IJA
Kure 5th SNLF
(Tank Platoon)
Phil Bradley 2006
Wartime History
One of two Type 95 Ha Go tanks landed by the Japanese at Milne Bay. This tank was bogged down on August 29, 1942 and abandoned. Captured by Australian forces.
Recovery
After the battle, it was taken to Australia for technical evaluation. Later, it toured the country on war bond drives.
Disposals
At the end of the war, it was sold at a Commonwelth Disposals auction to Huges Trading Company in Coburg, Victoria. There, it languished in an outdoor yard. In the middle 1970s,
Display
It was purchased by John Belfield and displayed at the Melbourne Tank Museum, with a replacement replica main gun and right tred. In 2005 it was aquired by the AWM and is stored in the AWM Annex.
References
History of Battles of IJA Tanks / Milne by Akira Takizawa
Type 95
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