Description

This is a Tamiya 1/35 Scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the Type 97 Chi-Ha, a World War II era medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Model kit features: Highly detailed exterior. Two unassembled detailed figures with realistic expressions. Tank contains an aerial spread around the vehicle top, unsymmetrical turret, complicated body front, and a seesaw-type suspension system. Realistic rubber tracks. Armament included. Illustrated assembly guide and waterslide decals included. *ABOUT THE TYPE-97 TANK: Introduced in the late 1930s, the Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks first saw action in Manchuria and China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and against the ill equipped National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks were used with considerable success by the IJA. However, in the Second World War, the Type 97 Chi-Ha did not performed well against its contemporary foes during tank to tank combat, largely due to its thin armor and relatively light main armament. Some 2,123 Type 97 Chi-Ha tanks were produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi Industries, among others between 1938 and 1943.