Ho-I

Ho-I

Chi-Ha

Ho-I

Chi-Ha

Japan

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.0	2.0

Class:

Medium tank

Research:5 900

Purchase:6 300

Description

The Type 2 Ho-I is a rank I Japanese medium tank with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB) and 2.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced with the rest of the Japanese ground forces tree with Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai". It follows the Chi-Ha Kai and precedes the Chi-He.

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour on the Ho-I, while being an upgrade over the Chi-Ha Kai - 50mm at the turret and hull front, compared to 32 on the turret and 25 on the hull for the Chi-Ha Kai, is still insufficient to stop most shells at a comparable rank. The internal modules aren't the most resilient, as the turret is rather cramped, stuffed with ammunition, the rather small cannon breach, and 3 crew members. A single APHE shell will almost invariably kill all the turret crew.

The armour consists of rolled mostly homogeneous armour, with cast homogeneous surrounding the gun barrel, protruding from the turret.

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	50mm Front Plate, 16° 12mm Front Glacis, 76°	25mm Hull below tracks 30° 20mm Hull above tracks, 0°	20mm Rear, 1°	12mm Roof, 86° (From a vertical plane.)
Turret	50mm Turret Front, 16° 50mm Gun Mantlet, 16°	25mm Sides, 9° Front Half, 10° Latter Half	25mm Rear, 5°	12mm Roof, 76° Front, 89° Middle, 74° Rear 12mm Hatch, 89°

Armour	Sides	Hatch
Cupola	50mm Lower Part 25mm Upper Part	12mm Hatch

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	49	10	16.1	372	458	23.11	28.45
Realistic	44	9		212	240	13.17	14.91

Armaments

Main armament

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Machine guns

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Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive	Type 2 HEAT
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	Type 90 Smoke

Pros and cons

Pros:

• 75 mm cannon can do respectable damage against other vehicles
• Improved armour in comparison to prior tanks
• Early access to HEAT rounds with good penetration

Cons:

• Stock grind is terrible with about 40 mm of penetration on stock APHE which won't do much initially at the comparable battle rating
• Poor turret rotation speed
• Armour still inadequate to block tank shells or 20 mm autocannons firing HVAP from the front
• Slow traverse speed

History

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See also

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