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| Type 98 Ke-Ni | |
|---|---|
 Type 98A Ke-Ni light tank | |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1938[1] |
| Produced | 1942–1943 |
| No. built | 104[2] |
| Specifications (Type 98A Ke-Ni[3]) | |
| Mass | 7.2 metric tons (7.1 long tons; 7.9 short tons) |
| Length | 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armor | 10–16 mm (0.39–0.63 in) |
Main armament | Type 100 37 mm (1.46 in) gun |
Secondary armament | 1 x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 machine gun |
| Engine | Mitsubishi Type 100 air-cooled I-6 diesel 130 hp (97 kW) at 2100 RPM |
| Suspension | Bell crank |
Operational range | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
The Type 98 light tank Ke-Ni (九八式軽戦車 ケニ, Kyuhachi-shiki keisensha Ke-Ni) or Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko (also known as Type 98 Chi-Ni light tank[4]) was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II. Although designed before World War II began, production did not start until 1942, with 104 being produced by the end of the war in the Pacific.[2]
- ^ Zaloga 2007, p. 18.
- ^ a b Zaloga 2007, p. 17.
- ^ Tomczyk 2002, p. 76.
- ^ History of War: Type 98 Chi-Ni Light Tank