Tamiya 25108 - Japanese Type 5 Medium Tank- 1/35 Chi-Ri w/Metal Gun Barrel  [25108]

The sort 5 Chi-Ri had been among the final tanks created by the Japanese military during WWII. The "Chi" is short for the very first syllable of this Japanese term for "medium tank" while "Ri" describes a character utilized in the old-style Iroha Japanese syllabary.

The Chi-Ri had been a large tank design fitted with a license-built BMW aircraft engine and armed with both 57mm and 75mm firearms. Only an individual instance was completed by the conclusion of this war, and this had been taken for assessment by US forces after WWII.

Specs & Features

• Both tank models are manufactured by Fine Molds.
• Item 25107 includes 4 WWII Japanese tank crew figures (also created by Fine Molds) to enable diorama creation right from the field.
• Item 25108 includes precision-made steel gun barrels for both the 75mm and 57mm firearms (additionally produced by Fine Molds) to improve the conclusion associated with tank.
• Item 25107 has belt-type tracks while Item 25108 has detailed assembly-type tracks.
• Both products range from the initial Fine Molds instruction manuals (Japanese & English).