Type 4 Ho-Ro

The type 4 (Japanese四 式 十 五 糎 自走 砲 ホロ, yon- shiki Jugo - senchi jisōhō ho - ro, dt " Type 4 15 cm Selbstfahrlafette Ho -Ro ") was a Selbstfahrhaubitze the Japanese army. Type 4 is the year the planning and construction of the first prototype Kōki 2604 (1944).

The vehicle was armed with the 150 -mm howitzer Type Meiji 38 of 1905, which had already been taken out of the early 1930s. Based on the chassis of the tank Type 97 Chi -Ha had the type 4, only a 25 -millimeter-thick armor, the sense made ​​the use of self -propelled gun only when the island defense. The disadvantage was the closure mechanism used, which allowed only a low rate of fire. The Type 4 was produced only in small quantities, as the raw material situation did not allow for higher production numbers more.