#1: Nasu War Museum - Japan - Gallery Author: vagabond, Location: Constantly moving across USPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:52 pm ---- Hi All,
I made a trek North from Tokyo to Nasu, Japan to visit a private museum collection. The gentleman's collection includes this Japanese tank. It is a type I've never seen nor can I track down an ID.
#2: Re: Nasu War Museum - Japan - Gallery Author: vagabond, Location: Constantly moving across USPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:16 pm ---- Historical Photographic evidence strongly suggests that the tank was used as infantry support and transport for the infamous "Bimbo Brigade" of the late war Japanese Army - as shown here:
#3: Re: Nasu War Museum - Japan - Gallery Author: Costas_TT, Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:23 am ---- Overall, it looks like it was built using sheet metal and tracks from a commercial tractor/bulldozer. Appearance-wise, it combines features of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank (glacis plate) and as a whole it resembles the Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankette.
#4: Re: Nasu War Museum - Japan - Gallery Author: JWB2, Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:19 am ---- "Bimbo Brigade"
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#5: Re: Nasu War Museum - Japan - Gallery Author: vagabond, Location: Constantly moving across USPosted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:39 pm ---- Apparently it's a movie prop.
"Bimbo Brigade" is my joke about the young ladies staged on the tank for the photo.
