Download or read book Japanese Tanks 1939 45 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese Army used tanks to great effect in the build-up to World War II. Inspired by European designs, in the 1920s and 1930s an innovative Japanese tank program facilitated their campaigns in China prior to the Pacific War. During the ensuing war against the Allies tanks were deployed imaginatively in jungle terrain previously thought impassable by such vehicles, being integral in Malaya and the capture of Singapore. Steven J Zaloga uses detailed and colorful artwork and photographs to explore these designs, explaining their neglect in favor of the naval priorities that left Japanese tanks outmoded by Western designs.

Download or read book Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932 45 written by David McCormack and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new history charts the development, production, deployment, and combat operations of Japan's tank forces between their inception in 1918 and their disbandment in 1945. The author's persuasive arguments encourage the reader to reappraise their existing views concerning the contribution of Japanese tanks towards the projection of combat power.

Download or read book Japanese Tanks 1939 45 written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese Army used tanks to great effect in the build-up to World War II. Inspired by European designs, in the 1920s and 1930s an innovative Japanese tank program facilitated their campaigns in China prior to the Pacific War. During the ensuing war against the Allies tanks were deployed imaginatively in jungle terrain previously thought impassable by such vehicles, being integral in Malaya and the capture of Singapore. Steven J Zaloga uses detailed and colorful artwork and photographs to explore these designs, explaining their neglect in favor of the naval priorities that left Japanese tanks outmoded by Western designs.

Download or read book Tanks of Japan written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Light tanks of Japan, Main battle tanks of Japan, World War II Japanese tanks, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 89 I-Go, Type 90 Ky -maru, Type 61, List of Type 97 Chi-Ha variants, Type 10, Type 98 Ke-Ni, Type 74 Nana-yon, Type 2 Ka-Mi, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 5 Chi-Ri, Type 2 Ke-To, Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 3 Ka-Chi, Type 4 Chi-To, Type 1 Ho-Ni I, Type 2 Ho-I, Type 4 Ke-Nu, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, Type 5 Ke-Ho, Type 5 Na-To, Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha, List of engines and weapons used on Japanese tanks during World War II, Maeda Ku-6, Type 4 Ka-Tsu, List of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Type 95 Heavy Tank, Type 5 To-Ku. Excerpt: The Type 95 Ha-G Kyugoshiki keisensha Ha-G ) (also known as Ke-Go or Kyu-Go) was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry, however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks. Approximately 2,300 units were produced, making it the most numerous Japanese armored fighting vehicle of the time. From early 1930s, the Japanese army began experimenting on a mechanized warfare unit combining infantry with tanks. However, the Type 89 Medium tank could not keep pace with the motorized infantry, which could move at 40 km/h by truck. To solve this problem, the Army Technical Bureau proposed a new light tank at 40 km/h speed and started development in 1933. The prototype of the new tank was completed in 1934 at the Army's Sagami Arsenal. It was a high-speed and lightly armored tank comparable to the Soviet BT-2 tank of 1932. In 1935, at a meeting in the Army Technical Bureau, the Type 95 was presented as a potential main battle tank for mechanized infantry units. The infantry had...

Download or read book Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932 1945 written by David McCormack and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular image of the Japanese tanks which faced the markedly superior tanks fielded by the Allies during the Second World War is one of poorly armed and armoured Lilliputian tin cans which failed to make any impression upon the battlefield. In this absorbing new history, David McCormack looks beyond widely held and unchallenged misconceptions to create a new narrative in which Japan's rightful place as a leading innovator in tank design and doctrine is restored. Why did Japan produce tanks in such limited numbers? What contribution did Japanese tanks make to the war effort? Why did it take Japan so long to develop heavier tanks capable of meeting the Allies on more equal terms? Drawing from primary and secondary sources, the author's meticulous research provides the reader with an objective appraisal of both the successes and failures of the Empire of the Sun's tank forces.

Download or read book World War II Japanese Tank Tactics written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these early successes that the Japanese began to develop their own unique style of tank tactics. From the steam-rolling success of the Japanese as they invaded Manchuria until the eventual Japanese defeat, Rottman provides a battle history of the Japanese tank units as they faced the Chinese, the Russians, the British and the Americans.

Download or read book Japan s Imperial Army written by Edward J. Drea and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive English-language history of the Japanese imperial army, based largely on Japanese-language sources. Traces the origins, evolution, and impact of the army as an engine of Japan's regional and global ambitions and as a catalyst for the militarization of its homeland.

Download or read book Japan at War 1931 45 written by David McCormack and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World War Ii Japanese Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: World War II Japanese tankettes, World War II Japanese tanks, Type 94 Te-Ke, Tanks in the Japanese Army, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Development of Japanese tanks in World War II, Type 89 I-Go, Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car, List of Type 97 Chi-Ha variants, Type 97 Te-Ke, Type 98 Ke-Ni, Type 1 Ho-Ha, Type 2 Ka-Mi, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 5 Chi-Ri, Type 2 Ke-To, Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 3 Ka-Chi, Type 4 Chi-To, Type 1 Ho-Ki, Type 1 Ho-Ni I, List of Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II, Type 2 Ho-I, Type 4 Ke-Nu, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, Type 4 Ho-Ro, Type 5 Ke-Ho, Type 98 So-Da, Type 4 Ha-To, Type 5 Na-To, Type 97 ShinHoTo Chi-Ha, List of engines and weapons used on Japanese tanks during World War II, Maeda Ku-6, Type 4 Ka-Tsu, Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle, List of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank, List of tanks and armoured vehicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle, Type 5 To-Ku. Excerpt: IJA4th Armored Division with Type 3 Chi-Nu Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go first prototype, 1934This article deals with the history of tanks of the Japanese Army. The First World War established the validity of the tank concept. After the war, many nations needed to have tanks, but only a few had the industrial resources to design and build them. During and after World War I, Britain and France were the intellectual leaders in tank design, with other countries generally following and adopting their designs. Japan took interest in tanks and procured some of the foreign designs, and then went to build its own. The designs built were light tanks which Japan used in China in the mid 30's against opposing infantry in campaigns in Manchuria and elsewhere in China, as the Chinese National Revolutionary Army had...

Download or read book Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s 1930s and 1940s written by David Lister and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History forgets. Files are lost and mislaid. But this book seeks to shine a light, offering a collection of cutting edge pieces of historical research detailing some of the most fascinating arms and armament projects from the 1920s to the end of the 1940s, nearly all of which had previously been lost to history.Included here are records from the UKs MI10 (the forerunner of GCHQ) which tell the story of the mighty Japanese heavy tanks and their service during the Second World War. Other chapters expand on the development of British armour, including the story of infantry tanks from the 1920s right through to the end of the Second World War and beyond.Other items placed beneath the microscope in this fascinating history include a wide variety of guns, rocket launchers, super heavy tanks and countless pieces of specialised armour. Previously overlooked, hidden under layers of dust in archives up and down the country, the histories of these objects has finally been uncovered.

Download or read book Kamikaze written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The destruction of much of the remainder of the Japanese fleet and its air arm in the later half of 1944 left the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable to attack by US naval and air forces. In desperation, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using “special attack” formations, or suicide attacks. These initially consisted of crude improvisations of conventional aircraft fitted with high-explosive bombs that could be crashed into US warships. Called “Divine Wind” (Kamikaze), the special attack formations first saw action in 1944, and became the scourge of the US fleet in the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. In view of the success of these attacks, the Japanese armed forces began to develop an entire range of new special attack weapons. This book will begin by examining the initial kamikaze aircraft attacks, but the focus of the book will be on the dedicated special attack weapons developed in 1944. It also covers specialized suicide attack weapons such as anti-tank lunge mines.

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Download or read book Why Japan Lost World War II written by James B. Whisker and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and other Western positions in the Asia-Pacific World in December 1941, it was unprepared to go to war with the United States and the Western Democracies generally and even realized it could not win. Its navy and air force were impressive, and its army could battle impressively against China, but Japanese small arms were terrible. Japan's tanks could not compete with their opposite numbers. The Empire's logistical base was undeveloped for modern warfare. While the Allies could produce large numbers of trained many pilots, Japan produced very few. When its elite airmen were lost at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, Japan could not replace them. At sea, Japan built battleships when it needed more aircraft carriers. The Japanese military never even attempted to win World War II by a simple and direct plan. Its planners consistently assumed that the enemy would do precisely what they assumed and countenanced no alternative analyses of facts.

Download or read book Japanese Tanks written by War Office and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Modern Japanese Tanka written by Makoto Ueda and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His introduction gives an excellent overview of the development of tanka in the last one hundred years.

Download or read book Stalin s War on Japan written by Charles Stephenson and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Japan surrender in 1945 because of the death and devastation caused by the atomic bombs dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima and Nagasaki or because of the crushing defeat inflicted on their armies by the Soviet Union in Manchukuo, the puppet state they set up in north-east China? Indeed, the Red Army's rapid and total victory in Manchukuo has been relatively neglected by historians. Charles Stephenson, in this scholarly and highly readable new study, describes the political, diplomatic and military build-up to the Soviet offensive and its decisive outcome. He also considers to what extent Japan's capitulation is attributable to the atomic bomb or the stunningly successful entry of the Soviet Union into the conflict. The military side of the story is explored in fascinating detail - the invasion of Manchukuo itself where the Soviet 'Deep Battle' concept was employed with shattering results, and secondary actions in Korea, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. But equally absorbing is the account of the decision-making that gave rise to the offensive and the political and diplomatic background to it, and in particular the Yalta conference. There, Stalin allowed the Americans to persuade him to join the war in the east; a conflict he was determined on entering anyway. Charles Stephenson's engrossing narrative throws new light on the last act of the Second World War.

Download or read book Imperial Japanese Tanks 1918 1945 written by Paul M. Roland and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: