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Dragon is coming up with some scintillating subjects for its Dragon Armor series of 1/72 scale vehicles. The new item is a Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, a vehicle widely used 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.
Dragon’s fully built-up model is small in 1/72 scale, but it’s brimming with eye-catching detail. From the running gear - with its intricate road wheels, idlers, sprockets and return rollers - to the turret and gun, this Type 95 is extremely accurate. Even the track links are accurately replicated in miniature. The model is finished in the colorful camouflage scheme and markings of a tank that participated in the invasion of the Philippines in 1942. This is an extremely exciting subject from Dragon Armor - the little Japanese tank is a simply stunning creation! |
