Type 95 Ha-Go
Type 95 Ha-Go
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3,000  Cost |
| 33570 HP Hit Points |
| 7.39/7.44.87/10.1 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Gunner, Loader)
- Driver
- Radio Operator
| 120135 hp Engine Power |
| 40/15 km/h Speed Limit |
| 4044 deg/s Traverse |
| 16.2427.72 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| NoNo Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 12/12/1235/25/25 mm Turret Armor |
AP//HE
AP/HEAT/HE Shells |
14/800/10
15/1200/20 Shell Cost |
| 45/45/6075/75/95 HP Damage |
| 33/52/1830/55/28 mm Penetration |
|
24 r/m ▲
17.65 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
1080 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲
1323.75 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
|
0.46 m ▲
0.5 m With 50% Crew: 0.585 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.636 m |
| 2.1 s 2.1 s Aim time |
| 3636 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -15°/+20°-15°/+20° Elevation Arc |
| 240185 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 1515 % Chance of Fire |
| 300 m 300 m View Range |
| 350 m 350 m Signal Range |
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The Type 95 Ha-Go is a Japanese tier 2 light tank.
Japanese light tank also known as the Type 95. Developed from 1933 through 1935 as a cavalry support vehicle. However, the tank was often used to support infantry. The first prototype was built by Mitsubishi. The vehicle entered mass production in 1936, and a total of 2,378 vehicles were manufactured through 1943.
The Type 95 Ha-Go leads to the Type 97 Chi-Ha.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 5.7 cm Gun Type 97 | 30/55/28 | 75/75/95 | 17.65 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 150 | 2800 | |
| I | 37 mm Gun Type 94 | 33/52/18 | 45/45/60 | 26.09 | 0.46 | 1.9 | 185 | 2000 | |
| II | 37 mm Gun Type 98 | 41/60/18 | 45/45/60 | 26.09 | 0.44 | 1.7 | 192 | 2450 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | Mitsubishi A6120VDe | 120 | 15 | 630 | 2400 | |
| III | Mitsubishi A6120VDe S | 135 | 15 | 630 | 3600 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | Type 95 Ha-Go | 7.4 | 40 | B/2 | 2500 | 600 | |
| II | Type 4 Ke-Nu | 10.1 | 44 | B/2 | 2500 | 810 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Type 94 Mk. 4 Hei | 350 | 90 | 2350 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good manoeuvrability
- Good gun selection
- Good rate of fire
- Very good gun depression
- Small size
Cons:
- Low accuracy
- Very thin armour
- Prone to module damage
Performance
Type 95 Ha-Go is a relatively good all-rounder, depending on the gun choice. There are two perfectly viable options, enabling the tank to cater to different play styles. 37 mm Gun Type 98 is good for sniping, offering relative accuracy coupled with average penetration and damage. Using this gun requires distancing the yourself from enemies, whenever possible. The excellent gun depression enables to utilise some rather creative sniping positions. Keeping your hull hidden should be your priority.
Though, as Type 95 Ha-Go has well-sloped, but very thin armour, minimizing exposure is the key to victory. Delivering a high amount of damage while keeping yourself hidden is essential. In order to do so, equipping the 57 mm Gun Type 97 howitzer is the way to go. Use your gun depression, keep your hull hidden and retreat into cover after taking a shot. The howitzer has a really low shell velocity, low accuracy and penetration, so engaging moving targets is difficult, especially at greater distances. Ammunition load should mostly be composed of HE shells, along with a few HEAT and AP rounds. HE is sufficient in most cases, as there are plenty of lightly armoured vehicles at tier II.
All in all, in order to perform well, one must remember the basics. Use hull-down positions whenever possible, hide your hull, as most autocannons will shred your weak hull, back into cover when reloading and aim carefully. When used properly, playing the Type 95 Ha-Go is both rewarding and fun.
Early Research
- Suspension should be upgraded first, in order to improve load capacity and traverse.
- Engine upgrade is necessary, in order to improve manoeuvrability.
- Gun upgrades are important, first the 37 mm Gun Type 98 and then the 57 mm Gun Type 97.
- Turret should be next, to improve armor protection
- Radio upgrades can be left last, however, they are still important, as they are used in later vehicles.
- Research the next tank, Type 98 Ke-Ni.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
The prototype of the new tank was begun in 1933 and completed in 1934 at the Army's Sagami Arsenal. Initial tests were positive but it was too heavy at 7.5 tonnes and had to be reworked bringing the weight down to 6.5 t. Due to doubts by the infantry as to its capability for infantry support it was tested in Manchuria in the winter of 1934/1935. The reports were favourable and a second prototype built, being completed in November 1935. In 1935, at a meeting in the Army Technical Bureau, the Type 95 was proposed as the main tank for mechanized infantry units. The infantry had concerns that the armor was insufficient; however, the cavalry indicated that the improved speed and armament compensated for thin armor. In the end, the infantry agreed, as the Type 95 was still superior to the only available alternative, which was the armored car.
Design
The Type 95 was a 7.4-tonne vehicle with a complement of 3 crewmen: a commander, a hull machine gunner, and a driver. Only the commander was seated in the turret, hence he was responsible for observation, loading, aiming, firing the main gun, as well as decision-making and commanding the crew. The hand-operated turret was small and extremely cramped.
The primary armament of the most produced version was a Type 98 37 mm gun with the barrel length of 46.1 calibers. It elevated between −15 to +20 degrees. The tank carried two types of 37 mm ammunition, the high-explosive and armor-piercing. For the latter, muzzle velocity was 675–700 m/s, and the armor penetration was 25 mm at a distance of 500 m.
Secondary armament was two 7.7 mm Type 97 light machine guns, one mounted in the hull front and the other in the back of the turret, facing to the rear right (that is, in the five-o-clock direction).
The most characteristic feature of the Type 95 tank was its simple suspension system. Two bogie wheels were suspended on a single bell crank with two bell cranks per side. The tracks were driven through the front sprockets. There were two return wheels. The suspension had troubles early on, with a tendency to pitch so badly on rough ground that the crew sometimes found it impossible to drive at any speed, and so it was modified with a brace to connect the pairs of bogies. Despite this, the tank continued to give its users a rough ride across any uneven ground. It was provided with an interior layer of asbestos padding separated from the hull with an air gap, to isolate the crew from the sun-heated armor plates, and to protect the crew from injury when the tank moved across rough terrain.
Type 95 was fitted with 120 hp (89.5 kW) Mitsubishi A6120VDe air-cooled diesel engine.
Some tanks were fitted with two reflectors in the front of the vehicle for night operations.
Production
Production was started in 1936 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. By 1939, 100 units had been built. Mitsubishi would go on to build a total of 853 in their own factories, with another 1,250 units built by the Sagami Arsenal, Hitachi Industries, Niigata Tekkoshō, Kobe Seikoshō, and Kokura Arsenal.
Historical Gallery
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Sources and External Links
| Light Tanks | IRenault Otsu • IIType 95 Ha-Go • IIType 97 Te-Ke • IIIType 97 Chi-Ha • IIIType 98 Ke-Ni • IVType 5 Ke-Ho |
| Medium Tanks | IIChi-Ni • IIType 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro • IVType 1 Chi-He • VType 3 Chi-Nu • VType 3 Chi-Nu Kai • VIType 4 Chi-To • VIIType 5 Chi-Ri • VIIISTA-1 • VIIISTA-2 • IXType 61 • XSTB-1 |
| Heavy Tanks | IIIType 91 Heavy • IVType 95 Heavy • VO-I Experimental • VIHeavy Tank No. VI • VIO-I • VIIO-Ni • VIIIO-Ho • IXType 4 Heavy • XType 5 Heavy |
| Tank Destroyers | |
| Self-Propelled Artillery |
