The WWII Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank (TOUR)

[@yattaran1484]

As one of a Japanese tank fan, I didn't know nothing about the button at the back of the tank !. Right now we have Type95 tank almost ready to ship to Japan from England after the restoration has been finished. Hoping your Ha-Go will back to life again in the near future !.👍

[@へのへの-b1v]

Japan once destroyed the Type 4 “Hayate”fighter it bought from the US, so I hope that doesn't happen

[@earlgreen1720]

People on the most parts don't realise when and how the Japanese used them, they would cause a great deal of problems,especially when nobody expected armour of any kind in the jungle, which this example really did excel,

[@desubtilizer]

@@earlgreen1720 Like in Malaya where the British had little to no tanks or anti tank weapons and were up against 200+ or so of these light tanks

[@Turtisland]

@@へのへの-b1vhow and why did they destroy it?

[@MaidenPasadena]

​@@Turtisland A flightable ki84 was returned to Japan, but in Japan it was displayed outside a museum and many of its parts were stolen, made it unflyable.

[@OTOss8]

I've never really had a compelling reason to visit Australia until I stumbled across this channel. You've got some mighty interesting machines in that museum of yours.

[@Ocker3]

If you want to see a proper German WWI tank you'll need to come to Queensland though, there you can see Mephisto, the only surviving German WWI tank!

[@Hutcho72]

@@Ocker3 Yes I was lucky enough to see it, when Mephisto was on loan to the Canberra War Memorial Museum.

[@babuzzard6470]

I was fortunate enough to climb on a”Mephisto” when I was a kid and it was outdoors at the old Qld museum near the show grounds, ahhh, those were the days!😩

[@jacksonsinclair2615]

They got giant crabs

[@justforever96]

For some reason I find these tanks really cool. They seem like a really good design for the era and for what they wanted to do with it.

[@madyooper8231]

That tank is a work of armored art. A world treasure.

[@ratled1]

Thanks Kurt and Jason for taking the time and sharing... do like the Wednesday & Friday videos.

[@billsniff9146]

Ac-1 and AC-IV chillin in the background

[@robertsmart4628]

Looking forward to watching the restoration.

[@allaboutboats]

Great video! Hey I am familiar with the Ha-Go here at the Oregon Military Museum. They are taking special safety precautions during their restoration efforts because the inside of the turret is normally equipped with an ASBESTOS heat shield blanket all over the inner surface of the turret. Hopefully that has been removed already on your tank, however, be on the lookout for it! Just in case it is still there. Wet removal methods within a containment bag work best to remove that stuff. Good luck in your resto! Jerry

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

Where is this?? Am in Vancouver WA and always looking for something military to check out!!!

[@adrianbrowne4362]

Cairns Queensland. Australia 🇦🇺

[@ModernMilitaryHistory]

Jerry, I was going to comment this! The Oregon Military Museum has TWO Ha-Go tanks, one is incomplete and one is restored. I am a volunteer with the museum and am super happy to have that tank so close to home. Maybe we have seen each other.

[@ModernMilitaryHistory]

@@wheels-n-tires1846 Camp Withicomb, off 205 in Clackamas Oregon. It's right down the highway from you! The Tank is parked in front of the big National Guard building to the left of the guard checkpoint when you enter. The museum with other tanks is to the right. Free to enter the grounds and see the tanks.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@ModernMilitaryHistory oh thats fantastic!!! Have lived here since '03 and never knew!!! Cant wait to come look. What projects are you working on? Need any more help/volunteers?? Ive been doing car restorations since high achool, and been a heavy equip/diesel mechanic for 20 yrs, so my resume is probably about as ideal as possible!! Lots goin on amd holiday season is upon us, but after new years, Ill stop by...

[@masahige2344]

I was just there on a visit from Canada in July. I stumbled on your museum quite by accident and, as a Japanese militaria hobbyist, was delighted at the Ha-Go and your rare artillery collections. I was excited to hear that the Type 95 is high on your restoration list!

[@harpoox]

I can't wait to see this beauty restored.

[@okrajoe]

Great overview of a fascinating little vehicle.

[@kiwifruit27]

Fascinating, thanks. I hope you guys make plenty more of these and cover everything you have, tanks, artillery and more

[@thefantasyreview8709]

This guy is really impressive - he really knows a lot about this tank!

[@ganndeber1621]

Ruined by his revolting Australian accent

[@Ian-mj4pt]

​@@ganndeber1621in your opinion to me it sounds fine 🙂

[@ganndeber1621]

Maybe you could try thinking then@@Ian-mj4pt

[@tekis0]

The Japanese made the most of their light tanks. In the beginning of the war they caught the Allies unprepared, so these small tanks were effective against infantry and small field guns. During the battle of Singapore the Japanese used their tanks pretty effectively during the “push” down the peninsula on their way to the city.

[@brealistic3542]

Exactly right. The design of the Ha-Go was actually very good for the time and the terrain it was fighting in. It worked well then till later designed American tanks appeared.

[@johnquinn456]

You Aussie folk are the best Thank you

[@edwinbruckner4752]

Fantastic piece of history. Good luck on the restoration ! What a nice little tank.

[@warrenhunt5556]

I am at at wonder if the surname of Jason is Encyclopedia-Britannia. His knowledge and passion he shared with us is extraordinary. Why would you want Saturday night's lotto numbers when you can watch and learn so much about the history of the collection, The Australian Amour and Artillery Museum has. Thank you Jason and Kurt.

[@blogobre]

Thank you so much for this and whilst I'm sure I'm not the only one who suggested you do this kind of video, it warms my heart you guys are getting these beautiful old war machines out to the world.

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding close look at the tank collection. Thank you

[@ausarmour]

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[@hodaka1000]

I remember seeing one for sale in the "Trading Post" about forty five years ago It was supposed to be one of the ones captured at Milne Bay

[@PiperStart]

Great explanation and I enjoyed seeing the 75mm artillery gun in the background.

[@deanokken8960]

I can't wait to see this on Workshop Wednesdays! My favorite tank. An underappreciated vehicle

[@blxtothis]

Excellent, this channel is a worthy companion to the great stuff from the Bovington people.

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Thank you to all at Aus Armor. Every episode is totally interesting. Jason, your knowledge of tanks and other equipment is amazing. Please start a series showing the collection you have. I’d love to travel there to see your museum in person, but I don’t see it happening any time soon so I’ll enjoy it through your videos. Cheers from Georgia, USA!

[@luuko656]

Cant wait to follow this project!! Japanese armor is too rare these days and there is a lot to be learned about their tactics and equipement!!

[@jarheads88]

Jason thank you for the great presentation of this Japanese tank, looking forward to more in the future . cheers from the USA

[@HomeMadeBow]

That was very interesting and informative. Thank you for taking the time and the effort to produce and present this clip.

[@matthewwadwell6100]

Thanks for the video! Is this going to be a weekly series, going over the tanks of the museum? As I am unable to go to the museum any time soon, it would be interesting to see some of the vehicles of your collection.

[@SootHead]

That's a restoration I look forward to seeing. The resto crew is more than up to the task but I imagine their fabrication skills will be put to the test on that baby.

[@shanemossmoss]

Will be great to see restoration

[@howardg7162]

I can cut ,weld and rivet as a tradesmen kinda love things like this Love to work on something like this

[@MrDeancoote]

Looking forward to seeing the restoration of this tank,, its only small won't take long 😂

[@magnusnilsson2397]

What a treat, what a beauty. Thank you gentlemen.

[@slandermansland401]

Question - What about the asbestos lining/coating that japanese tank had inside? Has it been removed from this tank? or is this tank a public hazard?

[@dominicgo477]

Looking forward to the restoration vids!

[@jmc7034]

It’ll be great to see it restored

[@razor1uk610]

Great but brief video Aus' Armour guys & gals, It is unfortunate to wait for more of this vehicle, but the restoration crew can only do so much with so many hands and fingers 👍😛😜 ...for those wanting a Japanese inside the hatch style, look for Potential History's video on a Ha-Go and a Chi-Ha.

[@chuckwillis9271]

Excellent video and presenter. Well done! Thank you very much for posting this.

[@ironseabeelost1140]

I think it would be nice to see that tanks operating. Thanks.😁

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

That is correct ! The early production Ha-Go come equipped with a Type 94 37 mm gun. The late production Ha-Go come equipped with a Type 98 37 mm gun. You can distinguish between the early and late production by looking at the lenght of the fender, short fender is early production, longer fender is late production vehicle. The guns however look pretty much exactly the same but the the velocity of the Type 98 is improved, when shooting with the lastest Type 1 AP the velocity is 704 m/s.

[@DarkestVampire92]

Now thats something i'd like to see in Workshop Wendesday.

[@howardg7162]

One set of tracks looks great

[@davidbarnsley8486]

How knowledgeable is Jason 👍👍👍

[@TheSlugstoppa]

WOW !! What an excellent and possibly unique subject to renovate and wouldn't it be fantastic to see this AFV actually running. Great brief and thanks for posting.

[@iatsd]

The are 2 Ha Go runners in Japan, at least 1 in the US (which I think is a running shell) and there used to be 1 in Russia, along with several dozen fake/film runners in Japan and China. Static, there are several dozen around the world in various states of rust. There's at least 4 statics in the US alone. The Ha Go is rare, but not especially so. The Chi Ha is genuinely rare, and the late model Chi Ha or anything else after it is practically impossible to find outside of the Japanese Ground Forces museum (where they have all sorts of goodies in running condition).

[@TheSlugstoppa]

@@iatsd Nice to know there are some around.

[@Wideoval73]

Very informative video. Thanks. Hope to see it restored.

[@SamGray]

I'm quite looking forward to seeing this vehicle be restored. The German armour is fairly well covered, but I could use some more insight into Japanese tanks.

[@justforever96]

I find Japanese equipment to be fascinating. The more you learn the more interesting it gets. And it was actually really good considering what they were working with. They get a worse rap than they deserve. It is kind of an addictive subject.

[@threefiveseven]

@@justforever96 I just think japanese tanks look really silly. Idk I like how they look lmao

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@justforever96 Japanese navy ships and aircraft for both sea and land were top-notch at the beginning of WWII and it is a testament to Japanese ingenuity and engineering that the Japanese with oil problems and logistics problems were able to hang with America for almost 4 years. No other navy in history could have been able to handle the U.S. Navy for that long, even the UK Royal Navy. It is strange how in America there is a tendency to only talk about June 1944 to May 1945 in northwestern Europe and not talk about other theaters especially the Pacific. Take the Guadalcanal campaign for example. There is a cult-like obsession in the USA with only the 1,600 Marines and soldiers who died on land in Guadalcanal but there is a de facto whitewashing and censuring of the 5,500 U.S. Navy sailors who died in the chaotic and sometimes disastrous naval battles of Guadalcanal. And this was all AFTER MIDWAY!!! Japan's Navy was able to sink over 30 USN warships at Guadalcanal including two fleet carriers and 6 heavy cruisers!

[@JohnMckinney-ix1ow]

Can't wait to watch the restro

[@nathanrohrlach1221]

Thanks for sharing! An incredibly informative video. And to keep the joke going: You should make it a runner!

[@scottfortune9016]

I'm looking forward to that restoration! I love this channel! New subscriber, and glad I found it!

[@sampointau]

I remember Monty, visited him and quite a few of the other vehicle and military collectors back in the late 70's and into the 80's around Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra etc. Tanks, ferrets, dingos, Saracens, dukw etc. Did cable lacing restoration on a few as well as other bits and pieces.

[@tommytaylor4458]

Great!! Just great!! Can’t wait to see the resto on this one 👍👍👍👍😁

[@therookieanimations8117]

YES MY FAVORITE TANK!!!! :D Thank you for this vidEO!

[@Bill53AD]

Nice addition mates.

[@KiwiKaosAgent]

I didn't realize they had this museum when I was last in Cairns, would really have liked to visit it. Maybe next time.

[@josephgecho7908]

im almost more excited about this than the tiger, certainly more to start with.

[@skeepee]

Decided to look up this tank because of a video game I’ve been playing (Battlefield 1943). The game models it pretty accurately except for making it much larger than it is in real life!

[@Ancient53]

I believe the tank in that game is the Chi-Ha, not the tank seen in this video

[@skeepee]

@@Ancient53 I think you’re right, thanks for pointing that out. Explains the size difference!

[@theblytonian3906]

Thanks guys. Love this. A really historically relevant & important AFV insofar as Australians are concerned. For a LIGHT tank introduced in 1935, it was well suited to purpose as illustrated by its service up until the end of 1942. As so many Japanese weapons, it's real vulnerability was being kept in service well past its obsolescence date under production pressures of war unique to Japan's situation. For all the vulnerability criticisms, as a close infantry support tank vice-versa this tank would be exceptionally well supported by infantry in close proximity. It's raison d'etre, taking out improv. bunkers and other defensive hard points such as prepared HMG positions as the Aussies use the Stuart's assigned to them at Buna did. TMK Molotov cocktails weren't exactly a thing in jungle fighting (?), and getting close enough to place a demo charge or magnetic mine or block the traverse with a "water can"... is fanciful, not disputing the hypothetical of perhaps sticking a rifle butt or spade handle in there to jam the turret traverse in the unlikely instance one could get close enough. Possibly their greatest vulnerability like the Stuart/Honey would be to light AA weapons deployed in an ad hoc AT role against their vulnerable thin armour? FI of those interested, Dragon do the three primary variants of Early, Hokuman & Late of the Ha Go in 1/35 model from a tooling produced about a decade ago. They are a fabulous fit and fun build. I have the Early.

[@commandplay]

Thank you for showing the interior! There are very few interior shots of this tank available.

[@SunKing968]

Very informative, well done! Do you guys have any Crusader tanks in sight?

[@fireabend_1226]

A very nice video about a very interesting new project of the workshop in the Armor Museum. I'm looking forward to it and the new episodes. 👍 鎧博物館のワークショップの非常に興味深い新しいプロジェクトについての非常に素晴らしいビデオ。 私はそれと新しいエピソードを楽しみにしています。 👍

[@lesstoneuk]

Superb video, you're on a winner here. More please

[@safetyharborfirearms]

Nice example for restoration....I need to visit

[@kittonsmitton]

Fantastic I like these informational videos, I had not heard of this tank, please keep them coming. Regards.

[@nickraschke4737]

Ah..facts. Love it. Great film guys.

[@WhataboutTRUTH]

Great video, looking forward to seeing many more

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video!

[@marshallmather2638]

It’s interesting to point out that the interior was installed with asbestos as a head proofing material, as well as being used as a shock absorber for the crew members

[@StaffordMagnus]

5:30 AC4 in the background! Let's have a look at that one please! 😄

[@albertpatterson3675]

There's a nicely painted Type 95 at the Army Museum in Honolulu right at Waikiki Beach.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

I really enjoyed this video, thanks! An amazing museum.

[@rionijam6137]

excellent work Kurt, hats off to you sir.👌

[@JTelli786]

I’m out of state for a family reunion and as I’m driving down some side roads I noticed a garage blocked off by a chain link fence. I notice a cannon in the yard behind the fence as well as a pair of M47 Pattons but what really caught my attention was a pair of Ha-Gos sitting under an awning back there too. I had to do a double take and then decided to turn back around to confirm. Blew my mind. I’ve been to plenty of museums all my life but I’ve never caught sight of any Japanese tanks and now I’m aware that there is some guy who (by the looks of things) spends his time restoring and collecting tanks and other military equipment who is just sitting on a pair of Ha-Gos in some small town in the middle of the US.

[@mgbrv8]

That’s gonna be a fun restoration series in the future. You ought to fill up that engine full of diesel now to start loosening stuff up.

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

Thanks mate

[@matthewjones5450]

cant wait to see the vids of this one being restored what a rare tank and cool

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Interesting to learn about Japanese armor. They seem to be so different from anyone else.

[@SteveVi0lence]

Not really. It's a Renault FT 17 from the WW1... Their small arm the arisaka was a Mauser knock off

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@SteveVi0lence Hey, the French tanks from WWI and WWII were awesome. Just because the French Army didn't know what the hell they were doing with them doesn't mean they were bad tanks.

[@jameslawrie3807]

I remember Mr Wedd's tank back from the 1980s, we used to clamber around inside it until he realised it was full of asbestos and we were not allowed near it again

[@FREDOGISFUUN]

I wish it could stay in it`s original state. It is much more interesting to me as it is complete as it is, the tanks life is represented while in service and after in its original state. Complete restoration is ok, to see one in running condition driving around. This one as I can tell never been painted in someones back yard. The least I would do if can get it running, weld a new floor in, some grease, and call it good. :) Thanks for the video.

[@Newbonic]

There's one of these in good condition in the Tank Museum in Bovington, England. Unfortunately its hull is sealed because the Japanese lined it with the then miracle heat resistant insulation material Asbestos! So it would need to be removed in a sealed environment by guys in hazmat suits I assume, before it can be fully restored to running order. There was a privately owned one at Tankfest '22 though, and it looked quite cute running around with the Shermans, Comets, T-72s etc. The type was already outclassed by the Soviet stuff in the 1939 in the Russo-Japanese war.

[@stephenparkes626]

Great video very interesting as always thanks guys

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Are you gonna restore this one?

[@jawedz]

旧日本軍の戦車に大変お詳しいですね。ご説明が詳細です。

[@huckfinn3890]

FIRST Greetings from America! Love your work at AusArmor, it really is amazing

[@timothygates5347]

This is up near Cairns right? Great place, amazing collection. Spent hours there with my dad.

[@fedecano7362]

How cute, it reminds me of my lawnmower, almost as fierce too!

[@bluemouse5039]

What is this tank designed to do only resist rifle fire or maybe fragments from artillery?

[@色々保存サブ]

至近距離から発射された7.62mmの鉄鋼弾からの防御を想定していたらしい

[@RemoteViewr1]

Did they pait the originals in rust as well?

[@scottcrawford7310]

Love these great overview

[@DiggerDownunderWargaming]

I've studied the history of this tank and one same other, since both being captured after becoming bogged at the same location, and brought back to Australia at the same time. The other ended up at John Belfield's Melbourne Tank Museum, in Narre Warren, of which I lived just down the road from, and visited regularly. Sadly the museum is no longer, with all exhibits having been sold off.

[@buijs1967]

A thank with a buzzer 🤣 that is hilarious

[@rafaelrodriguez-rm8ec]

cant wait !!

[@Ko_Kasumi]

The classic Ha Go, pretty sound the year it was made, but not so much when it was needed most.

[@bertenerny7867]

Very informative video {lesson}. Didn't their tanks such as this one, have asbestos lining the inside of the crew spaces? Just curious. I heard that somewhere else. Thanks for the view. Regards, Bert

[@alocassia]

Is the interior of the tank not lined with asbestos?

[@t.jjohnson6317]

Great Info.Thank-you God bless

[@richardmartin604]

un blindé pas très connu en France, une belle restauration en perspective.

[@F76986jhg]

Um dos meus tanques favoritos, Finalmente.

[@michaelmanning5379]

In the background there appears to be a 2pdr mounted on the rear of a Universal Carrier. It would be great to have that beastie star in its own video.

[@njm3211]

Cant wait for the young men and their older colleagues at the museum to restore this interesting vehicle.

[@shoominati23]

Have you guys got any Fiat 3000's ? Having one of those would be a cool exhibit for the museum and an oft-forgotten part of Armour History