Type 93 armored car
| Type 93 armored car | |
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An armored car type 93 of the special landing forces of the Navy |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 6th |
| length | 4.8 m |
| width | 1.8 m |
| height | 2.3 m |
| Dimensions | 4.5 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 10 mm |
| Main armament | 1 × Vickers 7.7 mm MG |
| Secondary armament | 4 × Type 11 6.5 mm MG |
| agility | |
| drive | Petrol engine 30 kW (40 HP) |
| Top speed | 40 km / h |
| Power / weight | approx. 6.7 kW / t (8.9 PS / t) |
| Range | approx. 240 km |
The armored car Type 93 ( Japanese 九三 式 装甲 自動 車 , Kyūsan-shiki sōkō jidōsha ) was a Japanese armored car that was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1933 ( Kōki 2593, hence the type designation) to 1945 .
history
The first armored vehicles used by the forces of the Japanese Empire were trucks clad with iron plates and armed with machine guns. The special landing forces of the Navy , which were set up in 1928 and stationed in Manchuria and China , were particularly interested in the armored vehicles . In 1930, the Chiyoda armored car was the first armored car made in Japan to be produced, followed by the type 91 broad-gauge railcar in 1931. Shortly after the introduction of these first armored cars, the call for stronger armor and armament followed. In 1932, the Ishikawajima Motor Works (now Isuzu ) designed the Osaka Hokoku-go Type 92 , which was replaced by the Kokusan Type 93 armored car in the following year . The main purpose of the Type 93 was to provide fire support to the infantry in towns and villages in the Japanese-occupied areas.
Calls
Some Type 93 armored cars were used during the Second Battle of Shanghai .
technology
The Type 93 armored car was based on the chassis of a three- axle Ford truck. A metal frame was welded onto this, which supported the 4 to 11 mm thick armor plates. Although it was primarily designed for use on mainland China, it had insufficient terrain characteristics and was therefore only used in battles in cities and villages. Apart from the side of the engine and the turret, the armor plates were attached at right angles . The interior of the 4.5 t vehicle consisted of a single cabin. As usual with vehicles of that time, the turret, which carried a Vickers 7.7 mm MG , was attached to the stern. Since the chassis was imported from the UK , the driver's seat, unusual for Japanese armored vehicles, was on the left. To the right of the driver sat a rifleman who was operating one of the four Type 11 6.5 mm machine guns . Two more Type 11s were located in spherical covers on the side of the armored car. The fourth Type 11 was attached to the rear of the tower and was used for air defense . Two metal wheels attached behind the front wheels could be easily lowered and should give the Type 93 stability when driving off-road.
Only a small number of Type 93 was produced, which is five or 50, depending on the source.
See also
Web links
- Type 93 armored car. World War 2 Japanese Vehicles, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- Type 93 armored car. Taki's Page, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- Type 92 Kokusan / Type 93. Tanks Encyclopedia, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- Type 93 Armored Car :. Warthunder.com, accessed June 16, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Type 93 Armored Car. Taki's Page, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d Type 92 Kokusan / Type 93. (No longer available online.) Tanks Encyclopedia, archived from the original on June 27, 2015 ; accessed on June 16, 2015 .