Some more vehicle-related questions

[Akira Takizawa]

It would be nice to know to what purpose those "specifications" were for, as according to/stated by the IJA.

Read this.
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/ho-k.htm

Protection armor was needed to advance emeny territory and the navigation device was to make an exact path.

Taki

[ChristopherPerrien]

OK , that is fine. However I see an issue once you get past "small trees". With larger trees that Ho-K spade, is always going to make trees angle off to one side or the other. That might have caused problems because the stumps will come up under a track or up into the running gear.

Which often immobilizes a tank by throwing a track and maybe breaking running gear too. I have seen this when tankers knocked down large trees. It takes some skill and patience to knock down a "big" tree, and you got to keep the tree centered and perpendicular with the front slope so the roots/stump comes up center of the tank and not under a track. A V-spade or a pointy/rounded "bow" on a tank works against that.


The size of the stump/root system is really what determines if you can knock down a particular tree or tree type with a tank.

Basically, I have some doubts how well the Ho-K worked "in the field" , and if it was worth the effort to build such a specialized vehicle.

[Akira Takizawa]

To remove stumps, Basso-Ki was developed.
http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/newfolder/wrecker.jpg
It sweeps felled trees or stumps.

Taki

[ChristopherPerrien]

You're good Taki. Because my next question was; If the Ho-K had a winch and cable system on the back deck to pull down/up, large trees and stumps? ,

Then, It becomes a question of "redundancy" and cost, again.

Do you have any information of how the Ho-K and the Basso-K were distributed organizationally by SOP in an "engineer/construction" unit?

[Akira Takizawa]

One company had two Ho-Ks and two Basso-Kis.

Taki

[tom!]

Hi.

Are there any infos avaliable about this vehicle?



Yours

tom!

[Akira Takizawa]

It is experimental dozer Te-Ke. Only two were built. The photo is from my article at the following link.
http://mixi.at/a9QivPE

Taki

[tom!]

Hi.

Yes, that´s where I found it (with some more interesting vehicles). But I´m curious if there are more infos available on these vehicles.

Yours

tom!

[tom!]

Hi.

Another interesting thing:

IJA early armoured cars:

On http://www.horae.dti.ne.jp/~fuwe1a/newpage42.html I found these pics about armoured cars used during the Siberian Intervention:


"Experimental Heavily Armoured Vehicle"


"Experimental Light Armoured Vehicle" (in the center)

Are there any further informations avaliable about these vehicles?

Yours

tom!

[Akira Takizawa]

Are there any further informations avaliable about these vehicles?

Read these books.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4769822677/
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4769823622/

These are basic books about Japanese military vehicles. Who studies them must have copies.

Taki

[Subetai]

Taki,

Can you tell me the year of initial production for:

1. Type 1 Ho-Ni
2. Type 4 Ho-Ro
3. Type 97 Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha
4. Type 2 Ka Mi

Thank you

[Akira Takizawa]

1. Type 1 Ho-Ni
1942
2. Type 4 Ho-Ro
1945
3. Type 97 Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha
1942
4. Type 2 Ka Mi
1942

Taki

[Subetai]

Thank you Taki.

As I understand it, a weapons' designation, Model or Type followed by a number, is when the weapon was first produced. Correct?

So the Type 88 75mm anti-aircraft gun was first prodduced in 2588 (Japanese Calendar), or 1928 in the Georgian calendar.

Have I got it right?

[Akira Takizawa]

> As I understand it, a weapons' designation, Model or Type followed by a number, is when the weapon was first produced. Correct?

No, it is the year when it was adopted. In some weapons, the production was some years later than adopted. For example, Type 1 Chi-He was adopted in 1941. But, it was not produced until 1944.

Taki

[tom!]

Hi.

There is a discussion behind the scenes at the german Wikipedia community about the official army designation of the Type 97 Chi-Ha with the new turret. There are three opinions:

- Type 97 Chi-Ha KAI
- Type 97 Chi-Ha KAI Shinhoto
- Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto

Are there any japanese official sources about the designation available?

Yours

tom!