Japan's Ha Go Type 95 light tank

[@xpidemix]

You are right! Nabil IS a natural... He should buddy up with you in these videos!

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@xpidemix yes! I'm hoping he does, such a good dude too

[@nabilfaliq5599]

Uh ohhhh HAHHA

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@@nabilfaliq5599 😂

[@VorpalDerringer]

A buzzer! Well that is fascinating! Great video as usual! Awesome to see a collaboration with the Tank Museum. Keep 'em coming!

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@VorpalDerringer thanks for this mate, appreciated. Yeah, the buzzer was rather forward thinking, I was a imagining a, "ding-dong" or the March of the Emperor tune in various Ha-Gos, so wondering if they could hear which tank was being communicated with. There goes Hirohito again, that Star Wars fan...

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

He other reason for lack of tanks and tank development was the army-navy rivalry. The navy got more of the budget.

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 yes, that's true

[@aselley13]

I have visited the tank in Singapore and as a kid saw one at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Iv'e dived on one in Chuuk Lagoon, and stood by the rusted out ruins of one on the airfield on Peleliu, but I did not know the one in SG was replica from The Pacific...a great little tank and an essential for any Japanese army.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

1:12 king arthur and his knights: Ha-Go! Ha-Go! Ha-Go! 'horse' : it's only a model

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 hagohagohago 😂😂😂

[@steveholmes11]

Really interesting. It's notable that no army had completely solved tank design at the beginning of the war. The Ha-Go has a few features in common with the french school of armour. The one man turret, which overloads the commander who must also spot, load and shoot. Spare a thought for the squadron commander who must also manage several other tanks. The one man turret features on most French tanks including the heavier Somua and Char-B. The Germans had settled on the three man turret. Rationalising the command/spot, load, shoot tasks. Internal access to the engine compartment is present in some heavy French tanks. While limited running repairs may be possible during battle, the price is a hole in the firewall protecting crew form an engine conflagration. The infantry buzzer is a good innovation. Foreshadowing the telephone box on later British and German tanks. Diesel propulsion is another interesting feature. Something in common with the Soviets and Italians. Wargamers often cite lower fire risk. Operationally, the greater energy density of diesel relates to a longer operational radius than a similar size petrol engine.

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@steveholmes11 thank you for the comprehensive response. Sincerely appreciated and thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@nicktalbot3310]

Great effort fellas! Your videos just keep getting better & better!👍

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@nicktalbot3310 thank you and so good to hear. I appreciate your encouragement 🙏🏼

[@tolik5929]

As a tank , it was junk , as an infantry support vehicle in towns , it was fine .

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@tolik5929 I agree, but considering that it was built for the war against an enemy that didn't have much to offer in term of armour themselves, it was sufficient at the time. The army was against against the Ha-Go, but the cavalry won the day when it came to decisions for this tank. Also, as another subscriber pointed out, the navy were getting more than their share of the raw materials

[@tolik5929]

@@lessonsfromthefront Not to mention , that the road , and rail systems of Asia in the 1930's and 40s , was primative to non exsistant . They had hard enough time moving trucks . The Japanese were constantly building bridges , and laying track .

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@tolik5929 and the sheer size of that theatre of operations, quite crazy

[@Jatgiuac1]

Whoo! Lovely video! Great Content! Looking forward to more!

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@@Jatgiuac1 thanks for the great comment 🙏🏼

[@shawncomrie9617]

As always, yet another fascinating video on a rare Armored vehicle!

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@shawncomrie9617 thank you

[@MeltedCandle]

So cool! Awesome video!

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@MeltedCandle thank you, so glad you enjoyed it

[@TikitheHutt]

Ha-Go, LET'S GO!

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@@TikitheHutt 😂😂😂

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

In 1935 it was OK, bullet proof, highly mobile, cannon and machineguns. Your average infantry battalion MIGHT have a couple of 20mm anti aircraft cannon attached that was heavier than rifle fire at the time. The Infantry might resort to yanking bullets out of their cartridges and putting them in backwards to create a splash effect on impact at very close ranges, might have tool grade steel cored bullets, but their use was frowned upon as it turned barrel life from thousands of rounds to only as few hundred rounds before the rifling was worn away. By 1940/41 this had changed. Anti tank rifles in most companies, attached anti tank troop or battery and dual purpose light AA guns attached to every battalion, it was a much more dangerous place for something that was simply bullet proof! Using these in 1944 against Shermans was why it is considered a "rubbish" tank. That was not the fight they were intended for but got used because that is all they had. Good enough in 35 was a vulnerable bullet and shell magnet in 44.

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@jon-paulfilkins7820 thank you so much for this! I sincerely appreciate the time taken to share and it was really interesting to learn about bullets being reversed for effect. Thank you again!

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

@@lessonsfromthefront Seating a bullet the wrong way to shoot at a tank was something the Germans did in WW1, It caused spool on the inside face of the armour plate. Hence the number of photos of WW1 tanker with strange eye/face protection. Now a normal bullet could do it but we are talking (an unscientific number plucking going on here) about 5% chance vs a 50% chance for a reversed bullet. And you and 2 or 3 buddies are shooting together at the same tank. There is also a very outside chance that the bullet could get stuck as it is going the wrong way down the barrel and well, your gun explodes. Not that common but if you had a dime for every time this happened, you might be able to afford a beer or two.

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@jon-paulfilkins7820 fascinating! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Go! Ha Go, Go!

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@comentedonakeyboard nicely said!

[@thewoodlandschoolltd3999]

Great video. Not just because I am in it.

[@lessonsfromthefront]

@@thewoodlandschoolltd3999 it's probably because you're in it that makes it great, thanks for your efforts 🙏🏼

[@thewoodlandschoolltd3999]

@lessonsfromthefront love sharing knowledge, so it's a pleasure to help.