The Type 95 was a 7.4-tonne vehicle with a complement of 3 crewmen: a commander, a hull machine gunner, and a driver.Absolutely awesome find by Digital Implosion on YouTube!
Only the commander was seated in the turret, hence he was responsible for observation, loading, aiming, firing the main gun, as well as decision-making and commanding the crew.
The hand-operated turret was small and extremely cramped.
It proved sufficient against infantry; however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks.
Approximately 2,300 units were produced, making it the most numerous Japanese armored fighting vehicle of the time.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Type 95 Ha-Gō (Japanese WWII Tank) undergoing testing by US forces.
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