Report on Japanese tankette from British sources, from the Intelligence Bulletin, December 1942. [Editor's Note: The following article is wartime information on enemy tactics and equipment published for Allied soldiers. In most cases, more accurate data is available in postwar publications.]

 

TANKETTE (LIGHT TANK) This tank has been used by the Japanese more than any other type in the present war. The line drawings on the opposite page point out the areas vulnerable to fire from various types of British guns. The drawings were made by the British, who tested the armor. The .55 and .59-caliber weapons are slightly larger than our .50-caliber machine gull, while the 2-pounder is a 40-mm gun, with approximately the same characteristic as our 37-mm. Three different views of the tank are shown—top, side, and front. Some of the outstanding characteristics of the tankette are as follows: Weight  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   3 tons Length  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   10 feet Width  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   5 feet 9 inches Height  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   5 feet 4 inches Speed  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   20 miles per hour Crew  _ _ _ _ _ _ _   2 Armament   _ _ _ _ _ _ _   1 or 2 light machine guns. Figure 1.—Japanese Tankette.

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