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rounds, if necessary. Given its breech loader, the maximum rate of fire was only 5 rounds per minute. The gun's elevation was restricted to 30 degrees by the construction of the chassis. The restricted elevation meant it was capable of firing a 35 kilogram shell 6,000 meters (6,600 yards). Other
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380:in ones and twos for island defense during the
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1223:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
310:Type 4 15cm self-propelled gun Ho-Ro side view
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861:Short barrel 120 mm gun tank
536:The American Heritage Museum
320:Type 38 150 mm howitzer
153:150 mm Type 38 howitzer
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249:Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
212:200 kilometers (125 miles)
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911:and full-tracked vehicles
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251:chassis developed by the
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51:Place of origin
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1117:Special number 3 Ku-Ro
1092:Type 98 20 mm AAG tank
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370:Philippines Campaign
288:infantry support gun
1072:Type 97 Ki-To SPAAG
1047:10 cm SPG Hi-Ro Sha
1014:Type 4 Work vehicle
889:Chiyoda armored car
693:Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha
1042:Type 95 heavy tank
1037:Type 91 heavy tank
521:, pp. 38, 39.
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222:38 km/h (23.6 mph)
61:Production history
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974:F B swamp vehicle
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598:Zaloga, Steven J.
388:Surviving example
382:Battle of Okinawa
362:2nd Tank Division
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182:170 Hp (126.8 kW)
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1157:Type 5 Ho-Ri
1152:Type 4 Ho-To
1137:Type 5 Ke-Ho
1132:Type 2 Ku-Se
1112:Type 3 Ke-Ri
938:Type 1 Ho-Ha
933:Type 1 Ho-Ki
871:Armored cars
856:Type 4 Ha-To
851:Type 4 Ho-Ro
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802:Type 2 Ka-Mi
764:Type 89 I-Go
756:Medium tanks
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374:World War II
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285:15 cm sIG 33
283:, wherein a
281:World War II
277:Nazi Germany
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257:World War II
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187:Power/weight
841:Type 2 Ho-I
820:(including
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519:Zaloga 2007
468:Zaloga 2007
418:Philippines
368:during the
342:machine-gun
330:rounds and
263:Development
206:Operational
190:12.8 hp/ton
77: built
1218:Mitsubishi
1197:Categories
1024:Prototypes
909:Half-track
604:. Osprey.
553:References
541:2019-06-29
337:gun shield
271:series of
199:bell crank
195:Suspension
175:Mitsubishi
680:Tankettes
364:with the
160:Secondary
93:16.3 tons
1004:Basso-Ki
600:(2007).
162:armament
148:armament
66:Produced
1107:Type TG
1102:Type TE
1097:Type TC
416:in the
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302:Design
269:Grille
179:diesel
171:Engine
114:Height
98:Length
959:SS-Ki
952:Other
424:Notes
414:Luzon
324:Krupp
208:range
136:Armor
106:Width
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606:ISBN
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228:The
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