Chi-He (5th Regiment)

Chi-He (5th Regiment)

Chi-He (5th Regiment)

Japan

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:850

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This page is about the premium Japanese light tank Chi-He (5th Regiment). For the regular version, see Chi-He.

Description

The Type 1 Chi-He (5th Regiment) is a premium rank II Japanese medium tank with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Regia Marina".

General info

Survivability and armour

There is nothing impressive here in terms of armour, the Chi-He features 50 mm, poorly angled, frontal armour. This is not the kind of plate that can take any punishment at the battle-rating, it will only bounce poorly aimed shots. The five-man crew inside makes the tank very survivable, leaving some room for mistakes. Side armour is vulnerable to heavy machine gun and auto-cannon fire, so beware flanking fast tanks.

Armour Type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Machine gun ports)

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	50 mm (15°) Front plate 12 mm (76°) Front glacis 50 mm (20°) Joint plate 8.5 mm (65°) Lower glacis	20 mm (15-30°) Top 25 mm Bottom	20 mm (0-20°) Top 8.5 mm (63°) Bottom	12 mm
Turret	25 + 25 mm (10°) Turret front 50 mm (0-10°) Gun mantlet	25 mm (10°)	25 mm Turret rear 50 mm (0-57°) Machine gun port	12 mm
Armour	Sides	Roof
Cupola	50 mm	12 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels both 15 mm thick
• Tracks are 20 mm thick.
• Front of turret has bolted on 25 mm armor to total up to 50 mm thick as the rest of the front.

Mobility

This is one of the main feature of the Chi-He, it enables it to do anything a commander want with it. Want to be first on the spot? With some skill/luck, the Chi-He can! Want to flank? follow other light tanks in the move, provide them with enhanced firepower! The enemy team is coming over? Hit the gas (in a rearward position) and fire while retreating.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	49	10	17.2	372	458	21.63	26.63
Realistic	44	9		212	240	12.33	13.95

Armaments

Main armament

Comparatively to other light/medium tanks at this battle-rating, the 47 mm Type 1 gun is quite surprising with 77 mm of penetration at point-blank range and has a good reload speed. Plus, this fires APHE shells, which do great post-penetration damage. Comparatively, the 20-K (45 mm) gun on Russian BR 1.0-2.7 tanks has only 62 mm of penetration in similar conditions. A top-mounted MG is really useful when dealing with unarmored SPG and SPAA one might encounter at the battle-rating.

One thing to keep in mind compared to Chi-Ha Kai is that it still retains the same hand-cranked turret with additional 25 mm plates to improve the frontal armor to a max of 50 mm. This however slows down the turret rotations speeds due the added weight.

47 mm Type 1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	120	-15°/+20°	±180°	Vertical	13.33	18.45	22.40	24.77	26.35	4.29	3.80	3.50	3.30
Realistic					8.33	9.80	11.90	13.16	14.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Type 1 APHE	APHE	77	75	67	58	50	44
Type 1 HE	HE	4	4	4	4	4	4

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Type 1 APHE	APHE	808	1.49	1.2	9	17.92	47°	60°	65°
Type 1 HE	HE	822	1.40	2	0.1	85.26	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

File:Ammoracks Chi-He (5th Regiment).png

Ammo racks on the Chi-He

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty(C	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	11th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
120	91 (+29)	76 (+44)	73 (+47)	62 (+58)	51 (+69)	40 (+80)	29 (+91)	21 (+99)	15 (+105)	9 (+111)	1 (+119)	no

Turret empty: 73 (+47)

Machine guns

7.7 mm Type 97
Hull mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
3,000 (20)				499	-16°/+10°	±19°
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,000 (20)				499	-10°/+70°	±60°

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

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Japan premium ground vehicles
Light tanks	Ha-Go Commander · Type 16 (FPS)
Medium tanks	Chi-Ha Short Gun · Chi-He (5th Regiment) · Ka-Chi · Chi-Nu II · Type 74 (G) · Type 90B "Fuji"
Heavy tanks	Ro-Go · ▅Heavy Tank No.6
Tank destroyers	Ho-Ri Prototype · Type 75 MLRS