Ok im bit confused with the Ku-Se. What hull did it use? some said it was the chi-he hull. Other the said it is the Ke-Ho.
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Another variant designed in 1944 was the Type 2 Ku-Se self-propelled gun (SPG). It used the Type 1 Chi-He hull and was armed with a 75 mm gun in an open casemate with light frontal armour only.[20] The open casemate was in the same shape as the one used on the Type 1 Ho-Ni I.
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In 1942, a prototype vehicle was built, and the project was canceled soon after. As with most new tank designs the Japanese came up with, it was low on the list of importance. Resources and construction efforts were instead being focused on warships and warplanes. Mass production was approved in 1945 however, but this was of course too late and the one prototype remained the only one built. This also meant that the Ku-Se variant never left the drawing board.
you think the gun would have fit on the ho ni I/II or the III?
The turret does look like the ho ni II prototype
Someone says this missile is equipped with an active radar and an infrared/ultraviolet dual-mode self-guidance system.I’m not sure if it’s true or false.
It was the Ke-Ho. I think people are confusing the Ho-I with the Ku-Se, since the two used almost the same gun. Since development of the Ku-Se began in August 1943 under the codename 『55戰』, any reference to “Type 2” or “1942” would be quite odd.
For reference, the Ho-I was armed with the Type 99 7.5 cm tank gun, while the Ku-Se used the Type 99 7.5 cm tank gun Model II. The Model II allowed the gun to traverse horizontally.
Because there is essentially no detailed information on the design, that seems like the most reasonable guess, I think. That’s probably why the author drew it that way.
The Royal Thai Air Force has officially selected Israel’s BARAK MX air defense system for the IADS program, with a budget of 3.44 billion baht.
This marks Thailand’s first acquisition of a medium- to long-range integrated air defense system capable of intercepting aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and tactical missiles.
Thailand’s Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has selected Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as the winner of its Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) procurement. The Air Force will acquire one BARAK MX High-to-Medium Air Defense (HIMAD) system worth 3.44 billion baht (US$107 million), marking Thailand’s first air-defense system capable of intercepting tactical ballistic missiles, including Cambodia’s PHL-03 (AR-2).
The winning bid was officially announced on 20 November 2025 by the Directorate of Logistics. The contract covers delivery under DAP Incoterms 2020, excluding customs duties and some taxes, but includes installation, training, and technology transfer.
The purchase follows RTAF’s 2025 White Paper, which outlines a multi-phase plan to strengthen medium- to long-range air defense from 2025–2033. BARAK MX was selected after price evaluations from IAI, Rafael, and Excalibur International.
The BARAK MX is a modular, network-centric air- and missile-defense system capable of integrating multiple sensors and interceptors to counter aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and tactical ballistic threats. It supports layered defense by linking multiple launch units and combining ground-based and naval air-defense networks.
For the love of god gaijin if you want to fix Japanese CAS, just put this thing in the game already dude,
forget about sub techtree and just fix the OG F4EJ kai bro, this thing has passed Suggestion year ago and where is it??? pleaseee i beg you.
New round of educated guesses are in, and although the JAS39E, NASAMS, F/A-18E and Chu-SAM are all great news, I’m wondering what this Type 61 (Mod) is.
I’d guess its some sort of premium vehicle for sure, but which one – idk.
Not sure it is going to be some battlepass one, but at first I thought it would become a part of triple vehicle pack (like them tt variants with a tiny bit of uniqueness and premium bonuses).
But now I think it is going to be either GE or pack premium for lower tier. Not TT as there is already Type 61 and ST-A3 at 6.7. Still not sure why would they need one provided the already high saturation of the vehicles there and existence of type 74 red star / type 16 fps / type 90 fuji in premium section.
Man, Japan could really use the Mi-To and O-I. The Mi-To could be premium, like the Ho-Ri prototype, because it only has 75mm front and rear plates. The O-I, with its 150mm front and rear plates and 150mm gun, would even be a useful tank. It would be an improved(?) KV-2 with 180mm penetration HEAT shells.
