Type 98 Ke-Ni
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Type 98 Ke-Ni
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43,500 Cost |
40585 HP Hit Points |
7.2/7.24.73/9.5 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator, Loader)
- Gunner
- Driver
130150 hp Engine Power |
50/20 km/h Speed Limit |
4448 deg/s Traverse |
18.0631.71 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
NoNo Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
30/16/1630/16/16 mm Turret Armor |
AP//HE
AP//HE Shells |
14/0/0
16/800/10 Shell Cost |
45/45/6050/50/65 HP Damage |
49/69/1858/73/19 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
28.57 r/m Standard Gun ▲
26.09 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1285.65 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1304.5 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.41 m With 50% Crew: 0.508 m ▲
0.37 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.458 m |
s 1.5 s 1.5 Aim time |
3636 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-15°/+20°-15°/+20° Elevation Arc |
185165 rounds Ammo Capacity |
1515 % Chance of Fire |
m 310 m 310 View Range |
m 350 m 550 Signal Range |
III
43500
The Type 98 Ke-Ni is a Japanese tier 3 light tank.
A further modification of the Ha-Go developed by Hino Jidosha Kogyo. Despite the improved dynamic characteristics, the tank did not replace the Ha-Go. About 100 tanks were manufactured by Mitsubishi and Hino.
The Type 98 Ke-Ni marks the end of its Japanese light line.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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III | Mitsubishi A6120VDe S | 135 | 15 | 630 | 3600 | |
III | Type 100 Kuurei V-6 | 130 | 15 | 630 | 2750 | |
III | Type 100 Kakyuu V-6 | 150 | 15 | 630 | 5750 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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II | Type 98 Ke-Ni | 7.2 | 44 | B/2 | 2400 | 800 | |
III | Type 2 Ke-To | 9.5 | 48 | B/2 | 2400 | 1800 |
Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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IV | Type 94 Mk. 4 Hei | 350 | 90 | 2350 | |
V | Hei | 400 | 130 | 3800 | |
VI | Type 96 Mk. 4 Bo | 425 | 50 | 14000 | |
VIII | Type 3 Otsu | 550 | 240 | 22000 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good agility
- Potent gun when top tier with a good rate of fire
- Small, difficult to land a shot on this tank while it is moving
- Good camo values
- Decent radio range
Cons:
- Paper thin armor
- Can easily take module damage
- Mediocre gun handling
Performance
This tank is not a brawler. It has paper thin armor and a gun weaker than some counterparts. However this tank has great speed and can easily outflank and distract most heavy tanks, destroy other equal-tier scouts, and support flanking mediums. You can also act as a scout, relaying information to your allies.
The Ke-Ni apparently used to have a three-shot autoloading gun but it's no longer available; check out the Czech LT vz. 38 for a Tier III long-range autoloader.
Early Research
- You should first research the tracks
- Then depending on whether you want to be a scout or aggressive flanker you should research either the radio or the gun
- Go from there
Gallery
Historical Info
With the start of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff quickly realized that the Type 95 design was vulnerable to .50 caliber machine gun fire and attempted to develop a light tank with the same weight as the Type 95, but with thicker armor. A production contract for the Type 98 was awarded to Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with a total of 104 Type 98s are known to have been built, 1 in 1941, 24 in 1942 and 79 in 1943. By the end of the war, the Imperial Navy had priority on steel for warships and aircraft construction, leaving the Imperial Japanese Army at the bottom of the list for raw material to build tanks with.
The design of the Type 98, in comparison to the Type 95, featured thicker, welded armor of improved shape, including the use of a Mitsubishi Type 100 6-Cylinder air-cooled diesel engine, rated at 130 horsepower, and located sideways to make maintenance easier. Slightly lighter and shorter than the original Type 95, it could travel at 50 km/h even with its thicker armor. Three pairs of bogies with six road-wheels connected to the chassis using bell cranks, which transferred any movement in the bogies into sideways motion that was absorbed by springs.
In contrast to the one-man turret of Type 95, the Type 98 had a conventional two-man turret, carrying a Type 100 37 mm tank gun, with a muzzle velocity of 760 m/s, and also a coaxial 7.7 mm machine gun.
Variants:
Type 98B Ke-Ni Otsu
Outside the standard Type 98, also known as the Type 98A Ke-Ni Ko, there was the experimental Type 98B Ke-Ni Otsu developed by Hino Motors from the Prototype 98B. It featured four large road wheels and no return rollers, in a Christie-like fashion. This version was never accepted into production.
Type 98 Ta-Se SPAA
The Type 98 Ta-Se 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft prototype was developed in November 1941, with a Soki Type 2 20 mm (0.79 in) AA gun derived from the Type 98 auto-cannon, and housed in a large open turret. “Ta” stands for “Taikū” (“anti-air”) and “Se” for sensha (“tank”). After deceiving trials, the project was cancelled in 1943.
Type 2 Ke-To
This model was the main derivative of the Type 98. It was all-improved, with a better Type 1 37 mm (1.46 in) main gun, capable of a muzzle velocity of 810 m/s in a modified, roomier turret. The “Ke” stands for “light” and “To”, the seventh. Only 28 were built in all, during the fall of 1944 and 1945. Like most Japanese tanks this late in the war, it never left the Home Islands and never fought.
Wartime actions:
The 104 (132 according to another source) Type 98 Ke-Nis were produced by Hino Motors (Hino Jidosha Kogyo) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. These small numbers can be explained by the priority given to the building of warships. According to General Hara, this small production was also explained by the reluctance of the Army High Command to increase the number of different types in service, and because crews were already well trained and quite happy with the existing Ha-Go type. Being released so late in the war, the Ke-Ni operational records are unknown and most likely they were given to young recruits and kept in the Home Islands.
Historical Gallery
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 |
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