Type 2 Ke-To light tank

Type 2 Ke-To
Type 2 Ke-To light tank
TypeLight tank
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Production history
Designed1941
Produced1944–1945[1]
No. built34[2]
Specifications (Type 2 Ke-To[3][4])
Mass7.2 tons
Length4.11 m (13 ft 6 in)
Width2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Crew3

Armor6–16 mm[3]
Main
armament
Type 1 37 mm tank gun[3]
Secondary
armament
7.7 mm machine gun[3]
EngineMitsubishi Type 100 air-cooled diesel
130 hp (97 kW)[3]
SuspensionBell crank
Operational
range
186 kilometers
Maximum speed 50 km/h[3]

The Type 2 Ke-To (二式軽戦車 ケト, Nishiki keisensha Ke-To) was a light tank of World War II, produced in small numbers for the Imperial Japanese Army as an improvement of the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. No Type 2 Ke-To light tanks are known to have engaged in combat prior to Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.[3]

Rear view of a Type 2 Ke-To

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