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Pic 1 is indeed a late production Type 92 Heavily Armoured Car with a Type 92 13,2 mm MG in the bow
Pic 2 should be the Type 95 Armoured Railroad Car So-Ki Prototype but I will see if I can confirm it.
Pic 3 is hard to identify but it could be the amphibious tank SR-III prototype. This is a quite mysterious vehicle regarding sources but the wreak of the prototype can be seen at Rabaul.
Pic 4 is the final amphibious tank SR-I prototype
Pic 5 is the final amphibious tank SR-II prototype
Pic 6 might be one of the amphibious tank prototypes based on the Type 92 Heavily Armored Vehicle or anintermediate version between SR-I and SR-II. I will try to find out more.
Pic 7 is an Ishikawajima built amphibious version of the Type 92 Heavily armored Vehicle.
Pic 8 shows afaik a 1938 parade in China leaded by a company of Type 97 Tankettes Te-Ke and followed by a row of amphibious tanks. From the left: a Vickers Amphibious Tank captured from chinese forces in late 1937, the SR-II prototype and the same a little mysterious vehicle as in pic 6.
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Pic 1 is indeed a late production Type 92 Heavily Armoured Car with a Type 92 13,2 mm MG in the bow
Pic 2 should be the Type 95 Armoured Railroad Car So-Ki Prototype but I will see if I can confirm it.
Pic 3 is hard to identify but it could be the amphibious tank SR-III prototype. This is a quite mysterious vehicle regarding sources but the wreak of the prototype can be seen at Rabaul.
Pic 4 is the final amphibious tank SR-I prototype
Pic 5 is the final amphibious tank SR-II prototype
Pic 6 might be one of the amphibious tank prototypes based on the Type 92 Heavily Armored Vehicle or anintermediate version between SR-I and SR-II. I will try to find out more.
Pic 7 is an Ishikawajima built amphibious version of the Type 92 Heavily armored Vehicle.
Pic 8 shows afaik a 1938 parade in China leaded by a company of Type 97 Tankettes Te-Ke and followed by a row of amphibious tanks. From the left: a Vickers Amphibious Tank captured from chinese forces in late 1937, the SR-II prototype and the same a little mysterious vehicle as in pic 6.
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tom!
That can be indeed A4E12, not sure if Japan had one or it was captured from Chinese.
The second vehicle on left, that's SR-II Ro-Go (also on your photo number 5)
But that left one is problematic, it is IMO the same mysterious vehicle from photo number 6.
Photo number 3. Sumida Amphibious Armored Car
Photo number 4. SR-I I-Go
The second vehicle on left, that's SR-II Ro-Go (also on your photo number 5)
But that left one is problematic, it is IMO the same mysterious vehicle from photo number 6.
Photo number 3. Sumida Amphibious Armored Car
Photo number 4. SR-I I-Go
After some digging, Type 92 AI-GO amphibious prototype with late type suspension.
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Type 92 amphibious tank A-I-GO.
В тридцатые годы японцы разработали несколько моделей плавающих танков. Одними из первых были танки разработаные на базе легкого кавалерийского танка 2592. Первый танк построили на базе машины раннего образца (фото 1). Вторая модель построена на базе машины позднего образца - этот танк…
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tom!
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OK, here are the results of my japanese military experts:
Pic 2 is indeed the Typ 95 Armoured Railway Car So-Ki prototype
Pic 3 was identified as early SR-II prototype
Pic 7 was identified as early SR-III prototype.
There is no "Type 92 amphibious tank" as all amphibios tank versions remains prototypes only and did not receive Type designations.
By the way, SR is short for "Suiriku-Ryoyo" = "amphibious"
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tom!
OK, here are the results of my japanese military experts:
Pic 2 is indeed the Typ 95 Armoured Railway Car So-Ki prototype
Pic 3 was identified as early SR-II prototype
Pic 7 was identified as early SR-III prototype.
There is no "Type 92 amphibious tank" as all amphibios tank versions remains prototypes only and did not receive Type designations.
By the way, SR is short for "Suiriku-Ryoyo" = "amphibious"
Yours
tom!
ThanksHi.
OK, here are the results of my japanese military experts:
Pic 2 is indeed the Typ 95 Armoured Railway Car So-Ki prototype
Pic 3 was identified as early SR-II prototype
Pic 7 was identified as early SR-III prototype.
There is no "Type 92 amphibious tank" as all amphibios tank versions remains prototypes only and did not receive Type designations.
By the way, SR is short for "Suiriku-Ryoyo" = "amphibious"
Yours
tom!
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There is a pic of this tank during a japanese river crossing exercise ich China 1938:
and two pics from Rabaul during the Pacific War:
There is a second tank of the same model on the left
Sorry, for the small size, wartime standard.
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tom!
There is a pic of this tank during a japanese river crossing exercise ich China 1938:
and two pics from Rabaul during the Pacific War:
There is a second tank of the same model on the left
Sorry, for the small size, wartime standard.
Yours
tom!
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Same pic without writing:
It shows the experimental amphibious halftrack AMP on the left and the SR-II on the right
The AMP early prototype on land (the bow was remodelled to a better boat shape after the first trials)...
and in the water.
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Same pic without writing:
It shows the experimental amphibious halftrack AMP on the left and the SR-II on the right
The AMP early prototype on land (the bow was remodelled to a better boat shape after the first trials)...
and in the water.
Yours
tom!
Found this.Looks like Chi-He or Shinhoto Chi-Ha but in the source it named Ke-Ho.Mistake?
Легкий танк Тип 5 Ке-Хо .
Один из последних легких танков разработанных в Японии во время второй мировой войны средний пятый.Начало разработки 1942 год . Последний рисунок первый прототип…
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Almost no infos about The Type 5 Light tank Ke-Ho survived the war.
It seems that there were two proposals similar to the following drawings:
Later a short 47 mm tank gun was developed and there should have been a smaller turret under development
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tom!
Almost no infos about The Type 5 Light tank Ke-Ho survived the war.
It seems that there were two proposals similar to the following drawings:
Later a short 47 mm tank gun was developed and there should have been a smaller turret under development
Yours
tom!
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I found a tweet where this pic seems to have originated. My translation is rough, but I think it's a prop from a Japanese movie about the February 26, 1936 Army coup attempt. So it might not be a real period tank, just an approximation with features from various real vehicles from the era.
Translation via Google...
Translation via Google...
Various Japanese tanks.
WW2 Japanese Tanks
Listing of all tracked military combat tanks designed, developed, and deployed by the Empire of Japan for service in World War 2.
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I don't know either but this prop was based on the running gear from an ex-British Army FV432 APC. There are a host of WW2 replica AFVs based on the FV432.
Another 'Japanese' vehicle was the FV432-based Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha tank built for 'The Great Raid' (2005) ... which, with a re-paint, sometimes stands in as a Pz.Kpfw 38 (t).
Better-known FV432-based replicas are Jon Phillips' two Panzer replicas - a StuG III Ausf G and Pz.Kpfw III (with FV101 turret). There is also a rather less convincing FV432-based PzKw IV replica ... but I don't know who built that one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Phillips_Armor_Collection
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tom!
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Just for completion: Early production Type 94 tk Special Tractor/Tankette
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tom!
Just for completion: Early production Type 94 tk Special Tractor/Tankette
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I have come across some Japanese military magazines and found some interesting photos:
I assume most are captured Soviet vehicles.
I assume most are captured Soviet vehicles.
