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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_Type98Ke-Ni.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
 
[[File:GarageImage_Type98Ke-Ni.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a reserve Rank {{specs|rank}} Japanese light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced along with the entire Japanese Ground Forces tree in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a reserve rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced along with the initial Japanese Ground Forces tree in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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With around 12 mm of armour all around, this tank is barely bulletproof. German and British machine guns can even knock you down at point-blank range (13 mm of maximum penetration). Your crew is cramped and not numerous, which makes surviving a shot really unlikely. This is definitely not the tank to expose to any kind of shots. With its small turret, hull-down positions are efficient with this tank.
 
With around 12 mm of armour all around, this tank is barely bulletproof. German and British machine guns can even knock you down at point-blank range (13 mm of maximum penetration). Your crew is cramped and not numerous, which makes surviving a shot really unlikely. This is definitely not the tank to expose to any kind of shots. With its small turret, hull-down positions are efficient with this tank.
  
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=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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This tank is quite fast and can achieve surprising feats of mobility. Coupled with a god turret traverse speed, this tank can be reliably used in flanking manoeuvres. With its narrow tracks and good HP ratio, this tank is fast on almost any ground but easily loses speed on rough terrain or steep hills. Another good characteristic from this tank is its reverse speed of -7 km/h that allow it to effectively use peek-a-boo tactics.<!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 141|rbMinHp= 115}}
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This tank is quite fast and can achieve surprising feats of mobility. Coupled with a god turret traverse speed, this tank can be reliably used in flanking manoeuvres. With its narrow tracks and good HP ratio, this tank is fast on almost any ground but easily loses speed on rough terrain or steep hills. Another good characteristic from this tank is its reverse speed of -7 km/h that allow it to effectively use peek-a-boo tactics.
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Type 100 (37 mm)}}Having an improved gun and ammo to the [[Ha-Go]], This tank offers a good learning curve from its predecessor. Though this cannon does not have the best penetration at rank I, it does have a good amount of HE filler in order to ensure that each penetrating shot deals damage. This gun only has one type of ammo but this is compensated by the presence of a coaxial MG, which can deal with unarmored targets often found at this BR.
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{{main|Type 100 (37 mm)}}
  
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Having an improved gun and ammo to the [[Ha-Go]], This tank offers a good learning curve from its predecessor. Though this cannon does not have the best penetration at rank I, it does have a good amount of HE filler in order to ensure that each penetrating shot deals damage. This gun only has one type of ammo but this is compensated by the presence of a coaxial MG, which can deal with unarmoured targets often found at this BR.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
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! colspan="6" | [[Type 100 (37 mm)|37 mm Type 100]]
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! colspan="5" | [[Type 100 (37 mm)|37 mm Type 100]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
 
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| colspan="3" | 110 || -15°/+18° || ±180° || Vertical
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! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 110 || rowspan="2" | -15°/+18° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Vertical || 16.18 || 22.40 || 27.20 || 30.08 || 32.00 || rowspan="2" | 4.33 || rowspan="2" | 3.83 || rowspan="2" | 3.53 || rowspan="2" | 3.33
 
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! ''Realistic''
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| 10.12 || 11.90 || 14.45 || 15.98 || 17.00
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
 
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
 
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| ''Arcade'' || 16.18 || 22.40 || 27.2 || 30.1 || 32.00
 
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| ''Realistic'' || 10.12 || 11.90 || 14.5 || 16.0 || 17.00
 
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| 4.29 || 3.8 || 3.5 || 3.30
 
 
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|}
  
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===== Ammunition =====
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==== Ammunition ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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! 100m
 
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! 500m
 
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! 1000m
 
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! 1500m
 
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! 2000m
 
 
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 47 || 44 || 32 || 22 || 15 || 10  
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 47 || 44 || 32 || 22 || 15 || 10
 
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
 
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
 
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
 
 
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! 50%
 
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! 100%
 
 
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 700 || 0.72 || 1.2 || 9 || 10.24 || || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| Type 1 APHE || APHE || 700 || 0.72 || 1.2 || 9 || 12.8 || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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[[File:Ammoracks_Ke-Ni.png|right|x250px|thumbnail|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the Ke-Ni]]
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'''Last updated: 1.101.0.44'''
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! Full<br>ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br /> rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br /> rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br /> rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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|| '''110''' || 105&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 99&nbsp;''(+11)'' || 81&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 41&nbsp;''(+69)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+109)'' || style="text-align:left" | No  
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| '''110''' || 105&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 99&nbsp;''(+11)'' || 81&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 41&nbsp;''(+69)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+109)'' || No
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)}}
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{{main|Type 97 (7.7 mm)}}
  
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! colspan="7" | [[Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97]]
 
 
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 3,000 (20) || 499 || N/A || N/A
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| Coaxial || 3,000 (20) || 499 || N/A || N/A
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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Being a light tank, the Ke-Ni cannot engage enemies head-on. To succeed in an assault, you need to be sneaky. Flanking is your best option, routing the enemy and going behind them. The 37mm gun can penetrate most Rank I tanks if you hit their weak spots, though it may take a few shots. Your first aim should be to take out the engine and then the gunner or cannon and then go from there. Never linger for too long in an open field since anything can kill you with ease. Use your good gun depression to keep a hull-down position behind hills and just pop out to shoot. Hide in bushes or behind buildings or rocks. You are quite small. Use this to your advantage.
 
Being a light tank, the Ke-Ni cannot engage enemies head-on. To succeed in an assault, you need to be sneaky. Flanking is your best option, routing the enemy and going behind them. The 37mm gun can penetrate most Rank I tanks if you hit their weak spots, though it may take a few shots. Your first aim should be to take out the engine and then the gunner or cannon and then go from there. Never linger for too long in an open field since anything can kill you with ease. Use your good gun depression to keep a hull-down position behind hills and just pop out to shoot. Hide in bushes or behind buildings or rocks. You are quite small. Use this to your advantage.
  
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Protection
 
! Protection
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! Firepower
 
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| I
 
| I
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| Parts
 
| Parts
 
| Horizontal Drive
 
| Horizontal Drive
 
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| II
 
| II
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| Suspension
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| Brake System
 
| FPE
 
| FPE
 
| Adjustment of Fire
 
| Adjustment of Fire
 
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| III
 
| III
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| Filters||
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| Filters
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| Crew Replenishment
 
| Crew Replenishment
 
| Elevation Mechanism
 
| Elevation Mechanism
 
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| IV
 
| IV
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| Artillery Support
 
| Artillery Support
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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== History ==
 
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=== Development ===
 
=== Development ===
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The '''{{specs|name}}'''was a replacement program started in 1938, for the [[Ha-Go|Type 95 Ha-Go]]. The tank was supposed to have the same weight but with thicker armour. During development both Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Industries built a prototype being the Chi-Ni* Model A (Ko) and Chi-Ni* Model B (Otsu) respectively. As Hino built a suspension similar to on the [[Ha-Go]], Mitsubishi went for a similar design to the Christie suspension. During trails the Model A performed stunningly better, especially offroad and was adopted as the Type 98 Ke-Ni.  
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' was a replacement program started in 1938, for the [[Ha-Go|Type 95 Ha-Go]]. The tank was supposed to have the same weight but with thicker armour. During development both Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Industries built a prototype being the Chi-Ni* Model A (Ko) and Chi-Ni* Model B (Otsu) respectively. As Hino built a suspension similar to on the [[Ha-Go]], Mitsubishi went for a similar design to the Christie suspension. During trails the Model A performed stunningly better, especially offroad and was adopted as the Type 98 Ke-Ni.
  
 
But as the battle results of the [[Ha-Go]] came in, the Army realized the poor strength and disorganization of the Chinese army was no issue for the adequate ageing Ha-Go and didn't need direct replacement.
 
But as the battle results of the [[Ha-Go]] came in, the Army realized the poor strength and disorganization of the Chinese army was no issue for the adequate ageing Ha-Go and didn't need direct replacement.
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=== Design ===
 
=== Design ===
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Comparing the Type 98 to the [[Ha-Go|Type 95]], featured thicker, welded armour of improved shape, the height of the tank was 50 cm lower in profile, and slightly lighter and shorter.
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Comparing the Type 98 to the [[Ha-Go|Type 95]], featured thicker, welded armour of improved shape, the height of the tank was 50 cm lower in profile, and slightly lighter and shorter.
  
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With the use of a Mitsubishi Type 100 6-Cylinder air-cooled diesel engine with 130 horsepower, it allowed the vehicle to travel at 50 km/h (31 mph) even with its thicker armour.  
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With the use of a Mitsubishi Type 100 6-Cylinder air-cooled diesel engine with 130 horsepower, it allowed the vehicle to travel at 50 km/h (31 mph) even with its thicker armour.
  
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Three pairs of bogies with six road-wheels connected to the chassis using bell cranks, this gave the tank better stability over its predecessor which only had two pairs of bogies with four road-wheels.
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Three pairs of bogies with six road-wheels connected to the chassis using bell cranks, this gave the tank better stability over its predecessor which only had two pairs of bogies with four road-wheels.
  
 
The driver was located in a central position of the chassis and received a standard wheel.
 
The driver was located in a central position of the chassis and received a standard wheel.
  
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In contrast to the one-man turret of [[Ha-Go|Type 95]], the Type 98 had a two-man turret, which featured additional room for a loader next to the gunner/commander. The gun was a [[Type 100 (37 mm)|Type 100 37 mm tank gun]] with vertical elevations of -15 to +20 degrees in the turret, a muzzle velocity of 760 m/s, and also a coaxial [[Type 97 (7.7 mm)|Type 97 (7.7 mm) machine gun]] instead of in the back of the turret. 
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In contrast to the one-man turret of [[Ha-Go|Type 95]], the Type 98 had a two-man turret, which featured additional room for a loader next to the gunner/commander. The gun was a [[Type 100 (37 mm)|Type 100 37 mm tank gun]] with vertical elevations of -15 to +20 degrees in the turret, a muzzle velocity of 760 m/s, and also a coaxial [[Type 97 (7.7 mm)|Type 97 (7.7 mm) machine gun]] instead of in the back of the turret.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== Read also ==
 
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== See also ==
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
  
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
 
{{Japan light tanks}}
 
{{Japan light tanks}}

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Ke-Ni
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Description

GarageImage Ke-Ni.jpg


The Type 98 Ke-Ni is a reserve rank I Japanese light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced along with the initial Japanese Ground Forces tree in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai".

General info

Survivability and armour

With around 12 mm of armour all around, this tank is barely bulletproof. German and British machine guns can even knock you down at point-blank range (13 mm of maximum penetration). Your crew is cramped and not numerous, which makes surviving a shot really unlikely. This is definitely not the tank to expose to any kind of shots. With its small turret, hull-down positions are efficient with this tank.

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Hull 12 + 10 mm (20-27°) Front plate
12 mm (71°) Front glacis
12 mm (2-58°) Lower glacis 		12 mm (29-34°) Top
12 mm Bottom 		10 mm (52°) Top
10 mm (12-52°) Bottom 		10 mm
Turret 12 mm (0-81°) Turret front
16 mm Gun mantlet 		12 mm (25°) 12 mm (25°)
10 mm (24-25°) Rear door 		9 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels and tracks are both 15 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 56 8 7 141 248 20.14 35.43
Realistic 50 8 115 130 16.43 18.57

This tank is quite fast and can achieve surprising feats of mobility. Coupled with a god turret traverse speed, this tank can be reliably used in flanking manoeuvres. With its narrow tracks and good HP ratio, this tank is fast on almost any ground but easily loses speed on rough terrain or steep hills. Another good characteristic from this tank is its reverse speed of -7 km/h that allow it to effectively use peek-a-boo tactics.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Type 100 (37 mm)

Having an improved gun and ammo to the Ha-Go, This tank offers a good learning curve from its predecessor. Though this cannon does not have the best penetration at rank I, it does have a good amount of HE filler in order to ensure that each penetrating shot deals damage. This gun only has one type of ammo but this is compensated by the presence of a coaxial MG, which can deal with unarmoured targets often found at this BR.

37 mm Type 100 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 110 -15°/+18° ±180° Vertical 16.18 22.40 27.20 30.08 32.00 4.33 3.83 3.53 3.33
Realistic 10.12 11.90 14.45 15.98 17.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Type 1 APHE APHE 47 44 32 22 15 10
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Type 1 APHE APHE 700 0.72 1.2 9 12.8 47° 60° 65°

Ammo racks

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Ammo racks of the Ke-Ni
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
110 105 (+5) 99 (+11) 81 (+29) 41 (+69) 1 (+109) No

Only left side: 81 (+29)

Machine guns

Main article: Type 97 (7.7 mm)
7.7 mm Type 97
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 3,000 (20) 499 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

Being a light tank, the Ke-Ni cannot engage enemies head-on. To succeed in an assault, you need to be sneaky. Flanking is your best option, routing the enemy and going behind them. The 37mm gun can penetrate most Rank I tanks if you hit their weak spots, though it may take a few shots. Your first aim should be to take out the engine and then the gunner or cannon and then go from there. Never linger for too long in an open field since anything can kill you with ease. Use your good gun depression to keep a hull-down position behind hills and just pop out to shoot. Hide in bushes or behind buildings or rocks. You are quite small. Use this to your advantage.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Low profile tank
  • Slightly improved 37 mm cannon compared to the Ha-Go, able to penetrate the majority of rank 1
  • Coaxial Type 97 machine gun (Japanese early tanks rarely have this feature)
  • Big ammo load
  • Good reload time
  • Small ammo racks
  • Small engine: hard to hit from the front
  • Good turret traverse
  • -15° of depression
  • Has lock, which is a primitive form of the vertical stabiliser
  • Decent reverse speed (-7 km/h)

Cons:

  • Relatively little armour, can be penetrated by 12.7 mm machine guns
  • Only one ammunition choice, can have difficulty dealing with heavily armoured tanks
  • Only 3 crew members (little backup if knocked out)
  • Crew is cramped
  • Hard to angle due to the shape of the armour

History

Development

The Type 98 Ke-Ni was a replacement program started in 1938, for the Type 95 Ha-Go. The tank was supposed to have the same weight but with thicker armour. During development both Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Industries built a prototype being the Chi-Ni* Model A (Ko) and Chi-Ni* Model B (Otsu) respectively. As Hino built a suspension similar to on the Ha-Go, Mitsubishi went for a similar design to the Christie suspension. During trails the Model A performed stunningly better, especially offroad and was adopted as the Type 98 Ke-Ni.

But as the battle results of the Ha-Go came in, the Army realized the poor strength and disorganization of the Chinese army was no issue for the adequate ageing Ha-Go and didn't need direct replacement.

* Not to be confused with the Chi-Ni medium tank prototype.

Design

Comparing the Type 98 to the Type 95, featured thicker, welded armour of improved shape, the height of the tank was 50 cm lower in profile, and slightly lighter and shorter.

With the use of a Mitsubishi Type 100 6-Cylinder air-cooled diesel engine with 130 horsepower, it allowed the vehicle to travel at 50 km/h (31 mph) even with its thicker armour.

Three pairs of bogies with six road-wheels connected to the chassis using bell cranks, this gave the tank better stability over its predecessor which only had two pairs of bogies with four road-wheels.

The driver was located in a central position of the chassis and received a standard wheel.

In contrast to the one-man turret of Type 95, the Type 98 had a two-man turret, which featured additional room for a loader next to the gunner/commander. The gun was a Type 100 37 mm tank gun with vertical elevations of -15 to +20 degrees in the turret, a muzzle velocity of 760 m/s, and also a coaxial Type 97 (7.7 mm) machine gun instead of in the back of the turret.

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Japan light tanks
Type 89  I-Go Ko
Type 95  Ha-Go · Ha-Go Commander
Type 98  Ke-Ni
Other  Ka-Mi
IFV  Type 89
RCV  Type 87 RCV (P) · Type 87 RCV · RCV (P)
MCV  Type 16 (P) · Type 16 (FPS) · Type 16
USA  ▅M24 · ▅M41A1

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