F B

F B Swamp Vehicle
Place of origin Empire of Japan
Specifications
Weight 4.5 tons
Length 6.90m
Width 2.80m
Height 2.20m
Crew 2 or 3
Armor -
Engine Diesel
100PS
Speed (Ground) 30 km/h, (water) 8.5 km/h (mud) 15.0 km/h

The F B was an Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) military transport/personnel carrier used for crossing difficult swampy terrain.[1] It was part of the effort by the army to mechanize their forces and its "cross-country capabilities".[1] First produced in 1935, 146 units were made.[2] It had a two-to-three-man crew. The vehicle had eight road wheels per side. The track links had rubber floats attached to them in order to prevent the vehicle from sinking into the quagmire. The F B could also be used to transport men across water ways, powered by a drive propeller shaft.[1][2]

SA Swamp Crossing Vehicle

S A Swamp Vehicle variant

The S A was a variant design by the IJA military for use as a transport/personnel carrier for crossing difficult swampy terrain and water ways. Like the F B, it had rubber floats attached to its track links to prevent it from sinking into the quagmire. It could also be used to transport men across water ways, powered by a drive propeller shaft.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Tomczyk 2003, p. 45.
  2. 1 2 Taki’s Imperial Japanese Army: Swamp Vehicle "FB"

References

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