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| + | After the slow development of the [[Chi-He (Family)|Type 1 Chi-He]], which by 1941 was adopted by design, only properly entered production in 1943 and the development of the new [[Type 5 (Disambiguation)#Type_5_.2875_mm.29|Type 5 (75 mm)]] cannon for the medium [[Chi-To (Family)|Type 4 Chi-To]] and heavier [[Chi-Ri II|Type 5 Chi-Ri]] was still under development to stand up against the American armour existing out of Shermans, the Imperial Japanese Army requested a stop-gap tank equipping the [[Type 90 (75 mm)]] field cannon (Becoming the [[Type 3 (75 mm)]] tank cannon) as soon as possible. | ||
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| + | To save on development time and cost, the Army decided to use the same hull as the Chi-He and designed a new hexagonal turret to fit the bigger gun and ammo while maintaining a total of 5 crew members as it had to be available as soon as possible. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
===Medium Tanks=== | ===Medium Tanks=== | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 17 February 2023
Description
The Type 3 Chi-Nu (三式中戦車 「チヌ」) was an improved version of the Type 1 Chi-He intended as a stop-gap before the Type 4 Chi-To could enter service in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
Vehicles
Rank II
Rank III
External links
| Japan medium tanks | |
|---|---|
| Type 97 | Chi-Ha · Chi-Ha Kai · Chi-Ha Kai TD · Chi-Ha Short Gun |
| Type 1 | Chi-He · Chi-He (5th Regiment) · Ho-I |
| Type 3 | Chi-Nu · Chi-Nu II |
| Type 4 | Chi-To · Chi-To Late |
| Type 5 | Chi-Ri II |
| Type 61 MBT | ST-A1* · ST-A2* · ST-A3* · Type 61 |
| Type 74 MBT | ST-B2* · Type 74 (C) · Type 74 (E) · Type 74 (F) · Type 74 (G) |
| Type 90 MBT | Type 90 · Type 90 (B) · Type 90 (B) "Fuji" |
| Type 10 MBT | TKX (P)* · TKX* · Type 10 |
| Other | Ka-Chi |
| USA | ▅M4A3 (76) W · ▅M47 |
| *Prototype | |
