List of Japanese Army military engineer vehicles of World War II
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This is a list of Japanese Army Military Engineer Vehicles during World War II. Included are diverse types of Armored lumberjacks,
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Engineer vehicles

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Sōkō Sagyō Ki The , also known as the , was a fulltrack engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) introduced in 1931. The vehicle was considered by the IJA to be one of its most versatile multi-function support vehicles. History During the 1930s ...
(SS-Ki)- multi-functional armored engineering support vehicle **SS Kou Gata **SS Otsu Gata **SS Hei Gata **SS Tei Gata **SS Bo Gata ( Armored Bridge Layer) * Armored Recovery Vehicle "Se-Ri" * Armored Lumberjack "Ho-K" * Lumber Sweeper "Basso-Ki" * F B swamp vehicle * T B swamp scout vehicle * Type T-G "bridge layer" * Type 97 "Chi-Yu" mine flail tank * Type 97 "mine clearing tank GS" * Type 97 "Pole planter" and Type 97 "Cable layer" *Type 94 Repair vehicle *Type 95 Crane vehicle "Ri-Ki" *Type 95 Collapsible boat *Type 97 Mini Engineer vehicle "Yi-Go" a/k/a Type 98 "Ya-I Go" *
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"Yu-Ki" * Amphibious Engineer vehicle "Na-Mi" * Type 94 mobile workshop * Type 4 Work vehicle - designed for airfield construction, used the Type 2 light tank chassis *Experimental Excavator *Experimental Crawler truck * Small remote controlled demolition vehicle *Type 99
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Army engineer units

*2nd Tank Division Engineer Unit *27th Independent Engineer Regiment *12th Independent Engineer Regiment *5th Independent Engineer Regiment *6th Div AIF (Airfield Engineers) *Airfield Construction Group No.5 * Oil field Construction Group No.2 *1st company of the 26th Independent Engineer Regiment *2nd Independent Engineer Company *80th Independent
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Platoon *2nd unit from the Oil well drilling Section of the 21st Field Ordnance Depot *1st Field Well Drilling Company *2nd Field Well Drilling Company *3rd Field Well Drilling Company *4th Field Well Drilling Company *48th Anchorage Headquarters *118th Land Duty Company *1st from the 11th Water Supply and Purification Unit *one platoon of the 12th Engineer Regiment


References


History of War.orgTaki's Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa
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