Type
97 Chi-Ha Kia Medium Tank (JAPAN, WW2)
The Type
97 Chi-Ha Kai
was the most capable Japanese tank that saw combat in WWII. Being an
upgrade on the Chi-Ha,
it was armed with a new turret (ShinHōtō) boasting the Type
1 (47 mm) cannon
to compete with late 1930s armour. Proving themselves very successful in
the early Pacific campaign through Corregidor Island and Malaya,
effectiveness fell flat when faced against the M4 Shermans of the 1940s,
and as a result created the negative stigma of Japanese tank quality.
Being
built on the Chi-Ha,
the only main difference is the turret, mobility will remain the same but
comes with a more capable cannon and an additional crew member.
Features
include:
Holes
for magnets in turrets
Pre-hollowed
option
Open
hatches option
Option
to print tracks separately or attached to hull
2 Tankmen
The model is in 1/56 scale,
Successful
resize to other scales.
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