Japan. Hogi flamethrower (?), 1937, armored personnel carrier on the railway, serial
Japanese armored personnel carrier Hogi, archive photo
Hogi armored personnel carrier (type 2595)
It has a completely closed riveted copse, a single tower with machine guns. In the cutouts of the bottom, there are two driving railway wheel pairs lifted and lowered through the power transmission by the engine. The armored personnel carrier was issued since 1936
Combat weight – 12 tons.
Engine type – 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine
Power – 84 hp
Speed:
on the highway -25 km / h
on the railway track – 50 km / h
Power reserve –
Reservation – 8 mm
Crew – 2 people.
Landing troops – 6 people.
Armament:
caliber machine gun – 7.7 mm (type 97), ammunition -? cartridges
Japanese armored personnel carrier Hogi, archive photo