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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · TYPE-97-CHI-HA
III
Type 97 Chi-Ha
Japan·
Light TankDeveloped by Mitsubishi from 1935 through 1937. The vehicle was mass-produced from 1938 through 1942, alongside an upgraded Shinhoto Chi-Ha from 1941 through 1942. A total of 1,220 vehicles of both types were manufactured. The Chi-Ha and the Shinhoto Chi-Ha tanks were widely used by Japanese forces in China, the Pacific Theater, and the Kuril Islands. After the surrender of Japan, these vehicles were used by both PLA and Kuomintang forces in the Chinese Civil War from 1946 through 1949.
Configuration
Health
430
DPM
1,400
View range
330m
Speed
45km/h
Camo
80Excellent
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Armor
8mm35mm
Hull
All 9 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 13 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
- DPM
- 1,400
- Damage
- 70
- Penetration
- 81 mm
- … at 500m
- 69 mm
- Reload time
- 3.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 20.00/min
- Aim time
- 2.30 s
- Dispersion
- 0.440 m
- … moving
- 0.240
- … tank traverse
- 0.240
- … turret traverse
- 0.130
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 64
- Caliber
- 47.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 810 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 160
- Potential damage
- 11,200
- Shell cost
- 20 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 45 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 18 km/h
- Power/weight
- 16.91 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 45.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 36.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 45.0 km/h
- … medium
- 45.0 km/h
- … soft
- 35.6 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 45.0 °/s
- … medium
- 40.9 °/s
- … soft
- 23.7 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 15 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.10
- … soft
- 1.90
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 25 / 25 / 20
- Turret armor
- 35 / 25 / 25
- Health
- 430
- Engine health
- 104
- … repaired
- 52
- Track health
- 70
- … repaired
- 55
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 100
- … repaired
- 70
- Fuel tank health
- 125
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 15,970 kg
- Stationary camo
- 14.95 / 6.71%
- Moving camo
- 11.20 / 5.03%
- View range
- 330 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
- Tank cost
- 45,000 cr
Gun Constraints
360° traverse
Crew
Commander
GunnerLoader
Driver
Radio Operator
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH
Module research
Guns
II
Stock
5.7 cm Gun Type 97 (Shin)
III
1,200
47 mm Gun Type 1 (Shin)
Turrets
II
Stock
Type 97 Chi-Ha
III
340
Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto
Radios
VIII
Stock
Type 3 Otsu
Engines
II
Stock
Type 100 Suirei V-12 (Shin)
III
850
Type 100 Kuurei V-12 (Shin)
Tracks
II
Stock
Type 97 Chi-Ha
III
340
Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Avg WN8
2280
Great
Avg WNX
1899
Very Good
Win rate
50.0%
Below Average
DPG
619
Frags
1.00
Spots
0.25
Survival
25.0%
Dmg taken
403
Hit rate
61.8%
Spot assist
13
Track assist
0
Defense
0.00
Avg XP
314
Aggregated from 3 tracked NA players · 4 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%—
85%—
95%—
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-05 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the Type 97 Chi-Ha on NA
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
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A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS
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A-08 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- ·Mobility on hard terrain+9%
- ·Mobility on medium terrain+8%
- ·Mobility on soft terrain+10%
- ·EngineMitsubishi SA12200VD→removed
- ·EngineType 100 Suirei V-12→Type 100 Suirei V-12 (Shin)
- ·Power220→24525
- ·EngineType 100 Kuurei V-12→Type 100 Kuurei V-12 (Shin)
- ·Vehicle durability405→4105
- ·Vehicle durability425→4305
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha / 5.7 cm Gun Type 97→Type 97 Chi-Ha / 5.7 cm Gun Type 97 (Shin)
- ·Reload time3→4.51.5
- ·Aiming time1.9→2.50.6
- ·Dispersion on turret traverse+40%
- ·AP penetration30→6030
- ·HEAT* penetration55→9540
- ·AP velocity355→710355
- ·HEAT* velocity355→615260
- ·HE velocity355→615260
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha / 37 mm Gun Type 100→removed
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha / 37 mm Gun Type 1→removed
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 5.7 cm Gun Type 97→Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 5.7 cm Gun Type 97 (Shin)
- ·Reload time3→4.11.1
- ·Dispersion at 100 m0.46→0.45-0.01
- ·Aiming time1.8→2.40.6
- ·Dispersion on turret traverse+75%
- ·AP penetration30→6030
- ·HEAT* penetration55→9540
- ·AP velocity355→710355
- ·HEAT* velocity355→615260
- ·HE velocity355→615260
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 37 mm Gun Type 100→removed
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 37 mm Gun Type 1→removed
- ·GunType 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 47 mm Gun Type 1→Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto / 47 mm Gun Type 1 (Shin)
- ·Dispersion on turret traverse-19%
- ·Dispersion after firing-25%