Type 5 Ho-Chi 150-mm self-propelled gun
The Type 5 Ho-Chi was a project to mount a Type 96 150mm artillery cannon onto the hull of the Type 97 Chi-Ha. At the beginning of 1945, the 155-mm self-propelled artillery "Ho-Chi" was built in a single copy, the foundation for which was the medium tank "Chi-ha." The tank chassis, transmission and engine remained unchanged, but instead of the standard turret, a fixed armored wheelhouse was installed, open at the top and rear. It is believed that the Osaka arsenal built and tested the weapon and mount but wasn't able to fit it onto a prototype tank before the war ended.
| Official designation | “Ho-chi” |
| Alternative designation | ? |
| Start of design | 1945. |
| Date of construction of the first prototype | 1945. |
| Stage of completion | one prototype was built. |
| COMBAT MASS | ? |
| CREW, people | five |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length mm | ? |
| Width, mm | ? |
| Height mm | ? |
| Clearance, mm | ? |
| ARMAMENT | one 155 mm gun |
| AIMING | telescopic sight |
| ARMOR | hull forehead - 25 mm board - 22 mm feed - 25 mm roof - 12 mm bottom -? |
| ENGINE | Mitsubishi, carburetor, 6-cylinder, 115 hp |
| TRANSMISSION | mechanical type, gearbox, gearbox with reduction gear (8 + 2), propeller shaft, side clutches, side single-row gearboxes |
| CHASSIS (on one side) | four support rollers with Hara type suspension, two extreme rollers with individual spring suspension ;, three supporting rollers (all rubber-coated); caterpillar fine-hardened, with one ridge, 330 mm wide, track pitch 120 mm, number of tracks - 96 |
| SPEED | about 20 km / h on the road |
| RANGE ON THE HIGHWAY | 210 km |
| CONSTRAINED OBSTACLES | |
| Angle of rise, hail. | ? |
| Wall height, m | 0.75 |
| Wade depth, m | 1.00 |
| width of the pit, m | 2.50 |
| MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | ? |
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