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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The '''Type 3 ''Chi-Nu''''' ({{Annotation|三式中戦車 | + | The '''Type 3 ''Chi-Nu''''' ({{Annotation|三式中戦車 「チヌ」|San-Shiki Chū-Sensha [Chi-Nu]}}) was an improved version of the [[Chi-He (Family)|Type 1 Chi-He]] intended as a stop-gap before the [[Chi-To (Family)|Type 4 Chi-To]] could enter service in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. |
== Vehicles == | == Vehicles == | ||
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* [[Chi-Nu]] | * [[Chi-Nu]] | ||
* [[Chi-Nu II]] | * [[Chi-Nu II]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | + | After the slow development of the [[Chi-He (Family)|Type 1 Chi-He]], which by 1941 was adopted by design, only properly entered production in 1943 and the development of the new [[Type 5 (Disambiguation)#Type_5_.2875_mm.29|Type 5 (75 mm)]] cannon for the medium [[Chi-To (Family)|Type 4 Chi-To]] and heavier [[Chi-Ri II|Type 5 Chi-Ri]] was still under development to stand up against the American armour existing out of Shermans, the Imperial Japanese Army requested a stop-gap tank equipping the [[Type 90 (75 mm)]] field cannon (Becoming the [[Type 3 (75 mm)]] tank cannon) as soon as possible. | |
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| + | To save on development time and cost, the Army decided to use the same hull as the Chi-He and designed a new hexagonal turret to fit the bigger gun and ammo while maintaining a total of 5 crew members as it had to be available as soon as possible. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Chi-Nu II|Type 3 Chi-Nu II]] - <small>(Prototype with high velocity 75 mm))</small> | *[[Chi-Nu II|Type 3 Chi-Nu II]] - <small>(Prototype with high velocity 75 mm))</small> | ||
*[[Chi-To (Family)|Type 4 Chi-To]] (Successor)<small>(Not ''directly'' related)</small> | *[[Chi-To (Family)|Type 4 Chi-To]] (Successor)<small>(Not ''directly'' related)</small> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [[wt:en/news/4428-development-type-3-chi-nu-ii-crouching-tiger-en|[Devblog] Type 3 Chi-Nu II: Crouching Tiger]] | * [[wt:en/news/4428-development-type-3-chi-nu-ii-crouching-tiger-en|[Devblog] Type 3 Chi-Nu II: Crouching Tiger]] | ||
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[[Category:Family pages]] | [[Category:Family pages]] | ||
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[hide]Description
The Type 3 Chi-Nu (三式中戦車 「チヌ」) was an improved version of the Type 1 Chi-He intended as a stop-gap before the Type 4 Chi-To could enter service in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
Vehicles
Rank III
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