List of Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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Depot for IJA 4th Tank Division with Type 1 Chi-He and Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks, 1945 Chi-Nu depot.jpg
Depot for IJA 4th Tank Division with Type 1 Chi-He and Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks, 1945

Japanese tanks and armoured vehicles

This is a list of the Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II. This list includes vehicles that never left the drawing board; prototype models and production models from after World War I, into the interwar period and through the end of the Second World War.

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Tankettes

Type 97 Te-Ke tankette in China Type 97 light armored car Te-Ke 02.jpg
Type 97 Te-Ke tankette in China

Light tanks

Medium tanks

Photo of Type 1 Chi-He on left and Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha on right Typ 1 Chi-He und typ 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha.jpg
Photo of Type 1 Chi-He on left and Type 97 Shinhoto Chi-Ha on right

Heavy tanks

Type 2 Ka-Mi tanks on an IJN 2nd class transporter Ka-Mi tanks on 2nd Class Jusokan.jpg
Type 2 Ka-Mi tanks on an IJN 2nd class transporter

Amphibious tanks

Self-propelled guns

Type 1 Ho-Ni II Ho-Ni II.JPG
Type 1 Ho-Ni II
Type 4 Ha-To Shi Zhi Si Shi Zhong Po Ji Pao .jpg
Type 4 Ha-To

Experimental tanks & self-propelled guns

Experimental IJN Long barrel 120 mm SPG being demonstrated to US Army personnel, post-surrender IJN Naval 12 cm SPG.png
Experimental IJN Long barrel 120 mm SPG being demonstrated to US Army personnel, post-surrender

Armored vehicles

Front angle view of Type TC experimental armored personnel carrier Exp tracked truck TC.jpg
Front angle view of Type TC experimental armored personnel carrier
Side view of Type 1 Ho-Ha armored half-track Type 1 Ho-Ha, side view.jpg
Side view of Type 1 Ho-Ha armored half-track

Other vehicles

SS-Ki of the 5th Independent Engineer Regiment using its crane SS-Ki using its crane.jpg
SS-Ki of the 5th Independent Engineer Regiment using its crane

Imported tanks and armored vehicles (including captured types)

A IJN Vickers Crossley armoured car in Shanghai Vickers Crossley armored car in Shanghai.jpg
A IJN Vickers Crossley armoured car in Shanghai

See also

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