the looks of this car.
https://twitter.com/kotatsu_neko/status/1781843382832365905
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spall liners but what tank is this?
Type 89 I-Go
da heck, then it must be padding???
They say this one is Type 97 Chi-Ha, but I’m not good with Type 89 I-Go turrets.
https://twitter.com/tisyaki/status/1782775123180966361
I’ve heard about asbestos liners somewhere in Japanese tanks and at least Type 95 Ha-Go has it between crew and engine compartments, but why would the whole turret be padded?
Sorry. As real you sent the Chi-Ha turret
I was searching it for Chi-Ha long time and thought that it wasn’t there
So here we have photos of Chi-Ha and I-Go asbestos liners in turret
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It seems to be from this website, which is indeed a Type 89 turret.
Perhaps they are for sound proofing or maybe protecting the commander’s head from smashing against the wall.
In 2014, the organization “Association for the Creation of the National Defense Technology Museum” (ACNDTM) opened a private museum in Gotemba City that exhibited the Japanese Kurogane (pre-restoration), American Willys MB, and German Kubelwagen. This might be the only time in history these three vehicles have all been in the same room together, unless a meetup in Russia has eluded me. Since then the museum has been closed, however all vehicles are still in the possession of ACNDTM.
The Ha-Go in the back is a replica, originally created for HBO’s “The Pacific” series, then purchased by the CEO of ACNDTM and improved upon to further resemble the real thing. In the last couple of days, it was agreed upon that the Ha-Go replica is going to be traded with the National Museum of the Pacific War for the Chi-Ha I mentioned in my last post.
It’s a little early, but let me tell you about what happens after you achieve your goal! A living witness of post-war reconstruction, the Type 95 light tank modified bulldozer to the next generation! (Masahiko Kobayashi (Representative of NPO “Association for the Creation of the National Defense Technology Museum”) Posted on 2024/04/22) - Crowdfunding READYFOR
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Also, any more information on this prototype Thai light tank? Mentioned on the 15-Tonnes Infantry Fighting Vehicle article by Tank Encyclopedia. I see the IFV was brought up in this thread a month ago, I am interested specifically in the tank prototype.
Apparently they were installed to keep interior cooler. They are asbestos after all.
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