Saipan 1944

[JayTownsend]

    And my Favorite Japanese Tank the Shinhoto Chi-Ha 47mm, only because it has better chance against Allied armor with it's 47mm gun and it looks cool.

Most of the Japanese type 97 tank models on Saipan were still the 57mm Low Velocity HE model but Saipan also had between 4-10 of the High Velocity 47mm AT gun Shinhoto tanks. The numbers vary depending on the source you read.

Interesting but most source account for the 9th Tank Regiment having a total of 47 tanks of the Type 95, Type 97 and Type 97 47mm. With the Yokosuka 1st SNLF/55th Guard Unit having another 13 tanks of the Type 95, and Type 2 Amphibious for a total of 60 tanks on Saipan, which is listed on another source as well. But other sources list up to 80-100 tanks total. As I started counting tank engagements and Japanese tank losses doing my research, 60-70 seems correct.