Type 2 Ke-To
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Type 2 Ke-To light tank
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| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1941 |
| Produced | 1944–1945 |
| Number built | 29[1] |
| Specifications (Type 2 Ke-To[1]) | |
| Weight | 7.20 tonnes |
| Length | 4.11 meters |
| Width | 2.12 meters |
| Height | 1.82 meters |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Armor | 6 – 16 mm |
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Main
armament |
Type 1 37 mm gun |
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Secondary
armament |
7.7 mm machine gun |
| Engine | Mitsubishi Type 100 air-cooled diesel 130 hp (97 kW) |
| Suspension | Bell crank |
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Operational
range |
186 kilometers |
| Speed | 50 km/h |
The Type 2 Ke-To (二式軽戦車 ケト Nishiki keisensha Ke-To?) was a light tank of World War II, produced in small numbers for the Imperial Japanese Army as an improvement of the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. It was not used in combat.[2]
Design
The Type 2 Ke-To was based on the Type 98, using the same engine and bell crank suspension.[1][3] However, the gun turret was enlarged and the main armament was changed to the more powerful Type 1 37 mm gun,[3] with a muzzle velocity of 810 m/s. The designation “Type 2” represented the year 1942, “Ke” represented “light”, and “To” represented the number seven.[2]
Production
Production commenced in 1944,[3] and 29 units were completed by the end of the war.[2] They were never used in combat.[2]
Footnotes
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External links
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Japanese armored fighting vehicles of World War II |
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