- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
The Type 3 Ho-Ni III is a Japanese self-propelled anti-tank gun inspired by the German ‘tank destroyers’ The Ho-Ni III embodied all the best characteristics of the vehicles of its series. This Japanese equivalent of the German Marder has almost reached the battlefields of War Thunder!
The Type 3 Ho-Ni III is a self-propelled anti-tank artillery gun. The Ho-Ni III was the third of the Japanese ‘tank destroyers’, which Japan developed based on inspiration from the German tanks of this class. This SPG was very similar to the previous models of this series, the Ho-Ni I and Ho-Ni II, but surpassed them in multiple ways, embodying all the very best of each of them. The chassis of the medium Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai tank was used as a base, while the Ho-Ni I and II used a simple, unmodernized version of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. The powerful 75 mm Type 90 field cannon was chosen as a gun. In its design, this was a counterpart of the French 85 mm Schneider cannon (85 mle 1927 Schneider). After a small redesign for installation on the tank, this gun was designated the Type 3. The cannon was installed in an armored non-rotating superstructure which, in contrast to the Ho-Ni I and Ho-Ni II, was fully enclosed on all sides and provided optimal protection for the crew. Additional ammo took the place of the machine gun in the hull, and the SPG’s crew was reduced to four (in comparison to the five of the previous vehicles in this series).
Ho-Ni series SPGs went into production in 1942, and the order to design and produce the upgraded Ho-Ni III was received by the Hitachi firm in the beginning of 1944. Due to a shortage of resources and constant bombings, the Japanese industry was only able to produce roughly 35 Ho-Ni III SPGs before the end of the war. Most of them were distributed among divisions tasked with defending Japan itself, while only a few were sent to areas of active military operations such as Okinawa and the Philippines. No records survive of military clashes between the Ho-Ni III and American tanks.
In the game, the Ho-Ni III will be an excellent continuation of the Japanese SPG branch. Its powerful 75 mm cannon with good penetration characteristics will be an unpleasant surprise for your enemies. Two types of shells were provided for the Type 3 cannon. Its armor-piercing high explosive charge contains twice as much TNT-equivalent explosive material than the armor-piercing shells of the infamous Marder III. Its high-explosive shell contains 800 grams of explosives and is very useful for firing on light and mobile targets.
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The weakly armored cabin of the Ho-Ni III cannot provide sufficient defense against armor-piercing shells from enemy tanks, so blazing out from the front lines and coming under fire is not recommended. It’s far more useful to release an unexpected hail of fire from an ambush or from behind allied tanks, at the same time taking advantage of the SPG’s good mobility to change your position often. Although the Ho-Ni III’s cabin cannot withstand a direct hit from an enemy shell, it can certainly protect the crew from shrapnel and artillery explosions, which increases this vehicle’s chance to survive in battle. The Ho-Ni III inherits its good mobility from the medium Chi-Ha tank, and that means that if necessary, it can perform active offensive actions alongside other tanks.
The Ho-Ni III SPG will appear in War Thunder in the medium ranks of the Japanese ground vehicle tech tree. You’ll be able to try this Japanese equivalent of the infamous German Marder for yourself very soon.
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I cant wait to crush shermans with this tanks....
You should meet with sgtlongbow, he thinks he will crush you with his Sherman ;)
Stona_WT, We´ll see XD
Nice, one of my favorites.
GAIJIN add Marder III H! u've added bunch kind of T34 and t54! where is the Marder Family!
The H variant has been in for a LONG time... Do you mean the M variant? That would be cool to see
McPuff, .. Yes whoopps I MENT A MARDER III Aus.M! not an H. OOPS
I hope you guys make a Defense of the Home Islands map for Japanese tanks!
Man its great to see this SPG beast can't wait to kill me some tanks with this thing
Marder 2 coming in by any chance?
I hope so!
But since the japanese didn't have many TD would you considering of adding the Ho-Ri I and Ho-Ri II design to fill the gape in higher tier OR do you have something already ?
That is a good idea
They have enough TD's https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/264036-japanese-ground-forces-a-community-project/
What is triggering is that fact that no matter what Gaijin releases or talks about, there will be a significant quantity of comments complaining about something. Usually something completely unrelated to the post. There are sections on the forums dedicated to your "suggestions" leave them there. and lastly figure out how to formulate opinions around research and fact people. That means do not tell them to "fix their broken game" with out research, proof, suggestions, and sincerity.
Take all my likes, you sir (or ma'am, as the case may be) deserve a medal.
:( 1944 design, around 40 build so it will be a premium ? of just Japanese low tier TD to counter early war designs ...
"The Ho-Ni III SPG will appear in War Thunder in the medium ranks of the Japanese ground vehicle tech tree." I would wager it's a rank 3 vehicle.
KazuoLucas, lets see its BR ... Haw to think seriously about historical accuracy in RB and Sim mode, if we will have so many late war or post war vehicle's fighting on 1941-1942 battlefields ( as now ASU-57 50's design fighting versus PzIV in simulator mode to day ) ... I'm afraid so same story we will have with Japanese tanks as some of them are late war designs but from perspective of performance they like "Germans" counterparts from 1941-1942....
Damn a thousand dev blogs and I can't feel a bit of interest in these scrapped steel boxes. All Japanese tanks are the same chassis with 2 or 3 different guns welded on them. Japan didn't deserve a damn tank tree. France and Italy did.
Italy? Yes, but France? For what reason? France has in that other game a lot of paper tanks, do you really want them in War Thunder? They never were able to produce lots of tanks during WW2 and the post war tanks weren't that good.
Would you like me to mention the amount of American, German and Russian tanks which are "the same chassis with 2 or 3 different guns welded on them"? Rather than having me do that, look at the tech trees, the whole tier 2 and 3 in particular.
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