The Type 95 Ha-Go was a Japanese light tank of World War II. The first prototypes were built in 1933, and mass production continued from 1935 to 1943. A total of about 2,370 examples of this tank of all modifications were built. The Type 95 was equipped with a Mitsubishi NVD6 120 engine with a capacity of 120 hp. The vehicle was armed with one 37 mm Type 94 or Type 97 tank gun, one 6.5 mm Type 91 machine gun and one 7.7 mm Type 97 machine gun.
The Type 95 Ha-Go tank was the result of lessons learned by the Japanese army command during operations in Manchuria and Outer Mongolia during 1931-1933, which clearly showed that tracked vehicles, especially light tanks, performed very well in hilly terrain and at heights - much better than cavalry or wheeled vehicles. This led to the development of a new Japanese light tank, the Type 95 Ha-Go. The new vehicle was distinguished by high maneuverability, good armament for a vehicle of this class, as well as thin armor, the thickness of which did not exceed 12 mm. Tanks of this type fought in China (1937-1945), at Khalkhin Gol with the Red Army (1939) and during the Pacific War of 1941-1945, especially in the first - offensive phase of the conflict - in 1941-1942.
