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The Type 98 20 mm AA half-track vehicle was an experimental Japanese
self-propelled anti-aircraft gun An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, ...
. It had a single 20 mm Type 98 AA cannon mounted on the back section of a Type 98 four-ton
half-track A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. The purpose of this combination is to produce a vehicle with the cro ...
. The modified vehicle used was designated the Type 98 half-tracked prime mover Ko-Hi.Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 Half-tracked Prime Mover "Ko-Hi"
/ref> The Type 98 Ko-Hi was first manufactured in 1938 by Isuzu. The Type 98 four-ton vehicles were "high speed" prime movers, capable of when loaded. Average transport time was 10 hours road time for . It had a diesel engine and required a crew of 15 to operate. The rear-mounted Type 98 20 mm AA
autocannon An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bull ...
was the most common light
anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
of the Imperial Japanese Army. It had a range of 5,500 meters, altitude of 3,500 meters and could fire up to 300 rounds per minute.Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 20mm AA Machine Cannon
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See also

* 20 mm AA machine cannon carrier *
Type 98 20 mm AAG tank The Type 98 20 mm AAG (anti-air gun) tank was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using a twin Soki Type II 20 mm anti-air gun. They were combined with the chassis of the Type 98 Ke-Ni. The gun crew worked from a raised platform ...


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Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa
Isuzu {{DEFAULTSORT:Type 98 20 Mm Aa Half-Track Vehicle World War II self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons 20 mm artillery World War II vehicles of Japan World War II weapons of Japan Military vehicles introduced in the 1930s World War II half-tracks