Japanese tank Typ 79 Ko-Gata

[Pano]

Hello

I'm searching any kind of informations & pictures about the japanese version of the FT-17 tank : the typ 79 Ko-Gata

thanks everybody

[Akira Takizawa]

http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/FT.html

Note tbat Type 79 is a wrong designation. It was also called "Renault" in Japanese and FT was designated "Ko Gata" (Model A) and NC was designated "Otsu Gata" (Model B).

Taki

[Pano]

Thanks, but I'm searching more specific informations :

— which units were fitted with those tanks ?

— have they been used at war or only for training purposes ?

— what kind of markings could have been used on those tanks ?

I also hope you'll help me to find some pictures/profiles

[Peter H]

Pics here

[Peter H]

More...

[Sewer King]

Peter, I hope it's OK to reassemble here some others of your Japanese Renault tank photos from the "Something different" thread. Along with hisashi's commentary, they are too deep inside there for easy reference.

Tank talk

At its rear left, note marking and stowage boxes. Is that a small flag atop the boxes?

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Infantry meet tank [apparently on parade]

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Tank lecture

Note also the two-tone camouflage paint scheme -- is it olive-and-brown?

Renault FT was imported in 1925 with Medium Mark A Whippet. Army infantry school raised school tank unit for them, and newly created tank 1st company also received them. They were trial unit to learn everything on the new weapon. Army infantry school itself was a research/education organization educating infantry officers, so it might happen that they gave a lecture for student officers about the latest weapon they had. Later army cavalry school also received FT.

-- Alan

[Peter H]

Alan

No problem.Sometimes I forget the information,photos we have around here.

The first Japanese tank sent to a war zone was a Whippet that went to Siberia after 1918?

[Akira Takizawa]

— which units were fitted with those tanks ?
Infantry School Tank Unit and 1st Tank Unit at Kurume

— have they been used at war or only for training purposes ?
It was used in the Manchurian Incident.
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/history.htm

— what kind of markings could have been used on those tanks ?
A number at sponson, an IJA star at bow and a license plate at stern.

Taki

[Akira Takizawa]

The first Japanese tank sent to a war zone was a Whippet that went to Siberia after 1918?

It is said so up to now. But, recently a new document was found and it stated that they were not Whippet, but Renault FT which were sent to Siberia. So, it should be revised.

Taki

[Pano]

Wow !

thanks a lot for the pictures & informations, that's really great

[Peter H]

From: http://otvaga2004.narod.ru/publ_w5/024_ft.htm

[Peter H]

Same source.

[Peter H]

Crushing Manchurian resistance.

[AVV]

Hello, Peter!

From: http://otvaga2004.narod.ru/publ_w5/024_ft.htm

According to Russian-language caption, the tanks in the first photo are French and belong to French platoon of the tank company for the protection of Shanghai international settlement.
In any case, thanks for the link!

Best regards, Aleks

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