Global Information Lookup Global Information

Type 95 heavy tank information


Type 95 heavy tank
TypeHeavy tank
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Specifications
Mass26 t (29 short tons)
Length6.47 m (21.2 ft)
Width2.69 m (8.8 ft)
Height2.89 m (9.5 ft)
Crew5

Armor12–35 mm
Main
armament
1x 70 mm tank gun[1]
Secondary
armament
1x 37 mm tank gun, 2x 6.5mm MG[1]
EngineInline 6-cylinder gasoline engine[2]
290 hp
SuspensionLeaf-Spring
Operational
range
110 km[3]
Maximum speed 22 km/h (14 mph)

The Type 95 heavy tank (Japanese: 九五式重戦車, kyūgo-shiki jūsensha) was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II. The main armament being a 70 mm cannon in a central turret, with its secondary front turret mounting a 37 mm gun and a 6.5 mm machine gun in the rear turret. Four prototypes were produced in 1934.[2][4]

  1. ^ a b Tomczyk 2002, p. 30.
  2. ^ a b Tomczyk 2002, pp. 29, 30.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference historyofwar.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Taki’s Imperial Japanese Army: Type 95 Heavy Tank

and 19 Related for: Type 95 heavy tank information

Request time (Page generated in 1.0579 seconds.)

Type 95 heavy tank

Last Update:

The Type 95 heavy tank (Japanese: 九五式重戦車, kyūgo-shiki jūsensha) was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design and was in commission during...

Word Count : 735

Type 95

Last Update:

a Japanese light tank Type 95 heavy tank, a Japanese heavy tank Type 95 reconnaissance car, used by the Japanese from 1937 Type 95 SPAAA, a Chinese anti-aircraft...

Word Count : 180

Heavy tank

Last Update:

A heavy tank is a tank variant produced from World War I to the end of the Cold War. These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability for...

Word Count : 1182

List of prototype World War II combat vehicles

Last Update:

self-propelled gun on Type 95 heavy tank chassis Ji-Ro Type 92 10 cm cannon self-propelled gun on Type 95 heavy tank chassis Type 97 Chi-Ni medium tank; one prototype...

Word Count : 960

Tanks in the Japanese Army

Last Update:

back in 1931 with the prototype 18-ton Type 91 heavy tank. Modeled from German and Italian tank designs, the Type 95 featured three turrets; the main armament...

Word Count : 11094

List of Japanese military equipment of World War II

Last Update:

Type 95 heavy tank hull, 105 mm cannon Ji-Ro SPG – Type 95 heavy tank hull, 105 mm cannon Type 95 Ha-Go (also known as Type 95 Ke-Go or Type 95 Kyu-Go)...

Word Count : 4505

Tanks of the United States

Last Update:

in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. In the...

Word Count : 14823

T30 heavy tank

Last Update:

The Heavy Tank T30 was a World War II American tank project developed to counter new German tanks, such as Tiger I, Tiger II, and tank destroyers, such...

Word Count : 1863

M6 heavy tank

Last Update:

The Heavy Tank M6 was an American heavy tank designed during World War II. The tank was produced in small numbers and never saw combat. Because of limited...

Word Count : 1773

Japanese tanks of World War II

Last Update:

Type 95 was vulnerable to heavy machinegun fire–0.5 in (13 mm)–so it determined the development of a new light tank with the same weight as the Type 95...

Word Count : 4966

Type 92 heavy armoured car

Last Update:

The Type 92 heavy armoured car (九二式重装甲車, Kyū-ni-shiki Jū-sōkōsha), also known as the Type 92 cavalry tank, was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous...

Word Count : 1378

List of Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

Last Update:

tank Ka-So command tank Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank Type 4 Chi-To medium tank Type 5 Chi-Ri medium tank (prototype) Type 95 heavy tank O-I super-heavy tank...

Word Count : 823

List of military vehicles of World War II

Last Update:

Type 91 heavy tank (1 prototype) Type 95 heavy tank (4 prototypes) Type 2 Ka-Mi (182 to 184) Type 3 Ka-Chi (19) Type 5 To-Ku (1 prototype) Type 1 75 mm...

Word Count : 4132

List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

Last Update:

Japan) Type 95 Ha-Go light tank (2,300; Japan) Type 95 heavy tank prototype (4; Japan) Type 97 Te-Ke tankette (616; Japan) Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank (1,162;...

Word Count : 3569

List of armoured fighting vehicles by country

Last Update:

87 Chi-I medium tank prototype Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankette Type 94 tankette Type 97 Te-Ke tankette Type 95 heavy tank prototype Type 98 Ta-Se prototype...

Word Count : 8567

Tanks of North Korea

Last Update:

and captured Seoul, with the tanks seeing little in the way of opposing tanks. The North Koreans tanks supported by heavy artillery attacked all along...

Word Count : 3876

Tank classification

Last Update:

Destroyer tanks, Battle tanks (of Heavy, Medium and Light types), Torpedo tanks (utilising large trench mortars), Engineer tanks, Supply tanks and Ambulance...

Word Count : 3744

Light tank

Last Update:

A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner...

Word Count : 2777

T32 heavy tank

Last Update:

The T32 Heavy Tank was a heavy tank project started by the United States Army to create an appropriate successor to the M4A3E2 Sherman "Jumbo". The US...

Word Count : 352

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net