README FOR Chi Ha
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Civilopedia Text Entry:

#PRTO_ChiHa
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^In the mid-1930s the Army issued requirement for a new medium tank to replace the Type 89B. Two prototypes were built. Mitsubishi built one for the Engineering Department, and Osaka Arsenal built one for the General Staff Office. The Osaka prototype was known as the Chi-Ni and the Mitsubishi prototype was the Chi-Ha. The Chi Ni weighed 10,000 kg and had a 6 cylinder air-cooled diesel engine which produced 135 hp. Top speed was 18.5 mph. It had a 3 man crew with a 57 mm Type 90 gun and 6.5 mm Type 91 MG. At first the Chi-Ni was selected as it was cheaper, but it was decided that the more powerful Chi-Ha was needed after the war broke out in China.
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^A city must have both $LINK<oil=GOOD_Oil> and $LINK<rubber=GOOD_Rubber> in its
$LINK<Strategic Resource=GCON_ResourcesS> box to build the Fiat ChiHa.
#DESC_PRTO_ChiHa
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^Riveted construction. The driver sat on the right and a the machine gunner on the left. The 2 man turret was hand cranked and was offset to the right. The sprocket was in the front and the idler in the rear. 57 mm gun had muzzle velocity of 1,378 ft/sec. The middle return roller only supported the inside of the track. The 4 center wheels were mounted in pairs on bell cranks. The outside wheels were independently mounted.
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^36 Type 97s with the 9th Tank Regiment, commanded by Colonel Takashi Goto, arrived on Saipan in April 1944. In the early morning hours of June 17, 1944, 37 Type 97s and Type 95s joined with the 136th Infantry Regiment (commanded by Colonel Yukimatsu Ogawa) and attacked the 6th Marines. Several of the tanks got bogged down near the Susupe swamp while the rest moved forward towards the Marine lines. The Marines using machine guns, mortars, bazookas, artillery, and naval gun fire were able to stop the attack which was the largest tank attack of the Central Pacific. 






PediaIcons Text Entries:

#ICON_PRTO_ChiHa
art\civilopedia\icons\units\ChiHaLarge.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\ChiHaSmall.pcx

#ANIMNAME_PRTO_ChiHa
ChiHa


Suggested Stats: 
Prerequisite:  Combustion
Shield Cost: 8
Moves: 2
A/D: 5/2
Required Resources:  Oil, Rubber
Unit Abilities:  Ranged Attack, Wheeled
AI Strategies:  Offence, Explore
Special Actions:  Load, Airlift, Pillage, Capture

