Flames of War – Japanese – Type 97 Te-Ke Platoon Tank (JBX05)

£19.55

Includes five Type 97 Te-Ke Tanks & five tank commander figures.

The Type 97 Te-Ke was used as a reconnissance tank and was built for speed rather than combat. However some versions did mount a 37mm gun that would give the little tank quite a sting.

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Description

Includes five Type 97 Te-Ke Tanks & five tank commander figures.

The Type 97 Te-Ke was used as a reconnissance tank and was built for speed rather than combat. However some versions did mount a 37mm gun that would give the little tank quite a sting.

One-Man Turret

The hull and turret and turret of the Te-Ke were designed for only two crewmen, leaving the tankette commander to load and fire the main gun. Although this is sufficient for infantry support, in tank-versus-tank clashes the commander is faced with the impossible task of finding new targets and loading and firing the gun, while directing the driver as well.
Any tank with a One-man Turret that moves adds +1 to the score required to hit when shooting with its turret Main Gun. Machine-guns and Flame-throwers do not suffer this penalty. In addition, a tank with a One-man Turret may not fire both the turret Main Gun and the turret machine-gun in the same turn.
The M5 was created out of a need to produce more M3 half-tracks. White, Autocar, and Diamond T could not keep pace with the demand for half-track personnel carriers.

Type 97 Te-Ke Platoon Contents
a. 5x One-piece resin Te-Ke Hulls.
b. 2x Tank Commander Seated with Binoculars.
c. 1x Tank Commander Standing.
d. 1x Tank Commander Seated Pointing. e. 1x Tank Commander with Sword.
f. 5x Resin 37mm Turrets.
g. 5x Resin MG Turrets.
h. 10x Hatches.