Type 5 Chi-Ri medium tank

Type 5 Chi-Ri
Incomplete prototype of the Type 5 Chi-Ri after capture by American forces
TypeMedium tank
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Production history
Designed1943–1944
No. built1 (incomplete prototype)[1][2]
Specifications
Mass37.6 tonnes (40.8 US short tons; 81,571 lb)[3]
Length7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)[3]
Width3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)[3]
Height3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)[3]
Crew5

Armor25–75 millimetres (0.98–2.95 in)
Main
armament
Type 5 75 mm tank gun (L/56.4)
Secondary
armament
Type 1 37 mm tank gun
and 2 X 7.7mm Type 97 heavy tank machine guns
EngineWater-cooled Kawasaki Type 98 aircraft engine (Petrol)
550 hp (14.86 hp/tonne)
SuspensionBell crank
Operational
range
250 kilometers[3]
Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)[3]

The Type 5 medium tank Chi-Ri (五式中戦車 チリ, Go-shiki chusensha Chi-ri) ("Imperial Year 2605 Medium Tank Model 9") was a medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was intended to be a heavier, more powerful version of Japan's prototype Type 4 Chi-To medium tank. Only one incomplete prototype was built.

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

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