Japanese Armor Identification Guide

Tanks

Medium Tank Type 89 Chi-Ro - produced 1931-1939 Type 90 57 mm gun, 2 × 6.6 mm machine guns 682 produced

Tankette Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha - produced 1932-1939 13.2 mm or 6.6 mm machine gun, 6.6 mm machine gun 167 produced

Tankette Type 94 Te-Ke - produced 1932-1939 7.7 mm or 6.6 mm machine gun 823 produced

Light Tank Type 95 Ha-Go - produced 1936-1943 Type 98 37 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 2,400 produced

Medium Tank Type 97 Chi-Ha - produced 1936-1943 Type 97 57 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 1,162 produced

Tankette Type 97 Te-Ke - produced 1938-1944 Type 98 37 mm gun 557 produced

Light Tank Type 98 Ke-Ni - produced 1942-1943 Type 97 57 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 104 produced

Medium Tank Type 1 Chi-He - produced 1943-1944 Type 1 47 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 170 produced

Light Tank Type 2 Ke-To - produced 1944-1945 Type 1 37 mm gun, 7.7 mm machine gun 29 produced

Medium Tank Type 2 Ho-I - produced 1944-1945 Type 99 75 mm gun, 7.7 mm machine gun 30 produced

Medium Tank Type 3 Chi-Nu - produced 1944-1945 Type 99 75 mm gun, 7.7 mm machine gun 166 produced

Light Tank Type 4 Ke-Nu - produced 1944-1945 Type 1 57 mm gun, 7.7 mm machine gun 100 produced

Medium Tank Type 4 Chi-To - produced 1944-1945 Type 5 75 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 2 produced

Amphibious Tank Type 2 Ka-Mi - produced 1942-1944 Type 1 37 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 184 produced

Amphibious Tank Type 3 Ka-Chi - produced 1943-1945 Type 1 47 mm gun, 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 19 produced

Self propelled gun Type 1 Ho-Ni I - produced 1942-1943 Type 90 75 mm gun 124 produced

Self propelled gun Type 1 Ho-Ni II - produced 1942-1944 Type 91 105 mm howitzer 54 produced

Self propelled gun Type 2 Ho-Ni III - produced 1944-1945 Type 3 75 mm gun 41 produced

Self propelled gun Type 4 Ho-Ro - produced 1944-1945 Type 38 150 mm howitzer 29 produced

Armored Cars

Type 87 Armored Car - produced 1927-1929 2 × 7.7 mm machine guns 28 produced

Type 92 Kokusan Armored Car - produced 1932-1934 5 × 6.6 mm machine guns Approximately 100 produced

Type 92 Chiyoda Armored Car - produced 1932-1936 4 × 6.6 mm machine guns 200 produced

Type 92 Osaka Armored Car - produced 1932-1937 2 × 6.6 mm machine guns Approximately 500 produced

Personnel/Equipment Carriers

Type 98 So-Da - produced 1941-1943 unarmed Approximately 100 produced

Type 1 Ho-Ki - produced 1941-1943 unarmed Approximately 200 produced

Type 1 Ho-Ha - produced 1944-1945 unarmed Approximately 200 produced