Type 95 Ha Go

Unit Card:

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Set - Rarity - Number

Base Set - Rare - 48/48
39-45 - Uncommon - 59/60
Counter Offensive - Uncommon - 44/50

Historical Background:

The Type 95 Ha-Gō was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry; however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks. Approximately 2,300 units were produced, making it the most numerous Japanese armored fighting vehicle of the time.

The primary armament of the most produced version was a Type 98 37 mm gun with the barrel length of 46.1 calibers. It elevated between −15 to +20 degrees. The tank carried two types of 37 mm ammunition, the high-explosive and armor-piercing. For the latter, muzzle velocity was 675–700 m/s, and the armor penetration was 25 mm at a distance of 500 m.

Secondary armament was two 7.7 mm Type 97 light machine guns, one mounted in the hull front and the other in the back of the turret, facing to the rear right (that is, in the five-o-clock direction).

The most characteristic feature of the Type 95 tank was its simple suspension system. Two bogie wheels were suspended on a single bell crank with two bell cranks per side. The tracks were driven through the front sprockets. There were two return wheels. The suspension had troubles early on, with a tendency to pitch so badly on rough ground that the crew sometimes found it impossible to drive at any speed, and so it was modified with a brace to connect the pairs of bogies. Despite this, the tank continued to give its users a rough ride across any uneven ground. It was provided with an interior layer of asbestos padding separated from the hull with an air gap, to isolate the crew from the sun-heated armor plates, and to protect the crew from injury when the tank moved across rough terrain.

Reviews:

Akela152
Your best Japanese tank before 1942. If you compare it to the other available units, it is better then the Type 89b Chi-Ro that cost one point more. The Forest Camouflage SA is a big plus, as this unit has no punch at long range except against lightly armoured units. Expandable at 8 points, it is still one of the best anti infantry tank of Japan aside from the Type 4 Ho-Ro Assault Gun. A word of caution: armour is light, choose your targets.

Plastic Figure Notes:

Well, for the most numerous Japanese AFV of the war, we certainly have a lot of them. The unit was in 3 different sets and in both scales.

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Rescaled Type 95 Ha-Go from the 1939-1945 set (top, bottom)
compared to the original from the Base Set.
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