Kyugo-shiki Keisensha / Tokuni-shiki Naikatei to Kyunana-shiki Chusensha Complete Guide

[Machine Translation] Boasting high practicality and the highest production numbers in the history of Japanese tanks, the Type 95 Light Tank Ha," known as the Mobile Tank," served as the workhorse of the Imperial Japanese Army s armored units. The Imperial Japanese Navy s amphibious tank, the Special Type 2 Internal Combustion Boat Kami," was developed based on this Ha" model. And the Type 97 Medium Tank Chi-Ha," which fought valiantly as the Japanese Army s unshakable mainstay from before the outbreak of the Pacific War until after its end, and which served as the basis for various successor tanks and gun tanks. This book examines the Imperial Japanese Army s two mainstay tanks the Type 95 Light Tank and the Type 97 Medium Tank as well as the Imperial Japanese Navy s Special Type 2 Motorboat, covering their development histories, mechanisms, organizational structure, operational methods and tactics, production variants and derivatives, combat records, paint schemes, and biographies of key figures, all presented with extensive use of photographs and illustrations. Based on the special features in Military Classics Vol. 57 and 66, this is a complete collector s edition with added content and revisions.

高い実用性と日本戦車史上最多の生産数を誇り、日本陸軍機甲部隊のワークホースとして活躍した「機動戦車」こと九五式軽戦車ハ号。そのハ号を母体として生まれた海軍の水陸両用戦車・特二式内火艇カミ。そして日本陸軍不動の主力戦車として太平洋戦争勃発前から終戦後まで奮闘し、さらに様々な後継戦車や砲戦車などのベースとなった九七式中戦車チハ。本書では日本陸軍機甲部隊の二大主力戦車である九五式軽戦車と九七式中戦車、そして海軍の特二式内火艇について、それぞれの開発経緯、メカニズム、部隊編制、運用方法・戦術、各生産型・派生型、戦闘記録、塗装図、人物列伝などを、図版やイラストを多用した構成で解説する。ミリタリー・クラシックスVOL.57と66の特集を元に、加筆修正を加えた完全保存版。