Ho-Ni III
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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". A self-propelled gun with the 75 mm familiar on the Chi-Nu, the Ho-Ni III is a very capable vehicle for its battle rating with its good punching 75 mm gun.
General info
Survivability and armour
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
| 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
| 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
History
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Media
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See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
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 |
