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| − | The '''Soukou-Tei-class''' (装甲艇, which means "armored boat") or '''AB-Tei-class''' was a type of armored gunboat used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1928 to 1945 in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was constructed of a metal hull and powered by a diesel engine.
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| | * [[Soukou-Tei (1927)|Soukou-Tei (1927) Sakigake]] | | * [[Soukou-Tei (1927)|Soukou-Tei (1927) Sakigake]] |
| | * [[Soukou-Tei (1940)]]{{DISPLAYTITLE:Soukou-Tei / AB-Tei (Family)}} | | * [[Soukou-Tei (1940)]]{{DISPLAYTITLE:Soukou-Tei / AB-Tei (Family)}} |
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| − | [[File:Soukou-Tei (1927) Ceremonial.png|left|thumb|Launched ceremony of "Sakigake" at Ujina port, Hiroshima pref. (1927)|400x400px]]
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| − | During the 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Army developed equipment for a complete suite of capabilities during amphibious assaults. They developed the 10 meter ''Shohatsu'' and the 14 meter ''[[Daihatsu-class Landing Craft|Daihatsu]]'' classes of landing craft; a ship-to-shore communications boat, the 11 meter ''HB-O'' ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/高速艇乙? ja:高速艇乙]); a reconnaissance gunboat, the 14.4 meter ''HB-K'' ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/高速艇甲? ja:高速艇甲]); and the world's first landing craft carrier ([[wikipedia:Japanese_amphibious_assault_ship_Shinshū_Maru|''Shinshū Maru'']]). The armored boat was developed to provide close-in support for amphibious operations and was transported the same as the other landing craft.
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| − | In 1928, the [[Soukou-Tei (1927)|prototype boat]] was completed and named ''Sakigake'' (さきがけ or "Pioneer" in Japanese). It was 14.4 meters, displaced 16 tons, ran on gasoline, and was armed with two [[Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5 mm)|6.5 mm Type 38 machine guns]] and one [[Type 11 pattern 1922 (37 mm)|37 mm "''Sniper''" gun]].
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| − | In 1930, the second boat, ''Kachidoki'' (勝鬨 or "Battle Cry" in Japanese), was completed. It was larger at 20 meters and 20 tons of displacement, ran on diesel fuel, and its armament was upgraded to one [[Type 90 (57 mm)|57 mm ''Type 90'' tank gun]] and two [[Type 89 'special' (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm ''Type 89'' 'special' machine guns]]. In 1932, ''Kachidoki'' saw action during the landing operation at Shanghai during the [[wikipedia:January_28_incident|January 28 incident]].
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| − | [[File:Soukou-Tei No.3 Lift.jpg|thumb|AB-Tei No.3 being lifted|400x400px]]
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| − | In 1933, The third boat was reduced in size to 15.5 meters with 17.5 tons displacement while keeping the same armament as ''Kachidoki''. ''Armored Boat No. 3 (AB-3)'' was chosen as the final design and 23 additional boats were built (designated ''AB-4'' through ''AB-26'').
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| − | In 1937, the design was again changed increasing the length to 17.5 meters with 20 tons displacement and the speed increased to 14 knots; 10 boats of this setup were built. In 1938, the design was reduced in length to 16.5 meters with 20 tons displacement and a second 57 mm tank gun added; 11 boats of this setup were built by Osaka Iron Works (大阪鉄工所, Ōsaka Tekkosho).
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| − | In 1939, the displacement of the ship was reduced to 16.5 tons and the second 57 mm tank gun removed; 19 boats of this setup were built by Osaka Iron Works.
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| − | Due to her slow speed, she was eventually outclassed by the American patrol torpedo boats and a Japanese equivalent was developed: [[Ka-Ro (Family)]].
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