Type 5 To-Ku

Type 5 To-Ku
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Production history
Designed	1945
Specifications
Weight	29.1 tons
Length	10.8m
Width	3.6m
Height	3.88m
Crew	5

Armor	10-50 mm
Main armament	47 mm or 25 mm Type 1 Gun
Secondary armament	2x 7.7 mm Type 97 MG's
Engine	water-cooled 12-cylinder Mitsubishi diesel 240 hp
Power/weight	8 hp/1 ton
Suspension	bell crank
Operational range	198 miles (unknown if referring to sea or land)
Speed	32 km/h (land) 10 km/h (water)

The Special Type 5 Launch To-Ku (特五式内火艇トク, toku-go-shiki uchibitei To-Ku) was a Japanese amphibious tank.

The To-Ku was large and heavy; it boasted extensive armor protection and a turret fitted with a 47 mm Type 1 gun and 25 mm Type 1 gun. Only one model was built of this tank.

Japanese armored fighting vehicles of World War II

Tankettes	Type 6 Kijusha Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha Type 94 tankette Type 97 Te-Ke

Light tanks	Ko-Gata Sensha Otsu-Gata Sensha Type 95 Ha-Go Type 98 Ke-Ni Type 2 Ke-To Type 4 Ke-Nu

Medium tanks	Type 89 I-Go Type 97 Chi-Ha Type 97 ShinHoTo Type 1 Chi-He Type 3 Chi-Nu

Amphibious tanks	Type 2 Ka-Mi Type 3 Ka-Chi Type 4 Ka-Tsu

Self-propelled artillery (including tank destroyers)	Type 98 20 mm Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Type 1 Ho-Ni I Type 2 Ho-I Type 3 Ho-Ni III Type 4 Ho-Ro Type 4 Ha-To

Armored cars	Chiyoda armored car Type 91 Broad Gauge Railway Car Type 93 Armoured Car

Other	Type 95 So-Ki Type 98 So-Da Type 1 Ho-Ha Type 1 Ho-Ki

Prototypes	Type 5 Ke-Ho Special Number 3 Ku-Ro Type 97 Chi-Ni Type 98 Chi-Ho Type 95 Heavy Tank O-I Type 3 Ke-Ri Type 4 Chi-To Type 5 Chi-Ri Type 5 To-Ku Type 5 Na-To

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