The Special Type 5 Launch To-Ku (特五式内火艇 トク, toku-go-shiki uchibitei To-Ku) was a Japanese prototype amphibious tank developed in 1945. [2] The development status by the end of the Pacific War is not clearly known. The To-Ku was large and heavy; it boasted extensive armor protection with 50 mm of armor plate in the front hull.

2022年9月7日 · The Type 5 Ho-Ru utilized an unchanged Type 95 suspension. It was a bell-crank suspension, which consisted of bogies mounted on arms that were connected to a long helical compression spring placed horizontally on the sides of the hull.

The 1944 Type 5 To-Ku was a amphibious tank planned to replaced older models such as the Ka-Mi and Ka-Chi in the IJN

This is a list of the Japanese armoured fighting vehicles of World War II. This list includes vehicles that never left the drawing board; prototype models and production models from after World War I, into the interwar period and through the end of the Second World War. Foss, Christopher (2003). Tanks: The 500. Crestline. ISBN 0-7603-1500-0.

The Type 5 light tank Ke-Ho (五式軽戦車 ケホ, Go-shiki keisensha Keho) was a prototype light tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II.

2016年12月18日 · The Ke-Ho was powered by a 150hp Type 100 air-cooled diesel engine. Despite its heavier weight, the Ke-Ho would still be able to travel at a top speed of 50-55 km/h (31 – 34 mph). Like the majority of Second World War Japanese armor, the engine was placed in the rear with the transmission and drive sprockets at the front.

2019年6月14日 · The last Japanese amphibious tank, which was planned to be adopted at the very end of the war, was the Type 5 "To-Ku". It was a rather unusual combat vehicle that combined units and...

2024年10月1日 · The design of the To-ku tank was completed and it was officially designated the Type 5 Special Landing Boat, but the war ended while the body was being manufactured at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Tokyo Machinery Works.

2019年2月17日 · The Type 5 To-Ku amphibious tank was the biggest of all of Japan’s amphibious tanks. It weighed 29 tons. Because of its size, it could carry more powerful armament than the Ka-Chi amphibious tank. The To-Ku mounted a 0.98 inch (25mm) cannon and a …

The Special Type 5 Launch To-Ku (特五式内火艇 トク, toku-go-shiki uchibitei To-Ku?) was a Japanese amphibious tank. The To-Ku was large and heavy; it boasted extensive armor protection and a turret fitted with a 47 mm Type 1 gun and 25 mm Type 1 gun.