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 |InTheGame_pros= |InTheGame_pros=
 *Small size and good agility *Small size and good agility
?*Great firepower for a tier 4 light+*Great firepower for a Tier IV light
?*Premium AP round receives full 5 degrees of normalization and less loss of penetration over distance+*Premium AP round receives full five degrees of normalization and less loss of penetration over distance
 *Good gun depression *Good gun depression
  
 |InTheGame_cons= |InTheGame_cons=
?*Absolutely no armor+*Virtually no armor
 *Mediocre gun handling *Mediocre gun handling
 *Inaccurate gun makes sniping and hitting weak spots difficult *Inaccurate gun makes sniping and hitting weak spots difficult
 *Relatively slow acceleration for a light tank *Relatively slow acceleration for a light tank
  
?|InTheGame_performance=The Ke-Ho behaves much like the British Tier 4 Covenanter Light tank, yet out performs it in most ways. It is small in size, rather quick, with good agility, and good camo values, and a fast firing cannon makes it a mean opponent to assassinate lone enemies with. It also doubles as a support tank very capable of picking off enemies from around 100 meters. Or you can work in a light wolf pack punching holes in tanks in a not so dissimilar way to the Matilda. Its small size can also make it suitable for ambush duties should the situation arise.+|InTheGame_performance=The Ke-Ho behaves much like the British Tier IV Covenanter light tank, yet out performs it in most ways. It is small in size, rather quick, with good agility and camo values, and a fast firing cannon makes it a mean opponent to assassinate lone enemies with. It also doubles as a support tank very capable of picking off enemies from around 100 meters. Or you can work in a light wolf pack punching holes in tanks in a not so dissimilar way to the Matilda. Its small size can also make it suitable for ambush duties should the situation arise.
  
?The tank can take a hit but avoid brawling with anything other than lower tiers or badly wounded tanks as the armor is so thin a swift breeze could go through it, do however take advantage of the tiny turret and excellent gun depression to fire shots from behind cover.+The tank can take a hit but avoid brawling with anything other than lower tiers or badly wounded tanks as the armor is so thin a swift breeze could go through it; do however take advantage of the tiny turret and excellent gun depression to fire shots from behind cover.
  
?This tank has one of the meanest guns at tier 4, the 57mm experimental is capable of more than 1,875 DPM, its aim time is a little slow but you need not wait to fire if you are close enough to your target. The penetration can get through targets easily up to Tier 5, and the damage is about average for its tier.+This tank has one of the meanest guns at Tier IV, the 57mm Experimental is capable of more than 1875 DPM, its aim time is a little slow but you need not wait to fire if you are close enough to your target. The penetration can get through targets easily up to Tier V, and the damage is about average for its tier.
  
?The Ke-Ho Might be a difficult drive to begin with, learning not to engage with enemies until its guaranteed you're not gonna get hit maybe frustrating at first, but it's the right way to drive this tank, and most other tanks in the Japanese tree, once you've overcome this tank's weakness, you'll quickly become one of the deadliest tanks at tier 4. +The Ke-Ho might be a difficult drive to begin with, learning not to engage with enemies until its guaranteed you're not gonna get hit is maybe frustrating at first, but it's the right way to drive this tank, and most other tanks in the Japanese tree. Once you've overcome this tank's weakness you'll quickly become one of the deadliest tanks at Tier IV.
  
   
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 |History= |History=
  
?The Type 5 Ke-Ho (五式軽戦車 ケホ Go-Shiki Keisensha Keho) was the last light tank designed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Though it had performed well in the early stages of WWII and even before it, the Type 95 Ha-Go was showing it’s age by 1942. An attempt had already been made to replace it with the Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To. However, these projects failed to fully materialise .+The Type 5 Ke-Ho (五式軽戦車 ケホ ''Go-Shiki Keisensha Keho'') was the last light tank designed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Though it had performed well in the early stages of WWII and even before it, the Type 95 Ha-Go was showing it’s age by 1942. An attempt had already been made to replace it with the Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To. However these projects failed to fully materialize.
  
?Following this, the IJA decided to try again and work started on the Ke-Ho.+Following this the IJA decided to try again and work started on the Ke-Ho.
  
 ==Design and Development== ==Design and Development==
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 A scale drawing of the Ke-Ho (Source: ftr.wot-news.com) A scale drawing of the Ke-Ho (Source: ftr.wot-news.com)
  
?Development of this new light tank began in 1942. Up till then, the Ha-Go had performed well against American M3 Light tanks, but suffered dreadfully against the larger M4 Sherman. Its last successful engagement was against US forces on the Bataan Peninsula in December 1941 who only had M3 Stuart Light tanks.+Development of this new light tank began in 1942. Up till then the Ha-Go had performed well against American M3 Light tanks, but suffered dreadfully against the larger M4 Sherman. Its last successful engagement was against US forces on the Bataan Peninsula in December 1941 who only had M3 Stuart Light tanks.
  
?Of course, the name “Tank” should be applied loosely to any Japanese armored vehicle of World War II. One of the major shortcomings of the Ha-Go was the fact that a .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine gun could effectively knock one out. The Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To had somewhat of an armor upgrade, at least enough to defend against .50 cal rounds. They still lacked a gun capable of even scratching a Sherman. These vehicles were not produced in substantial numbers, with only 104 Ke-Ni and 34 Ke-Tos built by the end of the war.+Of course, the name “tank” should be applied loosely to any Japanese armored vehicle of World War II. One of the major shortcomings of the Ha-Go was the fact that a .50 cal (12.7mm) machine gun could effectively knock one out. The Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To had somewhat of an armor upgrade, at least enough to defend against .50 cal rounds. They still lacked a gun capable of even scratching a Sherman. These vehicles were not produced in substantial numbers, with only 104 Ke-Ni's and 34 Ke-To's built by the end of the war.
  
?The Ke-To experimented with a slightly better main armament in the form of Type 1 37 mm (1.46 in) gun. This offered a much-needed improvement over the Type 94 37 mm (1.46 in) used on the Ha-Go. Though a step in the right direction, this weapon still was not enough to combat the M4 at any angle.+The Ke-To experimented with a slightly better main armament in the form of Type 1 37mm (1.46 in) gun. This offered a much-needed improvement over the Type 94 37mm (1.46 in) used on the Ha-Go. Though a step in the right direction, this weapon still was not enough to combat the M4 at any angle.
  
?As such, the Ke-Ho was to be armed with the Type 1 47 mm (1.85 in) Tank Gun II. This was a planned variant of the Type 1 47 mm found on the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. The performance of the Type 1 Gun II is unknown, however the performance of the standard 47 mm is. Penetration of the weapon's Type 1 APHE shell at 30 degrees was 55 mm at 100 m, 40 mm at 500 m and 30 mm at 1,000 m. This was still only enough to penetrate the side of a Sherman, leading to the ambush style of combat used by Chi-Ha crews. An experimental long-barreled 57mm gun was also tested on the Ke-Ho.+As such, the Ke-Ho was to be armed with the Type 1 47mm (1.85 in) Tank Gun II. This was a planned variant of the Type 1 47mm found on the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. The performance of the Type 1 Gun II is unknown, however the performance of the standard 47mm is. Penetration of the weapon's Type 1 APHE shell at 30 degrees was 55mm at 100m, 40mm at 500m and 30mm at 1,000m. This was still only enough to penetrate the side of a Sherman, leading to the ambush style of combat used by Chi-Ha crews. An experimental long-barreled 57mm gun was also tested on the Ke-Ho.
  
?The cannon was mounted in a turret based on the Type 1 Chi-He’s. It had a raised commander’s cupola, next to which was a mounting point for a Type 97 machine gun. This turret was mounted on an enlarged Ke-Ni/Ke-To chassis, slightly of to the right of the center line. It had a Type 97 MG mounted in the front right left of the bow. The vehicle had a short wheel base, with a bell crank suspension using a similar layout out to the Chi-He’s. The Ke-Ho was powered by a 150hp air-cooled diesel engine that would crank out a decent top speed of 50 km/h.+The cannon was mounted in a turret based on the Type 1 Chi-He's. It had a raised commander’s cupola, next to which was a mounting point for a Type 97 machine gun. This turret was mounted on an enlarged Ke-Ni/Ke-To chassis, slightly off to the right of the center line. It had a Type 97 MG mounted in the front right left of the bow. The vehicle had a short wheel base, with a bell crank suspension using a similar layout out to the Chi-He’s. The Ke-Ho was powered by a 150hp air-cooled diesel engine that would crank out a decent top speed of 50 km/h.
  
 ==Variants== ==Variants==

Revision as of 10:48, 12 March 2022

For the Japanese Tier X Super-Heavy tank, see Type 5 Heavy.
For the Japanese Tier VII Medium tank, see Type 5 Chi-Ri.











































































Type 5 Ke-Ho

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140,000  Credits Cost
520104 HP Hit Points
9.96/106.46/12.5 t Weight Limit
Crew
  1. Commander (Loader)
  2. Gunner
  3. Driver
  4. Radio Operator
Mobility
150150 hp Engine Power
50/22 km/h Speed Limit
5460 deg/s Traverse
15.0623.22 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio
YesYes Pivot
Armor
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30/20/1630/20/16 mm Turret Armor
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25 r/m 

Standard Gun

Reload Times
Nominal: 2.4 s
50% Crew: 3.05 s
75% Crew: 2.69 s
100% Crew: 2.4 s
Rammer: 2.16 s
Vents: 2.35 s
Both: 2.11 s
Both and BiA: 2.07 s
Both and Max Crew %: 1.99 s

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25 r/m 

Standard Gun

Reload Times
Nominal: 2.4 s
50% Crew: 3.05 s
75% Crew: 2.69 s
100% Crew: 2.4 s
Rammer: 2.16 s
Vents: 2.35 s
Both: 2.11 s
Both and BiA: 2.07 s
Both and Max Crew %: 1.99 s

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1750

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (70 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 1750
50% Crew: 1374.8
75% Crew: 1562.4
100% Crew: 1750
100% Crew
Vents: 1791.3
Rammer: 1944.6
Both: 1990.1
Both and BiA: 2027.9
Both and Max Crew %: 2115.4

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 1820
50% Crew: 1444.8
75% Crew: 1632.4
100% Crew: 1820
100% Crew
Rammer: 2014.6
Vents: 1861.3
Both: 2060.1
Both and BiA: 2097.9
Both and Max Crew %: 2185.4

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Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (70 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 1750
50% Crew: 1374.8
75% Crew: 1562.4
100% Crew: 1750
100% Crew
Vents: 1791.3
Rammer: 1944.6
Both: 1990.1
Both and BiA: 2027.9
Both and Max Crew %: 2115.4

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 1820
50% Crew: 1444.8
75% Crew: 1632.4
100% Crew: 1820
100% Crew
Rammer: 2014.6
Vents: 1861.3
Both: 2060.1
Both and BiA: 2097.9
Both and Max Crew %: 2185.4

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (90 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2250
50% Crew: 1767.6
75% Crew: 2008.8
100% Crew: 2250
100% Crew
Vents: 2303.1
Rammer: 2500.2
Both: 2558.7
Both and BiA: 2607.3
Both and Max Crew %: 2719.8

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 2340
50% Crew: 1857.6
75% Crew: 2098.8
100% Crew: 2340
100% Crew
Rammer: 2590.2
Vents: 2393.1
Both: 2648.7
Both and BiA: 2697.3
Both and Max Crew %: 2809.8

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1875

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (75 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 1875
50% Crew: 1473
75% Crew: 1674
100% Crew: 1875
100% Crew
Vents: 1919.25
Rammer: 2083.5
Both: 2132.25
Both and BiA: 2172.75
Both and Max Crew %: 2266.5

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 1950
50% Crew: 1548
75% Crew: 1749
100% Crew: 1950
100% Crew
Rammer: 2158.5
Vents: 1994.25
Both: 2207.25
Both and BiA: 2247.75
Both and Max Crew %: 2341.5

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (75 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 1875
50% Crew: 1473
75% Crew: 1674
100% Crew: 1875
100% Crew
Vents: 1919.25
Rammer: 2083.5
Both: 2132.25
Both and BiA: 2172.75
Both and Max Crew %: 2266.5

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 1950
50% Crew: 1548
75% Crew: 1749
100% Crew: 1950
100% Crew
Rammer: 2158.5
Vents: 1994.25
Both: 2207.25
Both and BiA: 2247.75
Both and Max Crew %: 2341.5

See here, here, or here for more information.

Standard Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (100 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal DPM: 2500
50% Crew: 1964
75% Crew: 2232
100% Crew: 2500
100% Crew
Vents: 2559
Rammer: 2778
Both: 2843
Both and BiA: 2897
Both and Max Crew %: 3022

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
First-shot DPM: 2600
50% Crew: 2064
75% Crew: 2332
100% Crew: 2600
100% Crew
Rammer: 2878
Vents: 2659
Both: 2943
Both and BiA: 2997
Both and Max Crew %: 3122

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Damage Per Minute


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0.42 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.52 m
With 75% Crew: 0.454 m
With 100% Crew: 0.403 m
With BiA: 0.394 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.385 m
Maximum possible: 0.369 m

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0.42 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.52 m
With 75% Crew: 0.454 m
With 100% Crew: 0.403 m
With BiA: 0.394 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.385 m
Maximum possible: 0.369 m

For more details, see Crew
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2.1 s 

With 50% Crew: 2.601 s
With 75% Crew: 2.271 s
With 100% Crew: 2.014 s
With GLD: 1.831 s
With BiA: 1.969 s
With BiA and Vents: 1.926 s
With both and GLD: 1.751 s
Maximum possible: 1.679 s

For more details, see Crew or Equipment


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2.3 s 

With 50% Crew: 2.849 s
With 75% Crew: 2.488 s
With 100% Crew: 2.205 s
With GLD: 2.005 s
With BiA: 2.157 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.11 s
With both and GLD: 1.918 s
Maximum possible: 1.839 s

For more details, see Crew or Equipment
Aim time
3636 deg/s Turret Traverse
360° Gun Arc
-10°/+20°-10°/+20° Elevation Arc
16090 rounds Ammo Capacity
General
1515 % Chance of Fire






340 m 

With 50% Crew: 267.1 m
With 75% Crew: 303.6 m
With 100% Crew: 340 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 357.2 m
With Coated Optics: 374 m
With Binocular Telescope: 425 m
Maximum possible: 486.7 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment






340 m 

With 50% Crew: 267.1 m
With 75% Crew: 303.6 m
With 100% Crew: 340 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 357.2 m
With Coated Optics: 374 m
With Binocular Telescope: 425 m
Maximum possible: 486.7 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment
View Range


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350 m 

With 50% Crew: 282.5 m
With 75% Crew: 323.6 m
With 100% Crew: 365 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 420 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 385 m
Maximum possible: 525.4 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment


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550 m 

With 50% Crew: 444 m
With 75% Crew: 508.5 m
With 100% Crew: 573.6 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 660 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 605 m
Maximum possible: 825.7 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment
Signal Range
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Type 5 Ke-Ho


IV

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140000

The Type 5 Ke-Ho is a Japanese tier 4 light tank.

By 1945 the design of the Type 95 Ha-Go was already obsolete. In 1942 the Hino Jidosha company started to develop a new tank. A prototype designated the Type 5 Ke-Ho was built in 1944. The design of the tank was similar to that of the Czech LT vz.38 and the Japanese Chi-Ha. However, the vehicle did not go into mass production.

The Type 5 Ke-Ho marks the end of its Japanese light line.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

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Guns

Tier Gun Penetration
(mm)
Damage
(HP)
Rate of fire
(rounds/minute)
Dispersion
(m/100m)
Aiming time
(s)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

IV 47 mm Gun Type 1 81/122/25 70/70/90 25 0.42 2.1 411 21000
IV Experimental 57 mm Tank Gun Shin 87/131/29 75/75/100 25 0.42 2.3 543 27500

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Engines

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

III Type 100 Kakyuu V-6 150 15 630 5750

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Suspensions

Tier Suspension Load Limit
(т)
Traverse Speed
(gr/sec)
Rmin Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

III Type 5 Ke-Ho 10 54 0 3300 2000
IV Type 5 Ke-Ho Kai 12.5 60 0 3300 4500

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Radios

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

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

Low Noise Exhaust System Class 3 Camouflage Net Class 3 Coated Optics Class 3 Experimental Optics Wear-Resistant Gun Laying Drive Venting System Enhanced Gun Laying Drive Class 3 Improved Hardening Class 3 Additional Grousers Class 3 Improved Ventilation Class 3 Binocular Telescope Class 3 Turbocharger Class 3 

Compatible Consumables

Automatic Fire Extinguisher Natural Cover Optical Calibration Aim Tuning Experienced Firefighters Manual Fire Extinguisher Vent Purge Large First Aid Kit Large Repair Kit Duty Comes First Shell Organizer Quality Oil Focus on Target Onigiri Increased Focus Small First Aid Kit Small Repair Kit Gearbox Intricacy Steady Hand Combat Course 


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Small size and good agility
  • Great firepower for a Tier IV light
  • Premium AP round receives full five degrees of normalization and less loss of penetration over distance
  • Good gun depression


Cons:


  • Virtually no armor
  • Mediocre gun handling
  • Inaccurate gun makes sniping and hitting weak spots difficult
  • Relatively slow acceleration for a light tank


Performance

The Ke-Ho behaves much like the British Tier IV Covenanter light tank, yet out performs it in most ways. It is small in size, rather quick, with good agility and camo values, and a fast firing cannon makes it a mean opponent to assassinate lone enemies with. It also doubles as a support tank very capable of picking off enemies from around 100 meters. Or you can work in a light wolf pack punching holes in tanks in a not so dissimilar way to the Matilda. Its small size can also make it suitable for ambush duties should the situation arise.

The tank can take a hit but avoid brawling with anything other than lower tiers or badly wounded tanks as the armor is so thin a swift breeze could go through it; do however take advantage of the tiny turret and excellent gun depression to fire shots from behind cover.

This tank has one of the meanest guns at Tier IV, the 57mm Experimental is capable of more than 1875 DPM, its aim time is a little slow but you need not wait to fire if you are close enough to your target. The penetration can get through targets easily up to Tier V, and the damage is about average for its tier.

The Ke-Ho might be a difficult drive to begin with, learning not to engage with enemies until its guaranteed you're not gonna get hit is maybe frustrating at first, but it's the right way to drive this tank, and most other tanks in the Japanese tree. Once you've overcome this tank's weakness you'll quickly become one of the deadliest tanks at Tier IV.


Early Research

  • Equip top radio.
  • Research and equip the upgraded suspension.
  • Research the Experimental 57mm gun.


Suggested Equipment


Improved VentilationMedium-Caliber Tank Gun Rammer Coated Optics Camouflage Net Binocular Telescope 


Gallery

Historical Info

The Type 5 Ke-Ho (五式軽戦車 ケホ Go-Shiki Keisensha Keho) was the last light tank designed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Though it had performed well in the early stages of WWII and even before it, the Type 95 Ha-Go was showing it’s age by 1942. An attempt had already been made to replace it with the Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To. However these projects failed to fully materialize.

Following this the IJA decided to try again and work started on the Ke-Ho.

Design and Development

Type_5_Ke_Ho.jpg

A scale drawing of the Ke-Ho (Source: ftr.wot-news.com)

Development of this new light tank began in 1942. Up till then the Ha-Go had performed well against American M3 Light tanks, but suffered dreadfully against the larger M4 Sherman. Its last successful engagement was against US forces on the Bataan Peninsula in December 1941 who only had M3 Stuart Light tanks.

Of course, the name “tank” should be applied loosely to any Japanese armored vehicle of World War II. One of the major shortcomings of the Ha-Go was the fact that a .50 cal (12.7mm) machine gun could effectively knock one out. The Type 98 Ke-Ni and Type 2 Ke-To had somewhat of an armor upgrade, at least enough to defend against .50 cal rounds. They still lacked a gun capable of even scratching a Sherman. These vehicles were not produced in substantial numbers, with only 104 Ke-Ni's and 34 Ke-To's built by the end of the war.

The Ke-To experimented with a slightly better main armament in the form of Type 1 37mm (1.46 in) gun. This offered a much-needed improvement over the Type 94 37mm (1.46 in) used on the Ha-Go. Though a step in the right direction, this weapon still was not enough to combat the M4 at any angle.

As such, the Ke-Ho was to be armed with the Type 1 47mm (1.85 in) Tank Gun II. This was a planned variant of the Type 1 47mm found on the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. The performance of the Type 1 Gun II is unknown, however the performance of the standard 47mm is. Penetration of the weapon's Type 1 APHE shell at 30 degrees was 55mm at 100m, 40mm at 500m and 30mm at 1,000m. This was still only enough to penetrate the side of a Sherman, leading to the ambush style of combat used by Chi-Ha crews. An experimental long-barreled 57mm gun was also tested on the Ke-Ho.

The cannon was mounted in a turret based on the Type 1 Chi-He's. It had a raised commander’s cupola, next to which was a mounting point for a Type 97 machine gun. This turret was mounted on an enlarged Ke-Ni/Ke-To chassis, slightly off to the right of the center line. It had a Type 97 MG mounted in the front right left of the bow. The vehicle had a short wheel base, with a bell crank suspension using a similar layout out to the Chi-He’s. The Ke-Ho was powered by a 150hp air-cooled diesel engine that would crank out a decent top speed of 50 km/h.

Variants

Ku-Se SPG

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Drawing of the Ku-Se variant (Source: ftr.wot-news.com)

A planned variant of the Ke-Ho was the Ku-Se (自走砲 Jisōhō クーセ) self-propelled gun/tank destroyer. It was to be armed with a Short Type 99 75 mm mountain gun, in a similar open case mate to the planned Ho-Ni and Ho-Ro SPGs.

Fate

In 1942, a prototype vehicle was built, and the project was cancelled soon after. As with most new tank designs the Japanese came up with, it was low on the list of importance. Resources and construction efforts were instead being focused on warships and warplanes. Mass production was approved in 1945 however, but this was of course too late and the one prototype remained the only one built. This also meant that the Ku-Se variant never left the drawing board.

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A post war drawing of the the Ke-Ho. Source: – N/A

What happened to the prototype is unknown. It was likely taken back to the USA for analysis and later broken down.


Historical Gallery

Sources and External Links

Japan
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
Light Tanks
USA IT1 Cunningham IIM2 Light Tank IIT1E6 IIT2 Light Tank IIT7 Combat Car IIIM22 Locust IIIM3 Stuart IIIMTLS-1G14 IVM5 Stuart VM24 Chaffee VM7 VIM24E2 Super Chaffee VIT21 VIT37 VIIT71 CMCD VIIT71 DA VIIIT92 VIIIM41 Walker Bulldog IXT49 XXM551 Sheridan
UK ICruiser Mk. I IIM2 IICruiser Mk. II IILight Mk. VIC IIIValentine IIIStuart I-IV IIICruiser Mk. III IVCruiser Mk. IV VCovenanter VIA46 VICrusader VIIGSR 3301 Setter VIIIFV1066 Senlac VIIILHMTV IXGSOR3301 AVR FS XManticore
Germany ILeichttraktor IIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. D IIMKA IIPz.Kpfw. 35 R IIPz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f) IIPz.Kpfw. 35 (t) IIPz.Kpfw. I IIPz.Kpfw. II III43 M. Toldi III IIIPz.Kpfw. M 15 IIIPz.Kpfw. 38 (t) IIIPz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E IIIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J IIIPz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C IIIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G IIIPz.Kpfw. T 15 IVPz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A. IVPz.Kpfw. II Luchs VVK 16.02 Leopard VIVK 28.01 mit 10,5 cm L/28 VIVK 28.01 VIIAufklärungspanzer Panther VIISpähpanzer SP I C VIIIleKpz M 41 90 mm VIIIleKpz M 41 90 mm GF VIIIHWK 12 VIIIHWK 30 IXSpähpanzer Ru 251 XRheinmetall Panzerwagen
France IRenault FT IID1 IIAM 39 Gendron-Somua IIAMR 35 IIFCM 36 IIRenault R35 IIHotchkiss H35 IIIAMX 38 IVAMX 40 VAMX ELC bis VIAMX 12 t VIPanhard AMD 178B VIIAMX 13 75 VIIHotchkiss EBR VIIAMX 13 57 VIIAMX 13 57 GF VIIIPanhard EBR 75 (FL 10) VIIIPanhard AML Lynx 6x6 VIIIBat.-Châtillon 12 t VIIIELC EVEN 90 IXAMX 13 90 IXPanhard EBR 90 XPanhard EBR 105 XAMX 13 105
USSR IMS-1 IIBT-2 IIT-45 IIT-26 IIT-60 IITetrarch IIIBT-SV IIILTP IIIM3 Light IIIBT-7 artillery IIIT-116 IIIBT-5 IIIT-127 IIIT-46 IIIT-70 IVBT-7 IVT-80 IVValentine II VA-20 VT-50 VIMT-25 VIT-50-2 VIILTG VIIILTTB VIIILT-432 IXT-54 ltwt. XT-100 LT
China IIVickers Mk. E Type B IIIType 2597 Chi-Ha IVM5A1 Stuart VI59-16 VIType 64 VIIType 62 VIIWZ-131 VIIIWZ-132 VIIIM41D IXWZ-132A XWZ-132-1
Japan IRenault Otsu IIType 95 Ha-Go IIType 97 Te-Ke IIIType 97 Chi-Ha IIIType 98 Ke-Ni IVType 5 Ke-Ho
Czechoslovakia IKolohousenka IILT vz. 35 IIILT vz. 38
Sweden IStrv fm/21 IIStrv m/38 IIL-60 IIIStrv m/40L IIILago M38
Italy IFiat 3000 IIL6/40
Poland I4TP IITKS z n.k.m. 20 mm II7TP III10TP IV14TP
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