Japan. Keri type 3, 1935, light tank, small-serie
Japanese light tank Keri type 3, photo archive, WW2 color
Light Japanese Keri tank (type 3)
It is an upgrade of the 1943 tank of Ha-go. Tank Keri (light ninth) was created as an assault model equipped with a 57 mm cannon (type 97) mounted in a slightly enlarged riveted tower with a small taper and a developed aft niche. In the rear wall of the turret there was a machine gun in a ball bearing. The Keri tank was equipped with a radio station and a whip antenna. These Japanese tanks were produced by an experimental series.
Combat weight – 7,4 t
Engine type – – two-stroke 6-cylinder diesel air cooling
Power – 120 hp
Speed - 40 km / h
Power reserve – 210 km.
Protection:
Turret – 12mm
forehead – 12mm
Crew – 3 people.
Armament:
caliber guns – 57mm, ammunition -? PC.
the caliber of the machine gun is 2X 7.7 mm (type 97), the braking set is 3300 cartridges
Japanese light tank Keri type 3, photo archive, in the historical coloring