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Experimental Type 5 Gun Tank Hori I was a prototype tank of the Japanese
Army during World War II, and was designed based on the chassis of the
Type 5 medium tank Chile.
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plan was to mount a trial 105mm caliber tank gun with a crew of 6, the
internal layout of the vehicle was to have the fighting compartment at
the rear of the vehicle, the engine at the center of the vehicle, and
the driver's seat in front of the engine.
- Although there are photographs of the Hori I wooden model, the prototype was never completed.
- 125mm frontal armor and 25mm side armor.
- This tank was a tank destroyer that was supposed to be an enemy heavy tank that would appear in the future.
[Planned performance specifications]
- Total Length: 7.4m
- Width: 3.05m
- Height: 2.7m
- Gross weight: 40 tons
- Crew: 6 people
- Main gun: 105mm trial 10cm tank gun (long) x 1
- Secondary armament: Type 1 37 mm tank gun x 1,
- Type 97 vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun x 1,
- 20mm cannon x1
- Engine: modified liquid-cooled V12 gasoline engine 550hp/1,500rpm
Item Size/Weight : 23.5 x 16 x 6 cm / 247g