Barcode: 0 89195 60441 5
Case Pack: 24 pieces per carton
Box Size: 5.1" x 3.9" x 2.6"
Dragon continues to extend its scintillating line of Japanese subjects in the
Dragon Armor 1/72 scale collection. The latest item is another Type 95 Ha-Go
light tank, a vehicle used in combat against China and Russia, as well as fully
participating in WWII. Weighing just 7.4 tonnes, it was designed primarily as
an infantry support weapon. Indeed, it was the most common light tank used by
the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in the Pacific, with about 2,300 units manufactured
by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It had a crew of three, and the main armament
was a Type 94 37mm gun. Its maximum speed was 45km/h.
While Dragon Armor has released this type of Ha-Go tank before (Item No.60428),
the earlier model depicted a vehicle involved in combat in the Philippines in
1942. This new item possesses some recognizable differences, the chief one being
the modified running gear configuration. This model contains an additional road
wheel in between the main road wheels, with the bogeys and wheels being completely
new. Even the tiny track links are accurately replicated in miniature. The tank
on which this item is based served with the Koushurei Tank School in Manchuria,
northern China in 1941. The tank model is finished in a typical and colorful
camouflage paint scheme as seen in wartime photos. The tank also has Japanese
characters painted on the turret that add some individual character. Although
small, this fully built-up model of a Japanese tank is extremely well detailed.
