Type 89 Medium Tanks

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The Type 89, Yi-Go medium tank, introduced in 1929 and produced by Mitsubishi beginning in 1931, was the first Japanese tank to be mass-produced and was designed for infantry support. It was armed with a 57mm gun and one Type 91 6.5mm machinegun. Its armor had a maximum thickness of 17 mm and weighed 12.1 tons.

The Type 89 first saw action during the 1932 Shanghai Incident. The model A with its gas-motor was superseded in 1936 by the model B with an air-cooled diesel engine, a revised front hull and redesigned turret. A large number of Type 89's saw action in China. Smaller numbers saw combat in Malaya, Burma and the Philippines.

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• Type 89 Medium Tank "Yi-Go"