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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_Type98Ke-Ni.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a Rank I Japanese light tank with a battle rating of {{BR1}}. 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 [[Type 95 Ha-Go|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.
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'''Survivability''':
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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.
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'''Mobility''':
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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.
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'''Firepower''':
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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 ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 12 + 10 mm (20-27°) ''Front plate'' <br> 12 mm (71°) ''Front glacis'' <br>  12 mm (2-58°) ''Lower glacis''  || 12 mm (29-34°) ''Top'' <br> 12 mm ''Bottom'' || 10 mm (52°) ''Top'' <br> 10 mm (12-52°) ''Bottom'' || 10 mm
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|-
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| Turret || 12 mm (0-81°) ''Turret front'' <br> 16 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 12 mm (25°) || 12 mm (25°) <br> 10 mm (24-25°) ''Rear door'' || 9 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels and tracks are both 15 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 7.2 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 50 (AB)
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|-
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|45 (RB/SB)
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|141
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|173
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|115
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|130
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|19.58
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|24.03
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|15.75
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|18.05
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|Type 100 (37 mm)}}
  
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=== Additional armament ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[Type 100 (37 mm)|37 mm Type 100]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" | 110 || -15°/+18° || ±180° || Vertical
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|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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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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|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 10.1 || 14.0 || 17.0 || 30.1 || __.__
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 10.1 || 11.9 || 14.5 || 16.0 || 17.0
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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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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|-
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| 4.3 || 3.8 || 3.5 || _._
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! 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''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10m
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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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|-
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| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 53 || 50 || 43 || 30 || 12 || 10
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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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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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| Type 94 APHE || APHE || 700 || 0.67 || 1.3  || 15 || 13 || || 47° || 60° || 65°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|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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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<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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|-
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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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|-
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|}
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Only left side: 81&nbsp;''(+29)''
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | [[Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" | 3,000 (20) || 499 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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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 and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Low profile tank.
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* Slightly improved 37 mm cannon compared to the [[Type 95 Ha-Go|Ha-Go]], able to penetrate the majority of rank 1.
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* Coaxial [[Type 97 tank machine gun|Type 97]] machine gun (Japanese early tanks rarely have this feature).
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* Big ammo load.
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* Good reload time.
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* Small ammo racks.
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* Small engine: hard to hit from the front.
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* Good turret traverse.
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* -15° of depression.
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* Has lock, which is a primitive form of vertical stabiliser.
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* Decent reverse speed (-7 km/h).
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Armour is rather thin as a light tank.
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* Only one ammunition choice, can have difficulty dealing with heavily armored tanks.
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* Only 3 crew.
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* Crew is cramped.
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* Hard to angle due to the shape of the armour.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
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{{Japan light tanks}}

Revision as of 16:44, 1 December 2018

Rank VI | Premium | Golden Eagles
Chinese A-5C Pack
Ke-Ni
jp_type_98_ke_ni.png
Ke-Ni
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I Rank
Battle rating:
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1.0 1.0 1.0
Class:
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Description

GarageImage Ke-Ni.jpg


The Type 98 Ke-Ni is a Rank I Japanese light tank with a battle rating of Template:BR1. 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

Main article: Type 100 (37 mm)
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 10.1 14.0 17.0 30.1 __.__
Realistic 10.1 11.9 14.5 16.0 17.0
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
4.3 3.8 3.5 _._
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Type 94 APHE APHE 53 50 43 30 12 10
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

Main article: Type 97 tank (7.7 mm)
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

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

ETC.

Sources

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


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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