Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle

The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It had a single 20 mm Type 98 AA machine cannon mounted on the back section of a Type 98 Ko-Hi half-tracked prime mover.[1] The Type 98 Ko-Hi half-track was first manufactured in 1938.[1]

Type 98 20 mm AA half-track
TypeSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Specifications
Mass5 ton
Length5.3 m (17 ft)[1]
Width2.0 m (6.6 ft)[1]
Height2.2 m (7.2 ft)[1]
Crew15

Main
armament
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon
EngineAir-cooled diesel gasoline
110 PS (81 kW)
Power/weight32.5 HP/tonne
SuspensionBell crank
Operational
range
200 km
Maximum speed 30 mph (48 km/h)[1]

The Type 98 half-tracks were considered "high speed" prime movers, capable of 48 km/h (30 mph) when loaded. It was powered by a diesel engine and had a crew of 15.[1] The rear-mounted Type 98 20 mm AA autocannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army.[2] It had a range of 5,500 m (18,000 ft), altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) and could fire up to 300 rounds per minute.[3] The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was not mass produced.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover "Ko-Hi"
  2. ^ War Department TM-E-30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces September 1944, p. 400.
  3. ^ Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 20mm AA Machine Cannon

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