Type 89B Chi-Ro
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Type 89B, Hachikyu-shiki
chu-sensha I-go, Chi-Ro Otsu (also Type 94) |
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| Type | Medium (Infantry) Tank |
Radio Equipment | - |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (MHI), Osaka Arsenal * |
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| Crew | 4 (Commander, loader,
driver, gunner-hull) |
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| Production Quantity | 189 |
Production Period | 1936-1939 |
(*) Type 94
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 13600 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.61 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 5.73 m |
LLength /hull | 5.75 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.56 m |
| Width | 2.13 m |
Ground clearance | 0.48 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 1 x 57 mm Gun Type 90 L/18.5 (1)
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Ammunition Carried | 100 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | -8° to +25° (Manual) |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 6.5 mm Type 91 MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2750 |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: bow, coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 17 mm |
17 mm |
17 mm |
6 mm |
| Superstructure | 17 mm |
17 mm |
17 mm |
10 mm |
| Turret | 17 mm |
15 mm |
15 mm |
10 mm |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Mitsubishi A6120VD |
Type & Displacement | In6 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 120 hp at 1800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 8.8 hp/t |
| Gearbox | ? |
Steering | Clutch brake |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Leaf Spring |
Road wheels | 2 bogies, 4 dual wheels by bogie
+ 1 independent dual wheel |
| Track return rollers | 5 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front, dual |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear, dual |
Shock absorbers | ? |
| Track Type | ?, steel | ||
| Width | 305 mm |
Pitch | 139.7 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 80 |
Track ground contact | 3.658 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 25 km/h on road |
Range | 140 km on road |
| Mileage | 112 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 34° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.51 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.84 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.00 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS n°1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 | ||
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