Type 95 Truck and Other Odd Vehicles

[Luftflotte2]

That is a nice photo.

I found one of a Isuzu TX40. The dual wheels on the rear axle identify it. Photo taken in Hansa Bay, New Guinea 1944-09-06.

Source: Australian War Memorial

[Luftflotte2]

here is an interesting photo, it is listed as a Sumida M.2593. I have not seen one before.


full-size: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/563/2113 ... 2965_o.jpg

Source: ebay.com ID 201422630543

[Akira Takizawa]

It is not Sumida M.2593. It is the armored railroad car before Type 91 Armored Railroad Car, which is wrongly known as Sumida M.2593 in the west.
In some books, it is said as Type 90. But, I think that it is also wrong.　On a vintage album, it is stated as Keibensha (narrow-gauge car). But, I don't know if it is correct.

Taki

[Akira Takizawa]

http://mixi.at/aeIppV7
Type 91 Armored Railroad Car

http://mixi.at/aeIldet
Armored train of 11th Armored Train Unit
ditto
Type 91 Armored Railroad Car and unidentified armored railroad car
Unidentified armored railroad car
Japanese armored train in Chinese service

http://mixi.at/aeIkPWS
Type 95 Armored Railroad Car
Type 95 Railroad Crane vehicle
Unidentified armored railroad car
Type 100 Railroad Car
Type 95 Railroad Repair vehicle

Taki

[Luftflotte2]

http://mixi.at/aeIldet
Type 91 Armored Railroad Car and unidentified armored railroad car
Unidentified armored railroad car

高木氏の鉄道連隊 meaning 'Takagi's railway regiment'? Can you explain further?

http://mixi.at/aeIkPWS
Unidentified armored railroad car

It looks similar to the attached photos of an armored rail-car. There is probably no relationship.

Sources:
http://landships.activeboard.com/t27952 ... red-lorry/
http://landships.activeboard.com/t60174 ... carrailcar
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P08401.003/
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0&t=149556

[Akira Takizawa]

> 高木氏の鉄道連隊 meaning 'Takagi's railway regiment'?

No, it means "Takagi's book on railway regiment". Mr. Takagi is a writer on the railway. He supposed that that car was made in Russia in his book.

Taki

[Luftflotte2]

I am using google translate, so the words are usually jumbled up.

The Fengtian and Kuomintang armies had trains built under Russian supervision. Maybe this is one of them?

[Akira Takizawa]

The Fengtian and Kuomintang armies had trains built under Russian supervision. Maybe this is one of them?

Takagi's presumption is not so. That car was built in Russia and used at Chinese Eastern Railway owned by Russia in Manchuria. When the Soviet Union sold Chinese Eastern Railway to Manchukuo in 1935, that car would be transferred to South Manchuria Railway Company.

Taki

[Luftflotte2]

Type 98 captured by the British in Singu, February 1945.

Source: ebay.com 331654263597

[Akira Takizawa]

From the same seller as the previous photo.

Captured Japanese Type 98 So-Da APC probably in Japan, 1945

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It is not So-Da, but Type 100 Observation Vehicle "Te-Re". This photo was taken at 3rd Tank Division in China after the war ended. See the following page in my blog.
http://mixi.at/aeQLga4

Japanese Type 94 truck with searchlight. Rabaul, 8th November 1945

Type 93 150mm Searchlight Vehicle

Japanese Type 94 truck captured and used by US Air Force probably on Philippines

It is not mere truck, but repair vehicle or workshop vehicle.
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/RepairVehicle.html

Taki

[Luftflotte2]

From the same seller as the previous photo.

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It is not So-Da, but Type 100 Observation Vehicle "Te-Re". This photo was taken at 3rd Tank Division in China after the war ended. See the following page in my blog.
http://mixi.at/aeQLga4

I see it now, using this website for comparison. http://gunsight.jp/c/english/tank-e-Fukei-01.htm

[Akira Takizawa]

Te-Re is different from So-Da in some points. Te-Re has a stay for setting a rang finder at the front panel. And it has a reel of telephone cable on the back door. See below photo.

Also note that the back door of Te-Re is single door, while that of So-Da is double door.

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Taki

[Luftflotte2]

What is this cylinder in the middle?

[Akira Takizawa]

What is this cylinder in the middle?

It is the cylinder for signal lamp. It is the same thing existing on the roof of the Chi-Ha turret.

Taki

[Luftflotte2]

Thank you Taki.