Type 98 Ke-Ni

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Type 98 Ke-Ni

Japan | Light Tank | Tier III

Battle Tier

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43,500   Cost

40585 HP Hit Points

7.2/7.24.73/9.5 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander (Radio Operator, Loader)
2. Gunner
3. Driver

Mobility

130150 hp Engine Power

50/20 km/h Speed Limit

4448 deg/s Traverse

18.0631.71 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

NoNo Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

30/16/1630/16/16 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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14/0/0 16/800/10 Shell Cost

45/45/6050/50/65 HP Damage

49/69/1858/73/19 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 28.57 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 2.1 s 50% Crew: 2.67 s 75% Crew: 2.35 s 100% Crew: 2.1 s Rammer: 1.89 s Vents: 2.05 s Both: 1.85 s Both and BiA: 1.81 s Both and Max Crew %: 1.74 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 26.09 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 2.3 s 50% Crew: 2.93 s 75% Crew: 2.58 s 100% Crew: 2.3 s Rammer: 2.07 s Vents: 2.25 s Both: 2.02 s Both and BiA: 1.98 s Both and Max Crew %: 1.9 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1285.65 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1285.65 50% Crew: 1010.25 75% Crew: 1147.95 100% Crew: 1285.65 100% Crew Vents: 1315.8 Rammer: 1428.3 Both: 1462.05 Both and BiA: 1489.95 Both and Max Crew %: 1553.85 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1330.65 50% Crew: 1055.25 75% Crew: 1192.95 100% Crew: 1330.65 100% Crew Rammer: 1473.3 Vents: 1360.8 Both: 1507.05 Both and BiA: 1534.95 Both and Max Crew %: 1598.85 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1285.65 50% Crew: 1010.25 75% Crew: 1147.95 100% Crew: 1285.65 100% Crew Vents: 1315.8 Rammer: 1428.3 Both: 1462.05 Both and BiA: 1489.95 Both and Max Crew %: 1553.85 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1330.65 50% Crew: 1055.25 75% Crew: 1192.95 100% Crew: 1330.65 100% Crew Rammer: 1473.3 Vents: 1360.8 Both: 1507.05 Both and BiA: 1534.95 Both and Max Crew %: 1598.85 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (60 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1714.2 50% Crew: 1347 75% Crew: 1530.6 100% Crew: 1714.2 100% Crew Vents: 1754.4 Rammer: 1904.4 Both: 1949.4 Both and BiA: 1986.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2071.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1774.2 50% Crew: 1407 75% Crew: 1590.6 100% Crew: 1774.2 100% Crew Rammer: 1964.4 Vents: 1814.4 Both: 2009.4 Both and BiA: 2046.6 Both and Max Crew %: 2131.8 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1304.5 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (50 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1304.5 50% Crew: 1025 75% Crew: 1165 100% Crew: 1304.5 100% Crew Vents: 1335 Rammer: 1449.5 Both: 1483.5 Both and BiA: 1511.5 Both and Max Crew %: 1577 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1354.5 50% Crew: 1075 75% Crew: 1215 100% Crew: 1354.5 100% Crew Rammer: 1499.5 Vents: 1385 Both: 1533.5 Both and BiA: 1561.5 Both and Max Crew %: 1627 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (50 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1304.5 50% Crew: 1025 75% Crew: 1165 100% Crew: 1304.5 100% Crew Vents: 1335 Rammer: 1449.5 Both: 1483.5 Both and BiA: 1511.5 Both and Max Crew %: 1577 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1354.5 50% Crew: 1075 75% Crew: 1215 100% Crew: 1354.5 100% Crew Rammer: 1499.5 Vents: 1385 Both: 1533.5 Both and BiA: 1561.5 Both and Max Crew %: 1627 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (65 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1695.85 50% Crew: 1332.5 75% Crew: 1514.5 100% Crew: 1695.85 100% Crew Vents: 1735.5 Rammer: 1884.35 Both: 1928.55 Both and BiA: 1964.95 Both and Max Crew %: 2050.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1760.85 50% Crew: 1397.5 75% Crew: 1579.5 100% Crew: 1760.85 100% Crew Rammer: 1949.35 Vents: 1800.5 Both: 1993.55 Both and BiA: 2029.95 Both and Max Crew %: 2115.1 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.41 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.508 m With 75% Crew: 0.443 m With 100% Crew: 0.393 m With BiA: 0.384 m With BiA and Vents: 0.376 m Maximum possible: 0.361 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.37 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.458 m With 75% Crew: 0.4 m With 100% Crew: 0.355 m With BiA: 0.347 m With BiA and Vents: 0.339 m Maximum possible: 0.325 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 1.5 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 1.858 s With 75% Crew: 1.622 s With 100% Crew: 1.438 s With GLD: 1.308 s With BiA: 1.407 s With BiA and Vents: 1.376 s With both and GLD: 1.251 s Maximum possible: 1.199 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 1.5 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 1.858 s With 75% Crew: 1.622 s With 100% Crew: 1.438 s With GLD: 1.308 s With BiA: 1.407 s With BiA and Vents: 1.376 s With both and GLD: 1.251 s Maximum possible: 1.199 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

3636 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-15°/+20°-15°/+20° Elevation Arc

185165 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

1515 % Chance of Fire

310 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 243.6 m With 75% Crew: 276.8 m With 100% Crew: 310 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 325.7 m With Coated Optics: 341 m With Binocular Telescope: 387.5 m Maximum possible: 443.8 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 310 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 243.6 m With 75% Crew: 276.8 m With 100% Crew: 310 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 325.7 m With Coated Optics: 341 m With Binocular Telescope: 387.5 m Maximum possible: 443.8 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 350 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 275 m With 75% Crew: 312.5 m With 100% Crew: 350 m With 100% Signal Boost: 420 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 385 m Maximum possible: 503.6 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 550 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 432.1 m With 75% Crew: 491.1 m With 100% Crew: 550 m With 100% Signal Boost: 660 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 605 m Maximum possible: 791.4 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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Type 98 Ke-Ni

III

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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

Guns

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	37 mm Gun Type 100	49/69/18	45/45/60	28.57	0.41	1.5		206	4400
III	37 mm Gun Type 1	58/73/19	50/50/65	26.09	0.37	1.5		223	8400

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
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

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
II	Type 98 Ke-Ni	7.2	44	B/2		2400	800
III	Type 2 Ke-To	9.5	48	B/2		2400	1800

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
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

            

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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

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Historical Info

The Type 98 developed in 1938 was a light tank with the same weight as the earlier Type 95, but with thicker armor. The prototype of the new Type 98 tank was completed by Hino Motors in 1939, but it did not enter production at the time. This can be attributed to the adequate performance of the aging Type 95 against obsolete tanks of National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China forces.

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.

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Historical Gallery

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  Type 98B with Christie suspension

Sources and External Links

Sources

• Foss, Christopher (2003). Great Book of Tanks: The World's Most Important Tanks from World War I to the Present Day. Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-*1475-6.
• Foss, Christopher (2003). Tanks: The 500. Crestline. ISBN 0-7603-1500-0.
• Hunnicutt, Richard (1992). Stuart, A History of the American Light Tank; Vol. 1. Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-462-2.
• Tomczyk, Andrzej (2007). Japanese Armor Vol. 5. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371799.
• Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-8460-3091-8.

External Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_98_Ke-Ni
• https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/jap/Type_98_Ke-Ni.php
• https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_type_98_light_tank.html

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