Type 1 Chi-He medium tank, circa 1940sType 1 Chi-He medium tanks being reviewed, circa 1943-1944Rear view of a Type 1 Chi-He medium tank, 1940sJapanese landing ship No. 149 unloading a Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank, Nasake Island, Kure, Japan, 27 Feb 1944
Type 1 Chi-He medium tank, circa 1940sType 1 Chi-He medium tanks being reviewed, circa 1943-1944Rear view of a Type 1 Chi-He medium tank, 1940sJapanese landing ship No. 149 unloading a Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank, Nasake Island, Kure, Japan, 27 Feb 1944
Abandoned Japanese Type 1 medium tank on Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945A Japanese tank wedged between banks of solid earth was very difficult for US Marines to see or attack from the front, Iwo Jima, Mar 25, 1945.Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, and other vehicles in a depot in Japan, circa 1946
Abandoned Japanese Type 1 medium tank on Iwo Jima, Japan, Mar 1945A Japanese tank wedged between banks of solid earth was very difficult for US Marines to see or attack from the front, Iwo Jima, Mar 25, 1945.Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 3 Ho-Ni III, and other vehicles in a depot in Japan, circa 1946
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