Type 98 ( Japanese 九八 式 装甲 運 搬 車 ), "So-Yes" ( Japanese ソ ダ ) - Japanese armored personnel carrier of the period of the Second World War . It was created in 1937 on the chassis of the Te-Ke small tank and was intended, in addition to transporting personnel and cargo, also to be a tractor . So-da was actively used by Japanese troops in Burma and Malaya , but due to the small number of vehicles produced, their use was limited.
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| Type 98, Co-Yes | |
| Classification | armored personnel carrier |
| Combat weight, t | 5,080 |
| Layout diagram | front engine |
| Crew | 2 |
| Landing , people | 4-6 or up to 1 ton of cargo |
| Story | |
| Years of production | 1941 -? |
| Years of operation | 1941 - 1945 |
| The number of issued, pcs. | ~ 200 |
| Key Operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 3860 |
| Width mm | 1930 |
| Height mm | 1570 |
| Clearance mm | 340 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | steel rolled homogeneous |
| Forehead, mm / city. | 6-12 |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 12 |
| Feed housing, mm / city. | 12 |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | Ikegai in-line 6- cylinder diesel air-cooled |
| Engine power, l with. | 65 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 45 |
| Cruising cross country, km | 250 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 13 |
| Suspension type | hara type |
| The overcome ditch, m | 1.65 |
| Fording , m | 0.78 |
Armored personnel carrier captured by troops of the 6th Rajputan SBN in Burma, February 1945
Literature
- S. Fedoseev. Armored vehicles of Japan 1939-1945. - M .: Model designer, 1995. - 32 p. - (Armored Collection No. 3/1995).
- AM Tomczyk. Japońska Broń Pancerna. - Gdańsk: AJ Press, 2003 .-- Vol. 3. - 168 p. - (TankPower No. 11). - ISBN 8-37237-128-8 .