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History
Japan's early tank designs were to slow and cumbersome to keep up with the fast paced motorised infantry so a new lighter and faster tank was need to support these troops. By 1933 the design of the Ha-Go was finalised & a prototype was ready the next year. Production then started in 1936 and continued until 1943 with a total production run of 2,300 tanks making it the most built Japanese armoured fight vehicle of WW2.
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