Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Type 5 Chi-Ri Medium Tank

The Type 5 Chi-Ri was a Japanese medium tank project that had two plans. The tank was part of the 75 mm tank project portion and was very large to accommodate a belt fed autoloader.
Variants:
1.
Name: Type 5 Chi-Ri Plan 1
Type: Medium Tank
Origin:  Japan
Year: 1942
Produced: 1

Length: 7.3 Meters
Width: 3.07 Meters
Height: 3.05 Meters
Weight: 37593 Kilograms
Speed: 45 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-75 mm Type 5 (autoloader needed larger turret)
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Type 97 (2)
-37 mm Gun
Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
6.5° Depression
For 37 mm
20° Elevation
15° Depression
10° Left
10° Right

Armor:
-Hull
75 mm Front
50 mm Side
50 mm Rear
20 mm Top
12 mm Bottom
-Turret
75 mm Front
50 mm Side
50 mm Rear

2.
Name: Type 5 Chi-Ri Plan 2
Type: Medium Tank
Origin:  Japan
Year: 1943
Produced: 1

Length: 7.3 Meters
Width: 3.07 Meters
Height: ~3.05 Meters
Weight: ~37593 Kilograms
Speed: 45 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-75 mm Type 5 (Belt-Fed Autoloader) OR
-75 mm Type 5 (Single Tray Autoloader)
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Type 97 (2)
-37 mm Gun

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
6.5° Depression
For 37 mm
20° Elevation
15° Depression
10° Left
10° Right

Armor:
-Hull
75 mm Front
50 mm Side
50 mm Rear
20 mm Top
12 mm Bottom
-Turret
75 mm Front
50 mm Side
50 mm Rear

Sources:
http://ww2db.com/vehicle_spec.php?q=373
http://ftr-wot.blogspot.com/2013/05/chi-ri-imperial-japans-most-advanced.html
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/japan/chi-ri.htm

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