The Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ, Kyūnana-shiki chū-sensha Chi-ha or simply "Type 97/57") was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and the Second World War.

Type 97 Fighter Nakajima Ki-27, a fighter aircraft; Kawanishi Navy Type 97 Flying Boat; China. QBZ-97, export model for the QBZ-95 chambered in 5.56x45mm, a bullpup assault rifle manufactured by Arsenal 266; ZBD-97, an infantry fighting vehicle; Hawk Industries Type 97, a military shotgun;

The Gongchen tank (Chinese: 功臣號; pinyin: gōngchénhào) is the Chinese designation of a Japanese-built Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank used within the People's Liberation Army. It was the first tank used by the PLA, and saw service during the Chinese Civil War against the National Revolutionary Army .

Aug 30, 2022 · The ZBD-04, also known as the ZBD-97, is a fully tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) developed for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). ZBD-04 was introduced into the PLA ground forces in 2006.

Apr 3, 2017 · The Gongchen Tank was a lightly modified Chi-Ha Kai in Chinese PLA service. Many Chi-Ha tanks were used by the PLA during and after the Civil War.

The Type 97 Chi-Ha (九七式中戦車 チハ Kyunana-shiki chu-sensha chiha?) was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War.

After the war, Chinese forces on both sides of the civil war operated a significant number of captured Type 97 medium tanks; the communist Chinese examples were in use until as late as 1949.

Aug 27, 2020 · This variant was adopted as the Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai (also called the Shinhoto [New Turret] Chi-Ha) and was much more effective against armored vehicles. Approximately 1,200 models of the Chi-Ha and Shinhoto Chi-Ha were produced during the war and were widely distributed to Japanese tank units.

Before the ZBD-04, was the ZBD-97 (Factory designation WZ502), a fully tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) developed for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The ZBD-97 entered service in 1999 to early 2000s while the ZBD-04 entered service in 2006.

Based on the Type 97 Chi-Ha, development began in March 1941. It was designed to destroy obstacles such as barbed wire fence and impenetrable undergrowth with a launched cylinder charge. At the center of the tank chassis was mounted a launcher. The launcher had two torpedo type tubes from which the cylinder-shaped charges would be fired.