Special number 3 Ku-Ro (So-Ra) | |
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![]() Special Number 3 light tank prototype mockup | |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Production history | |
Designed | 1943/1944 |
Produced | 1944 |
No. built | 1 (prototype mockup only)[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.9 t (2.9 long tons; 3.2 short tons) for the tank, with wings added 4.2 t (4.1 long tons; 4.6 short tons)[1] |
Length | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)[1] |
Width | 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)[1] |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
Crew | 2[1] |
Main armament | One Type 100 37 mm tank gun or one 7.7 mm Type 97 machine gun or one flamethrower[1] |
Secondary armament | None |
Engine | Mitsubishi Franklin air-cooled inline 4-cylinder gasoline[1] 50 hp (37.28 kW) at 2400 rpm[1] |
Suspension | Bell crank |
Maximum speed | 43 km/h (27 mph) on road[1] |
The Special number 3 light tank Ku-Ro (特三号戦車 クロ) (also known as the "So-Ra"[1]) was an experimental Japanese winged light tank project, developed during World War II. It is one of the notable aircraft concepts developed during that war.[2]