Ho-Ni III
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| This page is about the tank destroyer Ho-Ni III. For the preceding vehicle of similar name, see Ho-Ni I. |
Description
The Type 3 Ho-Ni III is a Rank II Japanese tank destroyer
with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced along with the entire Japanese Ground Forces tree in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". It handles and plays very similarly to the Ho-Ni I before it, but has been refined with the addition of more crew, a faster reload time, and most importantly, armor around the gun crew. However, it pays a slight cost of reduced top speed.
General info
Survivability and armour
Having 25mm of armor coverage around the entire gun crew, the Ho-Ni III no longer needs to fear artillery shrapnel or strafing runs from fighter aircraft. Do note however that it's still vulnerable to bombs, rockets and artillery hits!
However, if the Ho-Ni III takes a hit, it is now much more likely to survive with more crew, as three of them must be knocked out for it to be inoperable.
Another small armor increase is seen on the front of the tank, with the driver and radio station protected with another 10mm of armor, leaving it at still a poor 35mm.
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 25 mm (12-31°) Front plate 17 mm (80-81°) Front glacis 15 mm (63°) Joint plate 15 mm (37-59°) Lower glacis |
25 mm (40°) Top Left 20 mm (24-27°) Top Right 20 mm Bottom |
17 mm (69°) Top 20 mm (4-58°) Bottom |
12 mm |
| Superstructure | 25 mm (15-16°) Front 25 mm (3-47°) Gun mantlet |
25 mm (24-26°) | 25 mm (10-11°) | 10 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels and tracks are both 15 mm thick.
- Driver's port on the front plate is 10 mm thick.
- An extra 10 mm of armour is plated on top of the bow machine gun area, left from the driver's position.
Mobility
The only drawback of the Ho-Ni III compared to its previous version, is that the tank has a slight decrease in top speed. On flat grass, it reaches a top speed of 32km/h, compared to the Ho-Ni I's top speed of 36km/h.
| Mobility characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weight (tons) | Add-on Armour weight (tons) |
Max speed (km/h) |
| 16.8 | N/A | 44 (AB) |
| 40 (RB/SB) | ||
| Engine power (horsepower) | ||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
| Arcade | 263 | 324 |
| Realistic/Simulator | 150 | 170 |
| Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | ||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
| Arcade | 15.65 | 19.29 |
| Realistic/Simulator | 8.93 | 10.12 |
Armaments
Main armament
The Ho-Ni III features a virtually identical 75mm gun as on the previous Ho-Ni I, still being a great cannon, even with a slightly higher battle rating. With the addition of two dedicated loaders, the gun also gets almost a second cut down on its reload time, making it capable of even more destruction.
| 75 mm Type 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance |
Stabilizer | ||
| 46 | -10°/+20° | ±10° | N/A | ||
| Turret rotation speed (°/s) | |||||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. |
| Arcade | 14.09 | 19.50 | __.__ | __.__ | 27.86 |
| Realistic | 9.52 | 11.20 | __.__ | __.__ | 16.00 |
| Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
| Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
| 7.15 | __.__ | __.__ | 5.50 | ||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 90° | |||||
| 10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
| Type 1 APHE | APHE | 102 | 100 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| Type 94 HE | HE | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 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 1 APHE | APHE | 668 | 6.56 | 1.3 | 15 | 67.84 | -1° | 47° | 60° | 65° |
| Type 94 HE | HE | 522 | 6.02 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 810 | +0° | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| Smoke characteristic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Velocity in m/s |
Projectile Mass in kg |
Screen radius in m |
Screen time in s |
Screen hold time in s: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): |
| Type 90 Smoke | 570 | 5.72 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 100 |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 45 (+1) | 41 (+5) | 37 (+9) | 24 (+22) | 1 (+45) | no |
Turret empty: 37 (+9)
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Effective 75mm gun with APHE can penetrate all enemies at its rank
- Fully enclosed crew compartment = better protection from strafing airplanes
Cons:
- Thin armour; close-quarters fighting is not advised
- No coaxial machine gun to use against airplanes or GAZ trucks.
History
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Media
Skin and Camouflages for the Ho-Ni III in Warthunder Live.
See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links
| Japan tank destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Ro-Go Derivatives | Ro-Go Exp. |
| Chi-Ha Derivatives | Ho-Ni I · Ho-Ni III · Ho-Ro · Chi-Ha LG |
| Ho-Ri | Ho-Ri Prototype · Ho-Ri Production |
| Other | Na-To |
| JGSDF | |
| SPRG | Type 60 (C) |
| SPH | Type 75 · Type 99 |
| ATGM | Type 60 ATM |
| Rocket | Type 75 MLRS |
| USA | ▅M36 |
