Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai
Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai
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[Client Values; Actual values in
1,500 ![]() |
630126 HP Hit Points |
21.3/23.315.26/23.3 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
240240 hp Engine Power |
38.8/16 km/h Speed Limit |
3838 deg/s Traverse |
11.2715.73 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
75/50/5075/50/50 mm Turret Armor |
AP//HE
AP//HE Shells |
82/2800/60
82/2800/60 Shell Cost |
125/125/175125/125/175 HP Damage |
124/155/38124/155/38 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
12 r/m Standard Gun ▲
12 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1500 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1500 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.37 m With 50% Crew: 0.458 m ▲
0.37 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.458 m |
s 2.3 s 2.3 Aim time |
3030 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-7°/+20°-7°/+20° Elevation Arc |
6060 rounds Ammo Capacity |
1515 % Chance of Fire |
m 350 m 350 View Range |
m 400 m 400 Signal Range |
V

1500
The Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai is a Japanese tier 5 premium medium tank.
The Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai medium tank is a combination of the Type 3 Chi-Nu suspension and turret and the Type 4 Chi-To gun. Only one prototype was built. It was ready for trials in March of 1945.
The Chi-Nu Kai ("Chi" being the Japanese designation for medium tanks, "Nu" a letter code for its year of design (1943), and "Kai" meaning "modified" or "improved") was the first Japanese tank introduced into the game.
But with the introduction of the Japanese medium tank line it has been rendered one of the most pointless premium tanks in the game due to being mostly identical to the standard Type 3 Chi-Nu. Compared to a fully upgraded Type 3 Chi-Nu it has a better hull traverse speed and stronger turret armor, in exchange for worse gun depression and mobility.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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V | 7.5 cm Tank Gun Type 5 | 124/155/38 | 125/125/175 | 12 | 0.37 | 2.3 | 1489 | 38000 |
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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IV | Type 100 V-12 | 240 | 15 | 630 | 10500 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( ![]()
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V | Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai | 23.3 | 38 | 0 | 6300 | 8000 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
See Type 3 Chi-Nu for details; only differences are listed here
- Has somewhat better gun elevation
- Has a small strip of 150mm and 95mm thick frame around its gun mantlet
- Turret sides and rear are also thicker, might pull lucky ricochets
Cons:
- Has worse gun depression of only 6 1/2 degrees
- Lacks the top engine and radio option; really sluggish
- Is also heavier than the base model, but not so much that it matters in ramming
Performance
The Chi-Nu Kai is very slow and tall for a Tier V medium tank, relegating its role to be a mid-to-long range sniper. The gun does have a fairly quick aim time as well as decent accuracy to support this play style. Trying to fight on the front lines is discouraged, as you will constantly find yourself struggling -- it does not have the alpha damage to trade shots with enemies nor the armor to take hits back from them. Its poor overall mobility also makes relocating to another sniping position fairly difficult.
The Chi-Nu Kai has poor armor overall, as the 25mm of hull side armor can be over-matched by any gun larger than 75mm, meaning side-scraping will more often than not be unsuccessful. However you can sometimes get a lucky bounce along the edges of your gun mantlet, which are 150 mm thick. This, combined with a decent gun depression at 6.5 degrees, can make going hull-down against lower tiers an option, albeit an unreliable one due to the rest of the turret only being 50-75mm thick.
With a one-of-each-position crew layout -- Commander, Gunner, Driver, Radio Operator, Loader -- the Chi-Nu Kai is crew-compatible with the Chi-He, Chi-Nu, Chi-Ri, and Chi-To -- all crew members from these non-premiums can be used in the Chi-Nu Kai without penalty.
Early Research
It's a premium vehicle so no research required (don't forget to turn on Accelerate Crew Training).
Suggested Equipment
Documented Tank and Crew Builds
Medium Caliber Tank Gun Rammer, Enhanced Gun Laying Drive, Binocular Telescope
Gallery
Historical Info
The Type 3 Kai is the post-war popular designation of the proposed upgrades to the Type 3 Chi-Nu. Given the late development of the Type 4 Chi-To and Type 5 Chi-Ri, the IJA needed a tank that could actually counter the M4 Sherman and other tanks of the Allies. To this end it was decided to put the Type 5 75mm Tank Gun one way or another on the Type 3 Chi-Nu, with expanded use of welding to strengthen the hull and adding some armor.
There were two proposals for installing the Type 5 75mm Tank Gun on the Chi-Nu: Using the turret of the Type 4 Chi-To, or adapting the Tank Gun for the turret of the Chi-Nu. Due to inherent flaws in the design of the Chi-Nu turret such as a lack of ventilation for the gases produced by the main cannon, the former option was chosen. On March 19, 1945, tests using the prototype Chi-To turret on a Chi-Nu hull were conducted at the Irago Firing Ground, and it was deemed that the handling of the tank was unaffected, and the results were satisfactory. This single test vehicle became known as the Chi-Nu Kai.
The success of this test led to the development of the (never officially named) Chi-Nu II, which mounted the production model Chi-To's turret on the Chi-Nu chassis. But only a few tanks of this model were constructed before the war ended.
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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