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Continuing our Japanese tank line is the Type 89 I-Go Ko, a modification of the Japanese Empire’s first series-produced tank.
Development of the Type 89 I-Go series tanks began back in 1927, when the Empire was considering what would be the better choice; To buy tanks from Europe or try to produce their own. It turned out that with the help of the technologies and lessons learned from European tank designs, Japan was capable of creating its own armored vehicle and putting it into series production.
The Type 89 I-Go medium tank went into its first battles in Manchuria in the beginning of 30s, after which, thanks to the experience gained from these operations, some very noticeable modernizations were made to its base model. By that time, the primary manufacturer of the Type 89 I-Go was the Mitsubishi company, so the Type 89 I-Go Ko version was entirely made by the engineers of that company. The base model’s tracks were replaced with more durable small-link tracks. Its frontal armor plate was made as a single attached part and the gun mantlet and its armor were changed. One interesting change was that the observation instruments were additionally armored and partially moved to new positions. This is because the Chinese infantry, possessing no anti-tank measures, had learned how to fire through the observation ports with their rifles and machine guns, killing the Japanese crews.
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In spite of the work done, the tank still had many flaws: weak armor, excessively complicated controls and low speed. These flaws subsequently caused serious problems in the battles of Khalkhin Gol and, of course, the large-scale wars on the Pacific. On the other hand, the Japanese tank designers gained valuable experience in developing, manufacturing and modernizing their own tanks.
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In War Thunder, the Type 89 I-Go Ko will be the first vehicle in the Japanese medium tank line. It is fully expected that the battle strategy on this tank will be very similar to that of the reserve tanks of other countries, but with its own flair – the tank’s 57 mm Type 90 cannon (the same as on the Chi-Ha) has interesting ballistics which require the gunner to take a rather high vertical lead. Shells fired over a great distance fly along an extremely steep trajectory, and that means that an experienced gunner can hit an opponent in cover or can fire from behind a hill. In addition, although the Type 89 I-Go Ko’s shells have weak penetration, they contain a significant weight of explosives, thanks to which their post-penetration effect is perhaps the best of the rank.
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Players who want to research Japan’s medium tank tree will be trying out the Type 89 I-Go Ko first of all. Keep an eye on our news and don’t miss the launch of Japanese tanks in War Thunder!
The War Thunder Team!
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Comments (109)
What a beast *cough cough*
is it me or is the front of the tank wrong? I've seen images of this tank with the machine gun on the right side of the tank looking at the front and the door a well. this one has it on the left or is this another version of this tank???
It's just you ;)
The one with the machine gun on the right is the last production model of the Type 89. The Type 89 I-Go Otsu
Hmm, how well did these tanks fare against their American contemporaries on the battlefield? Looking at this tank's stats I find it very hard to believe it could seriously contest something like the M4 Sherman on anything resembling even terms.
Dude... This is 1929 tank... Give it a break.
Given the time period, it's more realistic that it's main contemporary (development wise) would be the M2 medium, hardly a hard to kill opponent.
Go-Pro XD
u know Japanze uses camo-nets.. so are there camo nets in coming?
this thing look...Adorable...
Now i only miss the T-24 , ANT-16(TB-4) Junkers G. 38 from this era. (i still have hopes for them)
Being riveted, is this tank going to break and fall apart from HE damage like its supposed to? Or is this going to be ignored?
Question: whats that thing on the tank's back?
You mean skids? They are there so tank can overcome the trenches.
"fire through the observation ports with their rifles and machine guns, killing the Japanese crews." You mean knocking Japanese crews unconscious ;)
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