Type 3 Chi-Nu
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| Type 3 Chi-Nu | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 5 |
| Length | 5.64 |
| Width | 2.41 |
| Height | 2.68 |
| Weight | 18.2 |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | 8-50 |
| Main armament | 75 mm Type 3 gun |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.7 mm Type 97 MG (hull) |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | Mitsubishi Type 100 V-12 diesel 240 hp (179 kW) |
| Suspension | Bell crank |
| Road speed | 39 |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | 210 |
The Type 3 Chi-Nu was yet another improvement over the Type 97 Chi-Ha in a line of medium tanks started by the Type 1 Chi-He. The Type 3 retained the same hull and suspension of the Type 97 but in a large new turret the Type 3 mounted one Type 3 75 mm gun, one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a Japanese vehicle during the Second World War. The Type 3 gun was based off of the Japanese Type 90 Field Gun which itself was based on the French 1919 75 mm Schneider Mountain gun. The Type 3 was designed to combat the American M4 Sherman, a tank which was far superior to any tank of the Imperial Japanese Army.
The main gun of Chi-Nu was Type 3 75 mm Tank Gun with caliber of 75 mm,barrel length of 2.883 m (L38.4),EL angle of fire of -10 to +25 degrees ,AZ angle of fire : - ,muzzle velocity of 680 m/s and penetration of 90 mm/100 m, 65 mm/1,000 m
Type 3 Medium Tank Chi-Nu was urgently developed to cope with the M4 Sherman. Originally, the next tank to Chi-He was the Type 4 Medium Tank Chi-To. However, the development of Chi-To delayed and a stopgap tank was required. The development of Chi-Nu started in May 1944 and it was finished in Oct. It took only a half year, as Japanese engineers rushed work. Chi-Nu was produced until the war ended. Chi-Nu was the last tank that was deployed in the Japanese tank forces.
The Type 3 was allocated to the Japanese home islands to defend against an Allied Invasion that never materialised and therefore, never saw combat. Between 1943 to 1944 only 60 Type 3 tanks where built due to Allied bombing of Japanese supply routes.
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| Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II |
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| Tankettes |
| Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha | Type 94 Te-Ke | Type 97 Te-Ke |
| Light Tanks |
| Type 95 Ha-Go | Type 98 Ke-Ni/Type 2 Ke-To |
| Amphibious Tanks |
| Type 2 Ka-Mi | Type 3 Ka-Chi |
| Medium Tanks |
| Type 89 Chi-Ro | Type 97 Chi-Ha | Type 1 Chi-He | Type 2 Ho-I | Type 3 Chi-Nu |
| APCs |
| Type 1 Ho-Ha | Type 1 Ho-Ki | Type 98 So-Da | Type 4 Ka-Tsu |
| Self-propelled artillery (including AA guns) |
| Type 98 20 mm | Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track | Type 1 Ho-Ni | Type 4 Ho-Ro |
| Japanese armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
