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Like many countries Japan's first tank was the Renault FT which they bought 13 of from France in 1919 and named Ko Gata, which means first tank. They were initially given to the cavalry who were very impressed a requested more, however in 1922 the Imperial Japanese Army decided that only the infantry units will be allowed tanks so they were all transferred. In 1929 several of them were sent to Manchuria were they successfully participated in several clashes with Chinese forces. By 1932 they were becoming outdated and gradually replaced with new designs, so all of the remaining vehicles were given to the IJA tank school where they were used for driver training until they were worn out.

See Also

• Renault FT
• M1917
• FIAT 3000
• T-18

References

• Wikipedia
• Taki