Imperial Japanese Navy Armor Units
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This is a list of Imperial Japanese Navy
armored units that were equipped with Type 89 Chi-Ro Medium Tank, Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank
, Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank
and the Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank
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Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
armored units that were equipped with Type 89 Chi-Ro Medium Tank, Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank
Type 95 Ha-Go
The 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...
, Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank
Type 97 Chi-Ha
The 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. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...
and the Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank
Type 2 Ka-Mi
The was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first amphibious tank. The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major modifications, and was a capable armoured fighting vehicle on both land and at sea...
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- Shanghai SNLF Tank Company (served during Shanghai Incident period)
- Tank Platoon of KureKure, Hiroshimais a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...
5th SNLF-(served in Milne BayMilne BayMilne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.The area was a site of the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942....
) - Tank Unit of Sasebo 7th SNLF-(served in Betio, Tarawa) commander: Ensign Ohtani
- Kwajalein Armor Unit of Sasebo 7th SNLF-(served in Kwajalein Atoll)
- Navy tank unit of 55th Guard Unit, Yokosuka 1st SNLF- (served in SaipanSaipanSaipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
, Marianas) - Itoh Armored Detachment SNLF-(served in Leyte, Philippines) commander: Commander Itoh
- Makin Armor SNLF Detachment of Navy 3rd Special Base Force (served in MakinMakin (islands)Makin is the name of a chain of islands located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati, specifically in the Gilbert Islands.-Geography:...
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