Type 5 Ke-Ho
The Type 5 Ke-Ho ( Japanese 五 式 軽 戦 車 ケ ホ , go-shiki keisensha ke-ho , German "Type 5 light tank Ke-Ho") was a Japanese light tank . It was one of several designs designed to replace the outdated Type 95 Ha-Go . Series production did not take place due to a lack of material, only a prototype was completed.
The Type 5 was lightly armored, therefore weighed only 10 tons and was characterized by its speed. The maximum speed was 50 km / h. The tank was 2.23 m high and wide and 4.38 m long. The main armament was a 47 mm Type 1 cannon. The crew should consist of four men.
literature
- Steven J. Zaloga : Japanese Tanks 1939-45 . Ed .: Osprey Publishing. 2007, ISBN 978-1-84603-091-8 .