The surviving Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious WW2 Japanese tank in the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945, Park Pobedy, Moscow, Russia was recovered from Shumshu, Kuril Islands, it belonged to one of group of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF).

Surviving Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious WW2 Japanese tank at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945, Park Pobedy, Moscow, Russia

Location

To get to the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945, Park Pobedy in Moscow you will find it in the road called Kutuzovsky Ave in the west of the city. The nearest metro station is Park Pobedy. The tanks are kept in an outdoor section to the left of the main museum building, as you look at the entrance. Follow the signs to the 'War Weaponary and Fortification' exhibit. There are no tanks in the main museum.

This type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank was recovered from Shumshu, Kuril Islands, it belonged to one of group of the IJN Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF)

Specifications

The Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank was designed in 1942. Around 184 were produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It weighed 12.3 tons and 9.15 tons without the floatation pontoons. It had a crew of five, sometimes six. They were protected by armour that ranged in thickness from 6 mm to 13 mm. This was only just enough to stop small arms fire and shrapnel from high explosive artillery shells.

It was armed with one Type 1 37 mm gun and two Type 97 7.7 mm machine guns: one in the hull and another in the rear of the turret. It was powered by a Mitsubishi A6120VDe air-cooled inline 6-cylinder diesel engine that produces 115 hp. Its maximum road speed was 37 km/h (23 mph).

type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious WW2 Japanese tank in Moscow Russia

type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious WW2 Japanese tank in Moscow Russia

Where can I find other preserved Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tanks?

• Tank Museum in Kubinka, Russia
• Koror island, Republic of Palau
• Near the Airai Village, Republic of Palau
• 4x NW of the SeaBees Camp, Camp Katuu, Republic of Palau
• Arakabesang Island, Republic of Palau
• Shumshu, Kuril Islands, Russia
• Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War 1941 - 1945, Park Pobedy, Moscow, Russia
• Koror island, Republic of Palau
• Source - Pierre-Oliver Buan - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html

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