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The Type 1 Ho-Ni II was a Japanese self propelled gun produced by mounting a 105mm Type 91 Howitzer on the chassis of a Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank. It was based on the Ho-Ni I, which had carried a 75mm gun, and like that vehicle had been designed to act as mobile artillery to support the armoured divisions. The first Ho-Ni II was built in 1942, and series production began in the 1943. The Ho-Ni I and Ho-Ni II were used in Burma and on the Philippines, fighting as part of the artillery.
Name (see article on Japanese tank designations)
Type 1 (1941) Ho-Ni II (Gun Fourth II)
Stats
Number produced: 54
Produced: 1943-45
Length: 5.55m
Hull Width: 2.33
Height: 2.39
Crew: 5
Weight: 14.7 tons
Engine: 170hp diesel
Max Speed: 38 km/h
Armament: 105mm Type 91 Howitzer
Armour: 25mm maximum
Japanese Tanks, 1939-45, Steven J. Zaloga, Osprey New Vanguard 137. A well written and illustrated look at the tanks produced for the Japanese army from the late 1920s to the end of the Second World War. This is a good overview of this neglected subject, looking at both the development of their tanks and their use in combat. [see more]
