Type 2592 armored car Osaka

Wheeled armored car Osaka Model 2592
General properties
crew	3
length	5.02 m
width	1.88 m
height	2.65 m
Dimensions	5.82 t
Armor and armament
Armor	up to 11 mm
Main armament	Vickers machine gun in the turret
Secondary armament	Vickers machine gun passenger side
agility
drive	45 hp
Top speed	59.5 km / h
Power / weight
Range	241 km

The Type 2592 Wheeled Armored Vehicle Osaka was a military vehicle in service with the Imperial Japanese Army from 1932 to 1945 .

description

Shortly after the end of the First World War, a wheeled armored vehicle made by Austin was in the possession of the army. However, this copy was not tested and discarded until the early 1920s. It was not until 1928 that a Japanese armored car called Sumida was manufactured at the same time as the Japanese auto industry was founded. The Osaka Model 2592 from 1932 had a front-wheel drive and armor from six to eleven millimeters . The number of vehicles built is unknown.

literature

• Christopher F. Foss (Ed.): The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Tanks and Fighting Vehicles. A technical Directory of Major Combat Vehicles from World War 1 to the present Day. Salamander Books, London 1977, ISBN 0-86101-003-5 .

Web links

• WWII tanks in English

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christopher F. Foss (Ed.): The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Tanks and Fighting Vehicles. A technical Directory of Major Combat Vehicles from World War 1 to the present Day. Salamander Books, London 1977, p. 152