surviving japanese light tanks

Surviving Japanese Tankettes and Light Tanks Last update : 20 February 2015

Listed here are the Japanese Tankettes and Light tanks that still exist today.

John Ham, November 2012 - http://leicestermodellers.weebly.com/wheatcroft-collection-9th-nov-2012.html

Type 94 Te-Ke – Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK)

This vehicle was bought by the Wheatcroft Collection in 1997, the previous owner was Ken Hughes, from Australia

Roger Davis, October 2007

Type 94 Te-Ke – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

Serial Number 82 (“Taranov”)

”TMA_O”, October 2009 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/39568612@N08/3977631386/in/set-72157622507434214/

Type 94 Te-Ke – The Tank Museum, Beijing (China)

http://blair-military.blogspot.tw/2013/03/blog-post_8360.html

Type 94 Te-Ke – Camp HuKou, HuKou, Hsinchu (Taiwan)

Anna Calvert, September 2012 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/47249110@N03/8058386723/

Type 94 Te-Ke – Treloar Technology Centre at the Australian War Memorial

Canberra (Australia)

Dmitry Maximov, 2008 - http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_261.html

Type 97 Te-Ke – Dutch Army Museum, Delft (Netherlands)

Vehicle built in Japan during WW2. In 1945, it became part of the Indonesian army. In 1947, it was captured by the Dutch marines on East-Java, during the Indonesian National Revolution (Netherlands AFVs register)


Type 97 Te-Ke – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

John D. Helms, February 2011 - http://www.fortbenningphotos.com/Fort-Benning-Past-Present/Armor-Museum/2011-02-25-TMP-

Main-Post-AR/15974335_WRfgK6#!i=1198273110&k=MtJbe

Type 97 Te-Ke – National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, GA (USA) This vehicle is currently stored and is not publicly visible

Glen Williford, December 2008

Type 97B Te-Ke – Camp San Luis Obispo, CA (USA)

Ross Rockstad, September 2012 - http://www.type97tankproject.com/

Type 97 Te-Ke – Ross Rockstad Collection (USA) – running condition

When completed, the tank will look fully original but of course will not be. Ross used a 4 cyl. 70 hp Deutz air cooled diesel for the power plant. All the upper hull will be fabbed from new steel. Tank will be fully operational when complete other than the 37mm which

will look original but will not fire. Portions of hull sides were cut out and were replaced (Ross Rockstad)

Maikha Ly, June 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/27691349@N04/5896414948/in/set-72157626978824193

Type 97 Te-Ke – Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum

Puckapunyal, VIC (Australia)

Justin Taylan, 2003 - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/tank/type95-ha-go/kokopo2.html

Type 97 Te-Ke – Kokopo War Museum, Kokopo, Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

This tank was previously on display outside the command bunker in Rabaul. In 1994, after the Rabaul volcano eruption, it was moved to the Kokopo War Museum (Pacific Wrecks website)

”Dragonburning”, May 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonburn/3571937853/in/set-72157618895330250/

Type 97 Te-Ke – Adams Brothers Corporation Collection, Kolonia

Pohnpei Island (Micronesia) –running condition

“ltoosilly”, April 2010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ltoosilly/4484068742/in/set-72157623628117461/

Type 97 Te-Ke – Sunken in the near of the Chuuk Islands (Micronesia)

Roger Davis, September 2007

Type 95 Ha-Go – Bovington Tank Museum (UK)

“Polar”, September 2006 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5523&start=30

Type 95 Ha-Go – Private collection (UK)

This tank was previously displayed at the Zero Park, Shirahama (Japan). This tank bears a Hull Number 4225 and appears to have been made in the period February-March 1943. It carries a late-war high velocity Type 98 37mm cannon. It was one of about 20 Type 95 tanks issued to Dokuritsu Konseii 52 Ryodan (52nd Independant Mixed Brigade) and sent in 1943 to Ponape (Pohnpei) Island near

Truk in the Pacific Ocean; an island that was never invaded by the Americans. Most of the remaining tanks are still there. In about 1985, tank number 4225 was acquired by Major General Seigo's Museum Foundation in complete unrestored condition. It was shipped

back to Japan and put on display after external restoration at the Military Museum in Kyoto. When the museum closed the tank was moved to the Zero Park Display Area at Shirahama Gyoen Hotel near Osaka, and when this closed in 2005, it was purchased by a British collector, and shipped to England. It is currently in Wroclaw, Poland where it is being restored to running order by Lewszyk

Engineering Works. On completion in 2011-12, the tank will be put it on display at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. The owner is looking for a Japanese language WWII spare parts list for his Type 95 Hago tank

http://legion-afv.narod.ru/Ha-Go_PoklonnayaGora.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia)

The tracks and roadwheels are not the original ones (http://legion-afv.narod.ru/Ha-Go_PoklonnayaGora.html). The tank comes from Shumshu, in the Kuril Islands, where it was recovered in the late 90s (“Taranov”)


Type 95 Ha-Go – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)


“tancist”, July 2013 - http://tancist.livejournal.com/394836.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Unknown exact location (Russia) – running condition

This tank was rebuild to running condition with a GAZ-41 engine from BRDM-1 and a modern gearbox. More than 50% of armor plates were made from scratch, it has new built tracks, roadwheels, gun and other small details (“Taranov”)

Evgeny Rudenko - http://www.dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=1561

Type 95 Ha-Go – Local museum, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island (Russia)

This tank sat for 6 deades near Hill 171, on Shumshu Island (Kuril Islands), where it was destroyed in August 1945 by Soviet forces, during an attack on the island. It was recovered and cosmetically restored during the summer 2010

http://skr.su/?div=skr&id=74302

“rahul m”, November 2010 - http://picasaweb.google.com/113353781365135287048/CavalryTankMuseumMIRCAhmednagar#

Type 95 Ha-Go – Armoured Corps Museum, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra (India)

“sjashford”, October 2003 - http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/sjashford/Thailand/?action=view&current=100_0255.jpg

Type 95 Ha-Go – The Cavalry Centre, Fort Adison, Saraburi (Thailand) – running c.

http://sakurasakujapan.web.fc2.com/main03/weaponjpatank95typehago/95typehago.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – National War Memorial, Pathum Thani, near Bangkok (Thailand)

“praga” - http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?183904-Japanese-tank-ha-go-type-95-in-nothern-Thailand

Type 95 Ha-Go – In front of an infantry barracks, Lampang, northern Thailand (Thailand)

“Lek”, March 2011 - https://picasaweb.google.com/101515277404418496096/WirathaiMonument

Type 95 Ha-Go – Wirathai Monument, Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thailand)

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ku3n-kym/heiki0/nakhsaw/nakhsaw.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Thai Army Base, Nakhon Sawan (Thailand)

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ku3n-kym/heiki0/thai95/thai95.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Royal Thai Army (RTA) Special Warfare Center at Ft. Narai, Lopburi

province (Thailand)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24513998@N07/9039338683/in/set-72157634121976890

Another Type 95 Ha-Go – Royal Thai Army (RTA) Special Warfare Center at Ft. Narai,

Lopburi province (Thailand)

“Raul654”, June 2007 - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_type_95_3.jpg

Type 95 Ha-Go – U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility

Anniston, AL (USA) Previously part of the Aberdeen Proving Ground museum. This tank was captured on the Attu Island (Trevor Larkum)

Roger Davis, August 2007

Type 95 Ha-Go – National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, GA (USA)

This vehicle is currently stored and is not publicly visible

Lorén Hannah, May 2014 - http://www.vgbimages.com/AFV-Photos/Indiana-Military-Museum-Vincenne/n-frR3g/i-6CPc7KG

Type 95 Ha-Go – Indiana Military History Museum ,Vincennes, IN (USA)

This tank was previously at the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, VA (Trevor Larkum)

“booksandbones” - http://media.photobucket.com/image/japanese%20tank/booksandbones/warmuseum096.jpg?o=34

Type 95 Ha-Go – National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX (USA)

“tankdriver”, December 2006 - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5523&start=15

Type 95 Ha-Go – Oregon Military Museum, Clackamas, OR (USA) – running condition

“rotormotor”, December 2008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rotormotor/3124630498/

Type 95 Ha-Go – Battery Randolf US Army Museum, Honolulu, HI (USA)

http://wanderingdilettante.blogspot.fr/2011/03/last-japanese-tank-on-guam.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Located near a golf course, Guam Island (USA)

"armyjunk"

Type 95 Ha-Go – Private collection, Guam Island (USA)

Daniel Leahy, April 2013 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/raafdb/8833135282/

Type 95 Ha-Go – Australian War Memorial, Canberra (Australia)

One of the two Japanese tanks that was captured in a pivotal action at Milne Bay in New Guinea in September 1942 after the defeat of the Japanese landing force. It had been involved in actions with Australian infantry of the 61st and 2/10th Batallions, and was stopped by SX1603 Jack O’Brien with a Boyes anti-tank rifle on 28 August 1942. The tank was brought to Australia, dismantled, examined and partially reassembled by the Army. It was damaged by mine testing, then languished outside in a scrap yard for many years, and was then acquired by a private collector in the 1970′s. The tank was repainted at that time and put into a diorama type display. No other conservation work was done other than the loose replacement of a non original track on one side of the tank. The Australian War

Memorial acquired the tank in 2005 following the dispersal of this private collection, and restored it (AWM website)

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?126915-Destroyed-tanks/page88

Arne Pedersen, March 2012 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/12533993@N03/7394758244/in/photostream/

Dirk Spennemann, 1999 - http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/PNI_Tanks/PNI-tankfarm.html

Stan Gadja, 2005 - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/tank/type95-ha-go/adams.html

Fifteen Type 95 Ha-Go tanks – “The Japanese Tank Farm”, Kolonia

Pohnpei Island (Micronesia) In the hillside of the Adams property, there were a number of large trenches cut like revetments and into these were parked 15

Japanese tanks, numbered 1 to 15 (http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/fed_kolonia.html#adams). According to Stan Gadja, "No. 8 will be the basis of a complete restoration because it is the commander's tank - note the smoke grenade launchers on the turret"

Arne Pedersen, March 2012 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/12533993@N03/7394718422/

Type 95 Ha-Go – Kolonia, Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)

This tank is one of the 15 from the “Japanese Tank Farm” collection

“apdurruti”, February 2008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/apdurruti/2261975603/

“syketurah“, May 2009 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22226580


Five or six Type 95 Ha-Go wrecks – Satawan Atoll, Chuuk State (Micronesia) The treds and armaments of these tanks are removed (Pacific Wrecks website)

James Fincham, May 2004 - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/tank/type95-ha-go/toa/toa2-tank-side.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Sunken north of the Ghizo Island (Solomon Islands)

The tank sunk with the ship which transported it, the “Toa Maru No 2”, on 31 January 1943 (Pacific Wrecks website)



Three Type 95 Ha-Go tanks – Sunken in the near of the Chuuk Islands (Micronesia)

These tanks were was sunk on the Japanese Naval Ship "San Francisco Maru", in the Chuuk (a.k.a. Truk) Lagoon. The Maru was sunk at the end of WWII, with "Operation Hailstone" in which the US Navy attacked the Japanese Imperial 4th Fleet stationed in Chuuk

Lagoon. In the blaze of battle, 15 Japanese naval ships, six tankers, 17 cargo ships, and 265 planes disappeared beneath the sea (info. from various websites)

Photo provided by Al Kelly

Type 95 Ha-Go – Private collection, somewhere in New South Wales (Australia)

http://www.yamoskva.com/node/14784

Type 4 Ke-Nu – Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia)

This tank was recovered from the Kuril Islands

Vitaly Lomov, March 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahumex/5588762982/in/set-72157626301262135

Type 4 Ke-Nu – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)



Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)


“armyjunk” - http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5523&start=45

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – On the Koror island (Republic of Palau)


Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – Near the Airai Village (Republic of Palau)

Al Kelly

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – NW of the SeaBees Camp (Camp Katuu)

(Republic of Palau)

“gabbyb_3121”, April 2014 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/99424711@N03/13869606883/

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – About 3km NW of the SeaBees Camp (Camp Katuu)

(Republic of Palau)

Al Kelly

Two type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tanks – NW of the SeaBees Camp (Camp Katuu)

(Republic of Palau) These two tanks are located down the hill, a little behind a Ka-Mi that is not buried. They are both partly buried, with rear pontoons

attached, and with an intake snorkel (Al Kelly)

Al Kelly

Third type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tanks – NW of the SeaBees Camp (Camp Katuu)

(Republic of Palau) This tank is also located down the hill, a little behind a Ka-Mi that is not buried. It is partly buried, with rear pontoons attached, and with

an intake snorkel (Al Kelly)

Al Kelly

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – Arakabesang Island (Republic of Palau)

This tank is located on private property at the top of the hill (Al Kelly)


Type 95 Ri-Ki Crane Vehicle – Kubinka Tank Museum (Russia)

Justin Taylan, 2005 - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/vehicle/spv/kokopo.html

Type 97 Pole Planter – Kokopo War Museum, Kokopo, Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

http://p.twipple.jp/0oA1Q

Type 97 Te-Ke hull – Meiktila, Mandalay Division (Burma / Myanmar)

Unkown source

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Unknown exact location (Russia)

This tank was recovered from the Kuril Islands, it is currently being cosmetically restored

Roger Davis

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Oregon Military Museum, Clackamas, OR (USA)

This tank was recovered from USN bombing range (USA AFVs register)


Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – somewhere in the jungle on Oahu, HI (USA)

http://www2.ezbbs.net/cgi/bbs?id=atf19450815&dd=13&p=11

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)


Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island) (Japan)

http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes15-300/n021.htm

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – intersection of Bogyoke and Pyi Daw Tha streets, Tamu (Burma)

The tank was uncovered in January 2006 in Tamu, upper Sagaing Division. A previous owner of the ground where the tank was uncovered, 83-year-old U Se Nar, said the tank had been left behind by the Japanese Army when it departed Burma in 1945. He said

he buried the tank on the property in 1972, because the steel had no value at that moment (Myanman Times)

“Ricardo”, July 2011 - http://www.portmoresbyblues.com/2011/07/east-new-britain.html

Justin Taylan, 2005 - http://www.pacificwrecks.com/tank/type95-ha-go/kokopo_museum.html

Two Type 95 Ha-Go hulls – Kokopo War Museum, Kokopo, Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)

Lois Summerhill, October 2010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/loissummerill/5118978001/

Type 95 Ha-Go hull – Somewhere in the middle of a balsa plantation

Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)


Type 95 Ha-Go hull – Peleliu (Republic of Palau)

http://jyube.blog56.fc2.com/blog-entry-2414.html

Type 95 Ha-Go hull – Somewhere on Peleliu (Republic of Palau)

Al Kelly, 2001

Al Kelly, 2001

Two Type 95 Ha-Go hulls – Babeldaob island (Republic of Palau)

Now buried under construction camp. Coordinates: Lat 7°27'16.36"N Long 134°31'46.88"E (Al Kelly)

Al Kelly, 2001

Al Kelly, 2001

Al Kelly, 2001

Al Kelly, 2001

Al Kelly, 2001

Five Type 95 Ha-Go hulls – Babeldaob island (Republic of Palau)

All partly buried with turrets upside down beside them. They are to the east of a bend in the road to Melekeok, not far after the turn-off. Coordinates: Lat: 7°27'21.20"N Long 134°32'15.47"E (Al Kelly)

“Matthew”, May 2007 - http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=japanese+tank&psc=G&filter=1#5099516095705559170

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Banadero area, Saipan Island (Northern Mariana Islands)

http://www.kurilstour.ru/islands.shtml?photos_past

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Lelu Harbour, Kosrae (Micronesia)

“Iorliw”, November 2007 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/18792313@N05/2036763241/

Type 95 Ha-Go wreck – Kosrae (Micronesia)

Glenn Williford

Type 95 Ha-Go remains – Tarawa (Gilbert and Ellice Islands)

Eric Alvarado, November 2008 - http://www.ericalvarado.com/65thontarawa/_Media/tarawa_-_nov_2008_211-2.jpg

Some other Type 95 Ha-Go remains – Tarawa (Gilbert and Ellice Islands)

http://ameblo.jp/yoshibilly/entry-11308443770.html

Type 95 Ha-Go chassis – Unknown exact location, Hokkaido Island (Japan)

Modified into a civilian bulldozer after WW2

http://gorod.tomsk.ru/index-1270546071.php

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank hull – Shumshu, Kuril Islands (Russia)

The tank is located on the soutwest coast of the island

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=163027&start=45#p1765081

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank hull – Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia)

This tank was recovered from Shumshu, Kuril Islands, it belonged to one of group of the IJN Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF). It was displayed unrestored for few months, and is now being restored

Anatoly Vladimirovich Novak, September 2007 - http://turizm.lib.ru/n/nowak_a_w/vladivostok-iii.shtml

Type 95 Ha-Go turret – Museum of the Pacific Fleet History

Vladivostok, Primorski Krai (Russia)

Glenn Williford

Type 95 Ha-Go turret – Tarawa (Gilbert and Ellice Islands)

http://gigazine.net/news/20130728-95tank-wf2013s/

Type 95 Ha-Go reproduction – Private collection (Japan) – running condition

http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/bench/6511/_x1_O_OeED3O1a_P/APPNP/appnpaoo_uo_-_light_tank_type_.html

Type 95 Ha-Go – Unknown location (Thailand)

http://image.ohozaa.com/i0/pa060041.jpg

Type 95 Ha-Go – Unknown location (Thailand)

http://www.shimizusouichi.com/blog3/archives/001892.html

Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank – Unknown location (Republic of Palau)

I’m looking for photos of those tanks :

any Japanese Tankette or Light Tank that I forgot….

This work would not have been as complete as it is, without the great help of Trevor Larkum and Allan Kelly, and their document “Preserved Japanese Tanks”, which

was released online for several years. Thanks to them for their researches.

This document is a synthesis of photos and information published on the web. I would like to thank the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and also those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of

the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected]

Main page : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html

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