ArmchairSamurai
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Hello all,
This mystery has permeated the WW2 tank community for some time, especially those who meticulously archive tank blueprints, documentation, and photographs for Warthunder (e.g. Seon Eun-Ae aka Mai_Waffentrager). The first photo is the original and where the mystery started. The subject in the immediate foreground is the only known photo of the Type 98 Chi-Ho, a Japanese medium tank that developed from the Type 97 Chi-Ha. The mystery is the tank to the far right of the photo, which I cropped in the second image. Nobody seems to know what it is, although theories abound. I thought I would bring the discussion here and see what everyone thinks. I personally think it could be a Japanese export of a Škoda tank like the Š-I-D (e.g. the two other pictures I included), which is not entirely out of the realm of possibility given the Yugoslav and Iranian contracts; or likewise, Japan reverse-engineered the tank from plans provided by the Germans after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Thoughts?
This mystery has permeated the WW2 tank community for some time, especially those who meticulously archive tank blueprints, documentation, and photographs for Warthunder (e.g. Seon Eun-Ae aka Mai_Waffentrager). The first photo is the original and where the mystery started. The subject in the immediate foreground is the only known photo of the Type 98 Chi-Ho, a Japanese medium tank that developed from the Type 97 Chi-Ha. The mystery is the tank to the far right of the photo, which I cropped in the second image. Nobody seems to know what it is, although theories abound. I thought I would bring the discussion here and see what everyone thinks. I personally think it could be a Japanese export of a Škoda tank like the Š-I-D (e.g. the two other pictures I included), which is not entirely out of the realm of possibility given the Yugoslav and Iranian contracts; or likewise, Japan reverse-engineered the tank from plans provided by the Germans after the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Thoughts?
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