Type 3 Chi-Nu | |
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![]() A Type 3 Chi-Nu at the JGSDF Ordnance School in Tsuchiura, Japan | |
Type | Medium tank |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Production history | |
Designed | 1943 |
Produced | 1944–1945 |
No. built | 144 to 166[1][2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 19 tonnes (21 tons)[3] |
Length | 5.64 m (18 ft 6 in) |
Width | 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) |
Height | 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 5 |
Armor | 20–50 mm[4] |
Main armament | Type 3 75 mm tank gun (L/38)[4] (Armor penetration: 90 mm at 100 m, 65 mm at 1,000 m) |
Secondary armament | 1 x 7.7 mm Type 97 machine gun[4] |
Engine | Mitsubishi Type 100 21.7 L V-12 diesel 240 hp (179 kW) at 2,000 rpm (12.63 hp/tonne) |
Suspension | Bell crank |
Operational range | 210 km (130 mi) |
Maximum speed | 39 km/h (24 mph) |
Type 3 Medium Tank Chi-Nu (三式中戦車 チヌ, San-shiki chū-sensha Chi-nu, "Imperial Year 2603 Medium tank Model 10") was a medium tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Like the Type 1 Chi-He, this tank was an improved version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. It incorporated a Type 3 75 mm tank gun, one of the largest Japanese tank guns during the war.
The Chi-Nu did not see combat during the war. All produced units were retained for the defense of the Japanese Homeland in anticipation of an Allied invasion.