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Dragon Armour IJA Type 95 "Ha-Gō" Light Tank
North China Version - Koushurei Tank School - North China 1941
60441
Features:
- Highly popular and collectible item
- True to 1/72 scale
- Fully accurate mold
- Fully assembled
- Historically accurate markings and insignia
- Includes protective display case
Dragon continues to extend its scintillating line of Japanese subjects in the Dragon Armor 1/72 scale collection. The latest item is another Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, a vehicle used in combat against China and Russia, as well as fully participating in WWII. Weighing just 7.4 tonnes, it was designed primarily as an infantry support weapon. Indeed, it was the most common light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in the Pacific, with about 2,300 units manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It had a crew of three, and the main armament was a Type 94 37mm gun. Its maximum speed was 45km/h.
While Dragon Armor has released this type of Ha-Go tank before (Item No.60428), the earlier model depicted a vehicle involved in combat in the Philippines in 1942. This new item possesses some recognizable differences, the chief one being the modified running gear configuration. This model contains an additional road wheel in between the main road wheels, with the bogeys and wheels being completely new. Even the tiny track links are accurately replicated in miniature. The tank on which this item is based served with the Koushurei Tank School in Manchuria, northern China in 1941. The tank model is finished in a typical and colorful camouflage paint scheme as seen in wartime photos. The tank also has Japanese characters painted on the turret that add some individual character. Although small, this fully built-up model of a Japanese tank is extremely well detailed. |
