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and its variant the Type 1 Ho-Ni II in production, and gave better protection to the crew by having a completely enclosed superstructure. It was also meant to replace the
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684:Blueprint of Type 3 Ho-Ni III
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952:Type 91 armored railroad car
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305:75 mm Type 90 Field Gun
45:Self-propelled anti-tank gun
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209:38 km/h (24 mph)
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1180:Type 97 flamethrower tank
969:and full-tracked vehicles
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316:Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank
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217:Type 3 Gun tank Ho-Ni III
199:200 km (120 mi)
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51:Place of origin
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875:Self-propelled artillery
240:self-propelled artillery
1037:T B swamp scout vehicle
262:History and development
1175:Special number 3 Ku-Ro
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761:Type 97 Te-Ke tankette
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942:Wolseley armoured car
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600:Japanese Armor Vol. 4
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571:Mayer, S. L. (1984).
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277:Type 3 75 mm tank gun
169:air-cooled V12 Diesel
145:Type 3 75 mm tank gun
957:Type 93 armoured car
689:Drawing of Ho-Ni III
312:Canon de 85 mle 1927
1130:Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG
1105:10 cm SPG Hi-Ro Sha
1072:Type 4 Work vehicle
947:Chiyoda armored car
751:Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha
521:, pp. 7–8, 27.
1100:Type 95 heavy tank
1095:Type 91 heavy tank
679:History of War.org
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373:Toldi Páncélvadász
340:surrender of Japan
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258:for fire support.
229:San-shiki hōsensha
61:Production history
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645:Osprey Publishing
637:Zaloga, Steven J.
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1220:Type 5 Ho-Ru
1215:Type 5 Ho-Ri
1210:Type 4 Ho-To
1195:Type 5 Ke-Ho
1190:Type 2 Ku-Se
1170:Type 3 Ke-Ri
996:Type 1 Ho-Ha
991:Type 1 Ho-Ki
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909:Type 4 Ho-Ro
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860:Type 2 Ka-Mi
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878:(including
771:Light tanks
581:Bison Books
543:Zaloga 2007
460:Zaloga 2007
448:Zaloga 2007
433:Zaloga 2007
268:Type 2 Ho-I
256:Type 2 Ho-I
223:三式砲戦車 ホニIII
193:Operational
69: built
1281:Mitsubishi
1255:Categories
1082:Prototypes
967:Half-track
565:References
495:Mayer 1984
391:TACAM T-60
357:Marder III
320:gun turret
187:bell crank
184:Suspension
167:Mitsubishi
738:Tankettes
411:Pvkv m/43
395:TACAM R-2
389:Romania:
371:Hungary:
353:Marder II
351:Germany:
338:. As the
179:10 hp/ton
152:Secondary
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361:StuG III
272:casemate
154:armament
140:armament
132:12–25 mm
1165:Type TG
1160:Type TE
1155:Type TC
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377:Italy:
281:Hitachi
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367:Archer
291:Design
234:was a
171:170 hp
163:Engine
106:Height
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1010:Other
417:Notes
401:SU-76
195:range
128:Armor
98:Width
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649:ISBN
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