The Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyūnana-shiki chū-sensha Chi-ha or simply "Type 97/57") was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and the Second World War.

Armed with a Type 1 47 mm tank gun, this design was considered to be the best Japanese tank to have seen combat service during the Pacific War. It first saw combat service at Corregidor Island in the Philippines in 1942.

Late in World War II, this Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha variant was produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The standard 47 mm main gun was replaced with a short barrel naval 12 cm (120 mm) "anti-submarine" gun with a muzzle brake added.

The Chi-Ha 47, also known as the Type 97 Chi-Ha, was a medium tank built by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1938 to 1943, seeing action during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Nomonhan Incident, and World War II.

The Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai (Sometimes called "Shinhoto Chi-Ha") was simply a rearmed model, using the new Type 1 47 mm (1.85 in) army gun. This long-barrel (2.5 m), high muzzle velocity (730 m/s) gun was developed when the Type 94 model proved insufficient to defeat the armor of most Russian tanks of the 1939-40 generation.

Jun 18, 2019 · And from the same year, a new 47-mm anti-tank gun type “1” with a barrel length of 62 caliber, which had an even higher armor penetration capability, was mounted on the Shinhoto Chi-ha tank.

The Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha chiha?) was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War.

Jul 6, 2016 · In 1942, a new version of the Chi-Ha was produced with a larger three-man turret, and a high-velocity Type 1 47 mm tank gun. It was designated the Type 97-Kai or Type 97 Shinhōtō Chi-Ha (Japanese: 新砲塔チハ; “New turret Chi-Ha”).

Jun 13, 2013 · The Chi-Ha was the most common Japanse medium tank of World War II. Due to its lack of a powerful main gun, it was no match for the US Medium Tank, M4 . The Shinhoto Chi-Ha was an upgraded version of the Chi-Ha, which had re-designed turret to fit a new gun.

The Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai, a Japanese light tank. 47mm cannon with a longer barrel and increased anti-armour capabilities than the Chi-Ha 57. Adopted in 1937. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.