that´s an interesting summary of german and polish IC gain/loss...
btw: could you please send me your Wielkopolska event for me?
btw: could you please send me your Wielkopolska event for me?
Beautifulrobw963 said:I have plotted a chart showing a comparision of IC levels for Germany and Poland over the course of the last 7 weeks or so...
Maj. von Mauser said:The tanks would not have been Type 89's, but Type 95 Ha-Go's.
At the beginning of the war the Japanese used tanks to good effect in the capture of the Phillipenes and Singapore.
The Type 95 Ha-Go was about the equal of the M3A1 Stuart.
The Japanese were equal with the world in tank development until mid 1942, when Japan's changing priorities led to resources and funding being given to the Navy instead of the Army.
Even then, the Japanese started designs and production of tanks that WERE equal or better then those the Allies possesed in 1944-45, designs such as the Type 3 Chi-Nu and the Type 4 Chi-To were kept on mainland Japan for the final battle however. This left remaning tank units to continue to operate Type 95 Ha-Go's and Type 97 Chi-Ha or Chi-Ha Shinhoto's against the American M4 Sherman's.
At the end of the war prototypes of the Type 5 Chi-Ri's were just being started, this tank was the Japanese equivelent of the Pz.VI TigerI. Undoubtedly, if the Allies had wen't on to invade Japan, they would have been quite surprised by the Armoured opposition they would have faced.
Indeed, the situation is much like that of the Polish Cavalry, wartime propaganda influencing history to this day.
cegorach said:I have read it were 89Bs- one company (from the 7th Tank Regiment) was used during the campaign.
It also might have been Chi-cha, but for the time being I have not seen any source naming those tanks.
cegorach said:Except the fact that Japanese steel used for those tanks was worse than used in the USA or Europe. Worse alloys.
Armaments were quite often inferior as well.
cegorach said:THat is true. Better tanks were ready in 1943, but were never delivered to the fighting zones, that is why Yamashita did order what he ordered.
cegorach said:Unlikely, too little steel of good quality - everything was redirected for special weapns (suicide and experimental such as various rockets).
Enewald said:Untergang for the germans it seems.
Shall they remain free from the slavish oppressors?