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IJN Type 2 "Ka-Mi" Amphibious Tank - The 27th Naval Special Ground Base Guard, Aitape, July-August 1944

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Armor - Japan (Die-Cast) (1/72)

Last Stocked on 6/7/2024

Product Info

Title
IJN Type 2 "Ka-Mi" Amphibious Tank - The 27th Naval Special Ground Base Guard, Aitape, July-August 1944
Publisher
Publish Year
2016
Dimensions
6.25x3.25x3"
NKG Part #
2147639667
MFG. Part #
DRR60584
Type
Scale Model
Material
Plastic
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

Dragon earlier produced a simply stunning 1/35 scale Smart Kit of the Japanese Type 2 “Ka-Mi” amphibious tank, and now the company has used it as a platform to create a 1/72 Dragon Armor version. The Type 2 was the first amphibious tank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It was designed for Japanese landing forces performing amphibious invasions of Pacific islands that didn’t have regular port facilities. Production commenced in 1942 and a total of 184 Type 2 amphibious tanks were made, although the design was really too late to participate in Japan’s island-hopping campaign. When used in water, large pontoons were attached to the glacis plate and rear deck to give it a top speed of 10km/h. These pontoons could be shed as soon as it reached land. The turret featured a 3.7cm Type 1 gun and coaxial Type 97 machine gun.