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1213:half-tracks
1203:Half-tracks
820:Type 2 Ho-I
799:(including
692:Light tanks
527:Zaloga 2007
312:Hino Motors
216:Operational
195:3 × 7.7 mm
120: built
103:Hino Motors
1513:Categories
1426:Sd.Kfz. 11
1421:Sd.Kfz. 10
1003:Prototypes
888:Half-track
588:. Osprey.
537:References
297:small arms
262:half-track
52:half-track
1462:Sd.Kfz. 2
1441:SOMUA MCG
1416:Sd.Kfz. 9
1411:Sd.Kfz. 8
1406:Sd.Kfz. 7
1401:Sd.Kfz. 4
1294:Sd.Kfz. 7
1289:Sd.Kfz. 4
1240:Sd.Kfz. 6
659:Tankettes
378:Footnotes
983:Basso-Ki
584:(2007).
293:infantry
191:armament
183:max 8 mm
109:Produced
91:Designed
1086:Type TG
1081:Type TE
1076:Type TC
328:Hanomag
240:Type 1
592:
570:
551:
318:Design
260:was a
203:Engine
157:Height
141:Length
112:1944–?
1488:BA-30
938:SS-Ki
931:Other
364:China
242:Ho-Ha
218:range
179:Armor
149:Width
1391:P107
978:Ho-K
590:ISBN
568:ISBN
549:ISBN
238:The
189:Main
165:Crew
133:Mass
94:1941
76:Wars
48:Type
1061:O-I
118:No.
1515::
475:^
453:^
421:^
407:,
386:^
275:.
252:,
1195:e
1188:t
1181:v
803:)
638:e
631:t
624:v
598:.
576:.
557:.
258:)
246:(
20:.
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