Japanese Chi-Ha (Type 97) Medium Tank
Chi-Ha (Type 97) medium tank of an armoured unit of the Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF). This 1:87 scale model tank is sold fully assembled and painted.
Available Scale Model Kits
- Chi-Ha (Type 97) Medium Tank, 1:72 Atlantic 616
- Chi-Ha (Type 97) Medium Tank, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/181
- Chi-Ha (Type 97) Medium Tank, 1:76 Airfix 01319
- Chi-Ha (Type 97) Medium Tank, 1:87 WTD 17
Technical Specifications
- Chi-Ha (Type 97)
- Type: Medium Tank
- Motor: V-12 21.7 l diesel Mitsubishi Type 97 with 170 hp (130 kW)
- Speed: 28 km/h on roads
- Cruising Range: 210 km on roads
- Length: 5500 mm
- Width: 2340 mm
- Height: 2380 mm
- Weight: 15,800 kg
- Armour: 33 mm
- Armament: 57 mm L.18.4 Type 97 Tank Gun, two 7.7 mm Type 97 Machine Guns
- Crew: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Radio Operator
- Production: 1937–1944 (2200 Chi-Ha and Chi-Ha Shinhoto)
Historical Employment
- Japanese Army, 1937–1945
- 7th Tank Regiment, The Philippines, 1941–1942
- 2nd Tank Regiment, Dutch East Indies, 1942
- 1st Independent Tank Company, Guadalcanal, 1942
- 9th Tank Regiment, Saipan, 1944
- 2nd Company, 9th Tank Regiment, Guam, 1944
- Special Naval Landing Forces
- Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Bibliography
- Funcken, L. & F.: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1939–1945, p. 39