In this 6th episode of my series looking at World War 2 Tanks That Need Adding to War Thunder, we take a look at Japanese tanks of the World War 2 period!<br /><br />So join me as we take a look at some light tanks that were supposed to suplant the Type 95 Ha-Go, the various iterations of the Type 4 Chi-To, a potential super heavy tank and many odd 1 off designs that Japan developed in preparation for the Allied Invasion of Japan.<br /><br />Support me at ⬇️<br />☕Buy me a Coffee➡️ buymeacoffee.com/Toreno<br /><br />Social Media ⬇️<br />🦋Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/toreno.bsky.social<br />🌍Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Toreno4<br />📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toreno170<br />🐘Mastodon: Toreno17@mastodon.social<br />🧵Threads: https://www.threads.net/@toreno170<br /><br />Sources ⬇️<br />Estes, K. (2014) Super-Heavy Tanks of World War II. Osprey Publishing.<br />Hara, T. (1972) Japanese Medium Tanks. No.49. Profile Publications Ltd.<br />Hara, T. (1973) Japanese Combat Cars, Light Tanks & Tankettes. No.54. Profile Publications Ltd.<br />Hellmuth, H. (Der letzte Blockadebrecher: Die geheime Mission der MS "Osorno" 1941-1944<br />Hogg, I.V (2002) German artillery of World War Two. Greenhill Books. (Pages 200-201).<br />Hogg, I.V (2013) German artillery of World War Two. Frontline Books. (Pages 423-427).<br />International Military Tribunal for the Far East. (1946). Report of Interview of Colonel Paul Niemoeller. Found at: http://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/collections/tavenner/3/2/report-interview-colonel-paul-niemoeller. Accessed on: 22/07/2025.<br />Ministry of Supply. Ammunition Bulletin No45. Found at: : https://archive.org/details/AmmunitionBulletinNo21/Ammunition_Bulletin_No_45/ Accessed on: 20/07/2025.<br />National Film Archive of Japan. 試製七糎半自動車高射砲發射時之狀况 於春木射場 大正十四年七月五日 (Trial production of the seven semi-automobile anti-aircraft guns was launched at Haruki Range, July 5, 1923). Found at: https://filmisadocument.jp/films/view/95<br />Ness, Leland. (2014). Rikugun. Volume 2: Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces. Helion & Company.<br />SADJ Staff. (2023). Secret Mission: How the Germans Brought Hollow-Charge Technology to Japan. Found at: https://sadefensejournal.com/secret-mission-how-the-germans-brought-hollow-charge-technology-to-japan/ (Accessed 15/07/2025).<br />Taki's Home Page: Imperial Japanese Army Page. Found at: http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/<br />Tank Encyclopedia.<br />War Thunder for ingame stats.<br />War Department. German Technical Aid To Japan. Found at: https://archive.org/details/GermanTechnicalAidToJapan-nsia/mode/2up. Accessed on: 18/07/2025.<br />War Office. (1940). Handbook Of Enemy Ammunition Pamphlet No 14. Found at: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284814/page/n1/mode/2up (Page 94 for No 14). Accessed on: 20/07/2025.<br />Felton, M. (2005). Yanagi. Pen and Sword<br />Zaloga, S. J. (2008) Japanese Tanks 1939-1945. Osprey Publishing.<br /><br />🎮 Game: War Thunder ⬅️
