OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Heres something you dont see everyday. This vehicle was recovered from the pacific during the war. Does anyone know of anywhere else where one of these might exist. It is in a pretty banged up state, as it was used on a plantation after the war, before it was saved by a mate of mine. I understand it to be a M98 Japanese Artillery Tractor. Attached is a photo of one captured during the war in the pacific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 According to the attachement attached to the black and white photo: Japanese artillery tractor abandoned on the North Coast Road near Mililat Plantaiton north of Madang Credit: AWM 073558 Date: May 26, 1944 I wouldnt be surprised if its the same vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Type 98 Shi-Ke http://world-war-2.wikia.com/wiki/Type_98_Shi-Ke this must be wrong as majority of the pictures it looks like a Type 98 Ro-Ke Type 98 Ro-Ke http://javehicles.weebly.com/prime-movers.html http://www.pacificwrecks.com/vehicle/type98/beck.html http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/photo/japan/tractor_ro-ke/ lots of good photos here.... Damn I said it before but you guys find nice stuff http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1992329 don't see any restored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Wow Wow Wow, those photos are awesome. I had no idea that such photos existed. These photos will potentially serve as an awesome start to copy the missing rear end. I suspect that this vehicle will be taken on as a project very soon. :yay::banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 How impressive is the photo with the limber and gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I would love to know if their is one in a collection somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 There's a Type 95 prime mover displayed at Airai, Pelaleu. A Type 98 Ro-Ke in the Beck Collection, Australia. Possibly/probably this one's the same one shown in the photos above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yes its the same one. Located at Mareeba. I was sitting in it today! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 The type 95 is an impressive beast. Their seems to be very little in the way of Japanese armour surviving post war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 And another photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Actually, apart from American armour, there's arguably more Japanese than any other, scattered throughout Pacific islands & other remote areas like the Kuril islands. Check out http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Japanese_Light_Tanks.pdf http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Japanese_Medium_Tanks.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Actually, apart from American armour, there's arguably more Japanese than any other, scattered throughout Pacific islands & other remote areas like the Kuril islands.Check out http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Japanese_Light_Tanks.pdf http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Japanese_Medium_Tanks.pdf That's really surprising, as my understanding is that they didn't make much to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozm29c Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Here are some interesting photos I took of Japanese vehicles that are quietly rusting away in a museum at Rabaul. Cheers John W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Some good photos there, maybe a few that aren't on the lists. A lot of Japanese armour survived, because of the remote areas they were deployed in. No roads to have them towed/lorried out of, even in smaller chunks & little demand for their steel locally. The aircraft wrecks weren't really salvaged for their Aluminium until the 1960s either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pearson Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Awesome restoration project. :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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