Ho-Ni III

Ho-Ni III

Ho-Ni I

Chi-Ha LG

Ho-Ni III

Ho-Ni I

Chi-Ha LG

Japan

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.3	2.3

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:4 600

Purchase:16 000

This page is about the tank destroyer Ho-Ni III. For the preceding vehicle of similar name, see Ho-Ni I.

Description

The Type 3 Ho-Ni III is a Rank II Japanese tank destroyer with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced along with the entire Japanese Ground Forces tree in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". It handles and plays very similarly to the Ho-Ni I before it, but has been refined with the addition of more crew, a faster reload time, and most importantly, armor around the gun crew. However, it pays a slight cost of reduced top speed.

General info

Survivability and armour

Having 25mm of armor coverage around the entire gun crew, the Ho-Ni III no longer needs to fear artillery shrapnel or strafing runs from fighter aircraft. Do note however that it's still vulnerable to bombs, rockets and direct artillery hits!

However, if the Ho-Ni III takes a hit, it is now much more likely to survive with more crew, as three of them must be knocked out for it to be inoperable.

Another small armor increase is seen on the front of the tank, with the driver and radio station protected with another 10mm of armor, leaving it at still a poor 35mm.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	25 mm (12-31°) Front plate 17 mm (80-81°) Front glacis 15 mm (63°) Joint plate 15 mm (37-59°) Lower glacis	25 mm (40°) Top Left 20 mm (24-27°) Top Right 20 mm Bottom	17 mm (69°) Top 20 mm (4-58°) Bottom	12 mm
Superstructure	25 mm (15-16°) Front 25 mm (3-47°) Gun mantlet	25 mm (24-26°)	25 mm (10-11°)	10 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and tracks are both 15 mm thick.
• Driver's port on the front plate is 10 mm thick.
• An extra 10 mm of armour is plated on top of the bow machine gun area, left from the driver's position.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	44	21	16.8	241	324	14.35	19.29
Realistic	40	19		150	170	8.93	10.12

The only drawback of the Ho-Ni III compared to its previous version, is that the tank has a slight decrease in top speed. On flat grass, it reaches a top speed of 32 km/h, compared to the Ho-Ni I's top speed of 36 km/h.

Armaments

Main armament

The Ho-Ni III features a modernized type 3 75 mm tank gun, based on the type 90 75 mm field gun as on the previous Ho-Ni I, still being a great cannon, even with a slightly higher battle rating. With the addition of two dedicated loaders in a fully closed casemate, the gun also gets almost a second cut down on its reload time, making it capable of even more destruction.

75 mm Type 3
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
46			-10°/+20°	±10°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	14.09	19.50	23.68	26.20	27.86
Realistic	9.52	11.20	13.60	15.00	16.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
7.15	6.33	5.80	5.50

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
Type 1 APHE	APHE	103	101	92	82	73	65
Type 94 HE	HE	12	12	12	12	12	12

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
Type 1 APHE	APHE	668	6.56	1.3	15	67.84	-1°	47°	60°	65°
Type 94 HE	HE	522	6.02	0.1	0.1	810	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Smoke characteristic
Ammunition	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Screen radius in m	Screen time in s	Screen hold time in s:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
Type 90 Smoke	570	5.72	13	5	20	100

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Ho-Ni III.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
46	45 (+1)	41 (+5)	37 (+9)	24 (+22)	1 (+45)	no

Turret empty: 37 (+9)

Usage in battles

The Ho-Ni III plays very similar to the Ho-Ni I with the added benefit of 2 extra crew cutting down on the reload time for the 75 mm.

The starting Japanese player will also be quite accustomed to the handling of the hull, as it still is based on the Chi-Ha. But due the added weight of the fully enclosed casemate, it is slower compared to it's brothern Chi-Ha (Family).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Effective 75mm gun with APHE can penetrate all enemies at its rank
• Effective -10° gun depression
• Fully enclosed crew compartment = better protection from strafing airplanes
• 5 man crew
• Good gun traverse speed
• Mobility is decent due to being built on a Chi-Ha chassis
• Has smoke shells

Cons:

• Thin armour; close-quarters fighting is not advised
• 4 men are densely packed in the casemate
• No coaxial machine gun to use against airplanes or GAZ trucks.
• Top speed is less compared to the Chi-Ha (Family) due the added weight of the casemate

History

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Media

Skin and Camouflages for the Ho-Ni III in Warthunder Live.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Type 3 Ho-Ni III: The Japanese Marder
• [Wikipedia] Type 3 Ho-Ni III

Japan tank destroyers
Ro-Go Derivatives	Ro-Go Exp.
Chi-Ha Derivatives	Ho-Ni I · Ho-Ni III · Ho-Ro · Chi-Ha LG
Ho-Ri	Ho-Ri Prototype · Ho-Ri Production
Other	Na-To
JGSDF
SPRG	Type 60 (C)
SPH	Type 75 · Type 99
ATGM	Type 60 ATM
Rocket	Type 75 MLRS
USA	▅M36