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  Type 92 I-Ke Prime Mover   Tenaro
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Justin Taylan 2006
Wartime History
Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) as Type 92 I-Ke as a five ton prime mover. This prime mover was used to tow the Type 96 15cm howitzer.

Wartime History
During late 1942, loaded onto a cargo ship and landed on western Guadalcanal. This prime mover was used to tow 15cm howitzers until abandoned at Tenaro. On February 9, 1943 captured by the U.S. Army.

Wreckage
This prime mover remains in situ on a track leading inland at Tenaro.

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Last Updated
January 16, 2023

 

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