The "special amphibious tank Type 2 Ka-Mi" was the first amphibious tank of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major m
Type 2 Ka-Mi with its flotation sections attached
SR I-Go experimental amphibious tank
Illustration showing the side view of a Type 2 Ka-Mi with flotation sections fitted
Type 2 Ka-Mi tanks on Saipan without their flotation sections
The Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during World War II. The Type 1 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted,
Type 2 Ka-Mi
…inside the tank, to be engaged once it landed for ground combat operations. The pontoons were filled with kapok. Its gun turret had a high-velocity Type 1 37 mm gun and a coaxial Type 97 light machine gun. A second Type 97 light machine gun was located in the tank's bow. The tank was capable of attaining speeds of…
Type 1 37 mm anti-tank gun
Soldiers examine a captured Japanese 37mm anti-tank gun, January 1945