Basso Key is a Japanese skidder designed to harvest trees felled by the Ho-K armored sawing machine.
| Basso Key | |
|---|---|
 Skidder Basso Key | |
| Type of | Engineering machine |
| A country | Japan empire |
| Service History | |
| Years of operation | 1942-1945 |
| In service | Imperial Army of Japan |
| Wars and conflicts | The Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designed by | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi |
| Years of production | 1942 [1] |
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Description
Basso-ki's suspension was similar to that of the Chi-Ha tank, with the difference that it had one rink less. In the bow was a diesel engine. In the lightly armored engine compartment, two small cranes were mounted to transport felled trees. Behind the engine was the driver's seat. At the rear of the machine was a compartment for storing equipment for sawing and chopping trees, including chainsaws . [2]
Basso Key was to be used in conjunction with the Ho-K sawmill [3] and clear the path it had done. The paths were cleared of fallen trees blocking them, they were cut into pieces, if necessary, and the stumps were uprooted. [four]
Basso Key, like Ho-K, was originally created to equip the engineering units of the Kwantung Army in case of war with the USSR for laying tracks in the taiga. [four]
See also
- Ho-k