Sōkō Sagyō Ki
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The Sōkō Sagyō Ki (装甲作業機, lit. "armoured work vehicle"), also known as the SS-Ki (SS機/SS器), was a fulltrack engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) introduced in 1931. The vehicle was considered by the IJA to be one of its most versatile multi-function support vehicles.[2][3][4]
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Sōkō Sagyō Ki | |
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Type | Military engineering vehicle Flamethrower tank |
Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–1945 |
Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
Wars | Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1931 |
Produced | 1931–1943[1] |
No. built | 119[2] |
Variants | 5[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13 tons[2] |
Length | 4.865 m[2] |
Width | 2.52 m[2] |
Height | 2.088 m[2] |
Crew | 5[2] |
Armor | 6-25 mm maximum[1] |
Main armament | 3 to 5 flamethrowers[2] |
Secondary armament | 1 machine gun[2] |
Engine | Mitsubishi I6 diesel engine 145 hp at 1,800 rpm[2] |
Transmission | mechanical |
Maximum speed | 37 km/h[2] |
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