Type 4 Chi-To medium tank

Type 4 Chi-To
Type 4 Chi-To medium tank
TypeMedium tank
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Production history
Designed1943–1944
No. built2 (completed)[1][2]
Specifications
Mass30.48 tonnes (30.00 long tons; 33.60 short tons)[3]
Length6.42 m (21 ft 1 in)[3]
Width2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)[3]
Height2.87 m (9 ft 5 in)[3]
Crew5[3]

Armor12–75 millimetres (0.47–2.95 in)
Main
armament
Type 5 75 mm tank gun (L/56.4)
Secondary
armament
2 × Type 97 heavy tank machine guns[2]
EngineMitsubishi AL Type 4 37.7 litre air-cooled V12 diesel engine with supercharger
400 hp at 2,000 rpm[3] (13.73 hp/tonne)
SuspensionBell crank
Operational
range
250 kilometres (160 mi)[3]
Maximum speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph)[3]

The Type 4 medium tank Chi-To (四式中戦車 チト, Yonshiki chūsensha Chi-To) ("Imperial Year 2604 Medium Tank Model 7") was one of several medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. While by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach production, industrial and material shortages resulted in only a few chassis being manufactured and only two known to be completed. Neither of the completed Type 4 Chi-To tanks saw combat use.[1]

  1. ^ a b Zaloga 2007, p. 22.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Taki was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Tomczyk 2005, p. 30.

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