J-Tank Magazine

Japanese Tanks and Armored Vehicles

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J-Tank is the Japanese tank study group in which Taki participates. It publishes the magazine "J-Tank" on Japanese tanks and armored vehicles twice a year. (Aug. and Dec.) The text of the magazine is in Japanese, but it has many interesting photos which cannot be seen elsewhere. Each number has about 40-50 pages and the most pages have photos.

J-Tank Magazine is sold at HobbyLink Japan.


J-Tank No. 15

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CONTENTS

Short self-development of KMT SP guns (1)
Tank factory in Manchuria
Ka-Mi in New Guinea
Vickers 6-ton Tank captured at Shanghai
Type 94 7cm Tank Gun of Type 95 Heavy Tank
About the manufacturing of tank gun
Unpublished photos of Japanese military vehicles
IJA gun portees (2)
The practice of shooting on the vehicle
Type 97 Gas-scatting Vehicle
The individual number of tank
The modelling and photos of flamethrower tank Ka-Ho
Snapshots of tanks in China Incident


J-Tank No. 14

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CONTENTS

IJA Youth Tank School

3

Vickers Crossley Armored Car of IJA

9

IJA Gun Portees

15

Magazine of Type 97 7.7 mm Tank MG

18

27th Tank Regiment in the Battle of Okinawa

22

Variations of Chi-Ha turret

25

Balloon mooring vehicle modified from Type 98 4-ton Prime Mover

28

IJA military vehicles in early China Incident

32

Dummy rivet for communication of Type 97 Medium Tank

38

Type 1 AP - An answer to the opinion to abolish Type 94 37mm Gun

39

Type 88 75mm AA Gun on Jinmen Island of Taiwan

43

Partial photos of Ka-Mi - floats and others

45


J-Tank No. 13

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CONTENTS

Type 95 Armored Railroad Car in Manchuria

5

Type 95 Armored Railroad Car in Kubinka

7

Type 95 Armored Railroad Car

8

The motorcar unit of 4th Cavalry Brigade

10

Combat report of Nomonhan

15

Review of Type 89 Medium Tank Otsu magazine kit

17

11th Airfield Construction Unit

20

Action of tank gun - 57mm Tank Gun remaining at Saraksak Pass

23

Gleaning of tank battle history

25

Type 92 Combat Car "Aikoku" and donations

28

A certain meeting of Kaikosha

33

Report of modelling Type 3 Gun Tank

38


J-Tank No. 12

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CONTENTS

Type 97 Disinfecting Vehicle

3

A lecture about the tank for 1941 volunteers

5

The tank unit of 4th Cavalry Brigade

15

IJA Motorcar School

20

Tank machine guns

25

About small hatches on the turret of Type 3 Medium Tank

28

The photos of Experimantal Excavator

34

Chi-Ha of 51st Tank Regiment

38

Armored car unit of IJA Cavalry School

40

Variations of the engine deck of Chi-Ha and Chi-Nu

44


J-Tank No. 11

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CONTENTS

34th Tank Regiment

3

Austin-Type Chiyoda Armored Car

6

Amphibious vehicle Su-Ki

9

Tank unit in Operation Jehol

14

A mystery on Chinese Chi-Ha "Gong Chen Hao"

22

Tank log of Chi-Ha on Guadalcanal

25

Type 1 37mm Tank Gun and co-axial MG

32

Austin-Type dummy armored car

36

Propaganda vehicle "Se-Go"

41

Review of Chi-Ha 1/35 track links of three model companies

47

Carden Loyd Mk.VI

49

Marmon-Herrington tractors in training use

51


J-Tank No. 10

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CONTENTS

Ka-Mi on Leyte

5

Army tank units on Leyte

12

Knowledge on Japanese armor during the war (2)

16

Ha-Go on Pohnpei Island

23

The marking of 2nd Tank Division

31

Type 89 Light Tank and Medium Tank

36

Armored cars of Manchukuo Army

40

A mystery of Chi-To third vehicle

45

AA Tank Ta-Ha

48


J-Tank No. 9

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CONTENTS

IJA Armor Maintenance School

4

Knowledge on Japanese armor during the war (1)

8

6th Independent Tank Company on Matua Island

14

Color and paint of Japanese tank gun

17

Tank unit of 5th Imperial Guard Infantry Regiment

26

Type 89 Medium Tank of 5th Tank Battalion in China Incident

28

Experimental armored cars in Siberia

31

Ha-Go on Satawan Atoll

38