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Type 2 Ka-Mi

amphibious light tank

The Type 2 Ka-Mi was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first amphibious tank, designed in 1941 to land with naval assault forces on Pacific islands lacking port facilities. It was built on a modified Type 95 Ha-Go chassis with an all-welded hull and large detachable, kapok-filled steel pontoons at bow and stern that gave it buoyancy for the swim ashore before being jettisoned for land combat. Only 182-184 were built in 1942-1943, and by the time it reached units it was mostly employed as a static gun position or improvised light tank rather than in its intended amphibious assault role, seeing action from Guadalcanal in late 1942 through the Marshalls, Marianas and Philippines.

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armament1x Type 1 37mm gun, 2x Type 97 7.7mm MG
crew5
weight12.3 tonnes (9.15 tonnes without pontoons)
produced182-184

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Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 096634 Sourced from: http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in
Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 096634 Sourced from: http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken inThe original uploader was Nick Dowling at English Wikipedia. · Public domain · source
Front angle view of SR I-Go experimental amphibious tank of the Imperial Japanese Army
Front angle view of SR I-Go experimental amphibious tank of the Imperial Japanese ArmyImperial Japanese Army · Public domain · source
Type 2 Ka-Mi
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Japanese WW2 era Amphibious Tank Manufacturer:- Hiro Motor Co Built:- 1942 to 1943 Total Production:- 184 Main Armament:- 37mm Type 1 gun The Ka-Mi was Japans most successful amphibious tank, although being hand-built in
Japanese WW2 era Amphibious Tank Manufacturer:- Hiro Motor Co Built:- 1942 to 1943 Total Production:- 184 Main Armament:- 37mm Type 1 gun The Ka-Mi was Japans most successful amphibious tank, although being hand-built inAlan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source