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Type 92 "Chiyoda" QSW

In 1931, almost simultaneously with the adoption of a not very successful armored car Type 92 "Osaka", a more sophisticated modification of the Type 92 "Chiyoda" was developed, built by the forces of the arsenal in Osaka and intended for sea units.

It is based on the Chiyoda 6-wheeled Type Q truck and it was called as Chiyoda QSW by the manufacturer. At this time, instead of a two-axle (4x2) decided to use a three-axle (6x4) undercarriage, leaving the old weapons and armor. Because of the greatly lengthened chassis base, it was necessary to modify the armored hull of the vehicle, which also increased noticeably in length. The layout of the main units and the placement of the crew members was not changed, but the armament was slightly strengthened. In the forward inclined frontal plate and in the left side of the turret, one 6.5-mm machine gun Type 11 was installed (according to other data, five 7.7-mm machine guns were installed, one of which could be used as an anti-aircraft gun). One more such machine gun was established in a front sheet of the case at the left about the driver.

The full crew of the car was 6 people. In front of the habitable compartment housed the driver and shooter. The control post with the workplace of the driver was located at the starboard side. To his left was the shooter. The driver had to follow the road with a rectangular frontal hatch. In a combat situation, the hatch was closed with a lid with a viewing slot.

The mobility of the armored car 2592 provided a six-cylinder in-line carburetor engine with liquid cooling, which developed a power of 55.2 kW (75 hp) at 3000 rpm, which allowed the 5.85-ton car to move on hard-surface roads with a maximum speed of 60 km/h. In contrast, the Army version of "Chiyoda" could reach speeds of up to 80 km/h. In total, about 200 armored vehicles of this type were produced, actively used in Manchuria in 1932-1938. Several cars remained directly in Japan, and in 1942 single copies were sent to Malaya. Most of the time "Chiyoda" performed the functions of protection and maintenance, almost without participating in hostilities.

Type 92 armored vehicles participated in the Japanese intervention in Manchuria in 1931 and were involved in the First Shanghai Battle. Machines were used both in hostilities and for the police service. By 1937, the process of replacing these machines with Te-Ke tanquettes began, which could solve the same tasks as the Type 92, while having certain advantages over armored cars. There is no documentary evidence on the use of Type 92 in World War II.