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| − | The '''Type 4 ''Chi-To''''' ({{Annotation|四式中戦車 チト|Yon-shiki Chū-sensha Chi-To}}) was | + | The '''Type 4 ''Chi-To''''' ({{Annotation|四式中戦車 チト|Yon-shiki Chū-sensha Chi-To}}) was a Japanese response to the appearance of the [[M4 Sherman (Family)|M4 Sherman]]. Despite Japanese armor seeing great success earlier in World War 2 (Japanese armor arguably led the army to victory in China, Malaya and Corregidor), the [[Chi-Ha Kai]] was grossly outdated by the time of the American island hopping campaign - it could neither resist the Sherman's main armament nor could it penetrate it's frontal armor. The Chi-To was the next logical design step after the Chi-Nu, mounting a capable 75 mm gun on a better armored hull. The Chi-To came only to a concluding development just before the war ended after many delays. Only 2 were known to be completed. |
== Vehicles == | == Vehicles == | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 4 May 2021
Description
The Type 4 Chi-To (四式中戦車 チト) was a Japanese response to the appearance of the M4 Sherman. Despite Japanese armor seeing great success earlier in World War 2 (Japanese armor arguably led the army to victory in China, Malaya and Corregidor), the Chi-Ha Kai was grossly outdated by the time of the American island hopping campaign - it could neither resist the Sherman's main armament nor could it penetrate it's frontal armor. The Chi-To was the next logical design step after the Chi-Nu, mounting a capable 75 mm gun on a better armored hull. The Chi-To came only to a concluding development just before the war ended after many delays. Only 2 were known to be completed.
Vehicles
Rank II
- Chi-To
- Chi-To Late - (Projected Production Model)
