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Originally Posted by Tim Crowe
Looking forward to this build. It looks quite an impressive tank. I don't know how it compared to the allied tanks in its day.
Tim
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The Chi-He isn't in the same class as the M4 Sherman - the main problem was that the 47mm round couldn't penetrate the frontal armour of the Sherman. The next evolutionary version (the Chi-Nu) had a 75mm gun which had better armour penetration. US forces ran into the earlier Chi-Has in the Pacific Islands - these had thin armour and were slaughtered by M4s. The Chi-He was basically an upgraded late 1930s design so it really can't be compared to late war tanks.
Regards,
Charlie