Ke-Ni

Ke-Ni

Ka-Mi

Ke-Ni

Ka-Mi

Japan

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Light tank

Research:Free

Purchase:Free

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Description

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 entire Japanese Ground Forces tree in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". Shooting the same ammo as the Ha-Go from a better cannon and using the same chassis as the Ta-Se, this tank is a fair deal at rank I. It's definitely a good tank for beginners.

Survivability:

With around 12 mm of armour all around, this tank is barely bullet proof. German and British machine guns can even knock you down at point-blank range (13 mm of max pen). You 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.

Mobility:

Sharing the Ta-Se's chassis, 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 looses 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.

Firepower:

Sharing the Ha-Go's ammunition but increasing its velocity, this tank offers a good learning curve from its predecessor. Even if this cannons does not have the best penetration at rank I, is has 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.

General info

Survivability and armour

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

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
7.2	N/A	50 (AB)
		45 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	141	173
Realistic/Simulator	115	130
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	19.58	24.03
Realistic/Simulator	15.75	18.05

Armaments

Main armament

37 mm Type 100
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
110			-15°/+18°	±180°	Vertical
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	16.18	22.40	__.__	30.1	32.00
Realistic	10.12	11.90	14.5	16.0	17.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
4.29	3.8	3.5	3.30

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
Type 94 APHE	APHE	42	40	33	26	20	15

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
Type 94 APHE	APHE	700	0.67	1.3	15	13		47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

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

7.7 mm Type 97
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
3,000 (20)				499	N/A	N/A

Usage in the battles

Being a light tank, the Ke-Ni cannot engage enemies head-on. To succeed in an assault, you should flank or surprise the enemy. Never linger for too long in an open field since anything can kill you with ease. Use your good gun depression to keep an hull-down position behind hills and just pop out to shoot.

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 vertical stabiliser.
• Decent reverse speed (-7 km/h).

Cons:

• Armour is rather thin as a light tank.
• Only one ammunition choice, can have difficulty dealing with heavily armored tanks.
• Only 3 crew.
• Crew is cramped.
• Hard to angle due to the shape of the armour.

History

A replacement for the Ha-Go light tank, 104 of the Type 98 Ke-Ni were built between 1942 and 1943. They were retained for home defence and did not see combat.

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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