Japanese Tanks Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 Chi-Ha

Japan produced different kind of tanks and self-propelled guns during WWII, but the most widely used were the Type 95 Ha-Go light tank and the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. They played an important and victorious role during the first years of the Japanese Campaign in the Far East and Pacific Islands, but later in the war they proved to be at a disadvantage and outclassed when fighting against the US M4 Sherman Tank.

Below some pictures, Altaya and Dragon Armor 1/72 scale models.

Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank:

Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank:

Type 97 Chi-Ha and Type 95 Ha-go Japanese Tanks

Type 97 Chi-Ha, 5th Company, 9th Tank Regiment, Saipan, July 1944.

Type 97 Chi-Ha versus M4 Sherman Tank

Type 97 Chi-Ha vs M8 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

M7 "Priest" 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage versus Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank,
 Luzon, Philippines, March 1945.

Type 97 Chi-Ha vs M4A3 Sherman Tank,
San Manuel, Luzón, Philippines, January 1945

Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha:

Type 97 ShinHoTo vs M4 Sherman Tank, Luzon,  Philippines, 1945