Difference between revisions of "Type 97 Chi-Ha "Shinhoto""
From D-day: wiki
Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
|content= | |content= | ||
− | The Japanese Army wanted to increase the | + | After seeing the tank fighting taking place in Europe The Japanese Army wanted to increase the anti-tank capability of their [[Type 97 Chi-Ha]] so a new larger turret with a high velocity Type 1 47mm cannon was introduced replacing the original small turret and 57mm cannon on the Chi-Ha. The new tank was named "Shinhoto", which is Japanese for "new turret". |
+ | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Type 1 Chi-He]] | *[[Type 1 Chi-He]] | ||
+ | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 10:35, 26 May 2014
|
History
After seeing the tank fighting taking place in Europe The Japanese Army wanted to increase the anti-tank capability of their Type 97 Chi-Ha so a new larger turret with a high velocity Type 1 47mm cannon was introduced replacing the original small turret and 57mm cannon on the Chi-Ha. The new tank was named "Shinhoto", which is Japanese for "new turret".
See Also
References
. . . .