The Imperial Japanese Army initially purchased foreign tanks for evaluation during World War I, and began developing its own indigenous designs during the late 1920s.
IJA 4th Armored Division with Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks and Type 3 Ho-Ni III self-propelled guns
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Japanese tank Type 95 Ha-Go captured by Soviet troops after battle of Khalkhin Gol
Side view of Type 4 Chi-To prototype, late in the war
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This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Japanese Army from their first use after World War I, into the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.
Japanese tanks of World War II
…the 1930s and 1940s, Japan produced a number of amphibious tank designs, including prototypes such as the Sumida amphibious armored car (AMP), SR I-Go, SR II Ro-Go, SR III Ha-Go, Type 1 Mi-Sha (a/k/a Type 1 Ka-Mi) and Type 5 To-Ku. Production amphibious tanks included the Type 2 Ka-Mi, and Type 3 Ka-Chi; production…
Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go first prototype, 1934
Experimental tank No.1 (Type 87 Chi-I)