Thursday, March 24, 2016

Soukou Sagyou Engineer Vehicle

The Soukou Sagyou (SS) vehicle was a Japanese response to war with the Soviet Union. The vehicle had many functionalities (Such as bridge-laying). The vehicle was not built on the Type 89 but the Type 94.

Variants:

1.
Name: Soukou Sagyou
Type: Engineer Vehicle
Origin: Japan
Year: 1930 (built 1931)
Produced: 119

Length: 4.86 Meters
Width: 2.52 Meters
Height: 2.08 Meters
Weight: 13000 Kilograms
Speed: 37 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-2 or 3 flamethrowers
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Type 97 (2 possibly)

Armor:
-Hull
25 mm Front
13 mm Side
13 mm Rear
6 mm Top
6 mm Bottom

Sources:
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/01/17/soukou-sagyou-ki-the-japanese-clawed-monster/
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/japan/ss.htm
http://japan.greyfalcon.us/Soukou%20Sagyou.htm
http://topwar.ru/38640-bronirovannaya-inzhenernaya-mashina-soukou-sagyou.html

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