Type 93 Light Tank

Type 93 Light Tank
Type Light tank
Place of origin  Empire of Japan
Service history
Used by  Empire of Japan
Wars unknown
Production history
Designed 1933
Produced 1933
Number built unknown
Specifications
Weight 7.8 t (7.7 long tons; 8.6 short tons)
Length 4.47 m (14 ft 8 in)
Width 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Crew 3

Main
armament
2 x Type 91 6.5 mm machine gun
Secondary
armament
none
Engine Mitsubishi diesel
85 hp (64 kW)
Suspension Bell crank
Operational
range
193 kilometers
Speed 45 km/h (28 mph) on road

Variants

The late development version was reportedly modified to house 37mm gun in turret.

Combat history

It is unknown whenether Type 93 tank have seen any combat

Operators

 Japan

References

Japanese tank and antitank warfare, published by U. S. Army military history institute, 1st of August, 1945, special series No. 34

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