Other variants List of Type 97 Chi-Ha variants

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ho-k



ho-k


an armored lumberjack vehicle on type 97 chassis , steel prow mounted creating paths through forests. used in manchuria aid fight against soviet union. 1 group sent new guinea use in construction of airfield there.


lumber sweeper basso-ki


a lumberjack vehicle on type 97 chassis. used remove severed trees , stumps generated work of ho-k.


ka-so


observation tank dummy main gun.


shi-ki



type 97 shi-ki


command tank machine gun in turret , 37 mm gun on hull. recognized different sized turret, had long-range communications , superior optics. used @ tank training schools.


ka-ha



high-voltage dynamo vehicle ka-ha


the ka-ha type 97 tank. had dummy main gun in turret , no machine gun. carried dynamo generate high voltage (10,000 volt) current. send current through telegraph/telephone lines destroy communication , kill enemies using lines. 4 produced.


type t-g bridge layer


a type 97 turret removed rollers support bridging span carrier on top of chassis.




^ tomczyk 2003, p. 76.
^ taki s imperial japanese army: armored recovery vehicle se-ri
^ taki s imperial japanese army: armored lumberjack ho-k
^ tomczyk 2003, p. 77.
^ taki s imperial japanese army: lumber sweeper basso-ki
^ taki s imperial japanese army: command tank shi-ki
^ taki s imperial japanese army: high-voltage dynamo vehicle ka-ha
^ tomczyk 2003, p. 80.






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