Type 98 So-Da

Type 98 So-Da

Type 98 So-Da
Type Armored personnel carrier[1]
Place of origin  Empire of Japan
Production history
Produced 1941[2]
Specifications (Type 98 So-Da[1])
Weight 5 tons[1]
Length 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)[2]
Width 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Height 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Crew 2+4–6[1]
Armor 6–12 mm[1]
Main
armament
 none
Engine diesel engine
65 PS/2300 rpm[1]
Payload capacity 1 ton[2]
Suspension Bell crank
Operational
range
 200 km[1]
Speed 45 km/h (28 mph)[1]

The Type 98 So-Da (九八式装甲運搬車 ソダ Kyūhachi-shiki Sōkounpansha So-Da) was an armored personnel and ammunition carrier used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.

History and development

Type 98 So-Da captured by 6th Rajputana Rifles in Burma, Feb 1945

It was designed in 1937 and the chassis was based on the Type 97 Te-Ke tankette. However, its engine compartment was moved to the front.[1] The Type 98 So-Da was also used as an "artillery tractor", to tow a trailer or carry personnel in forward-line areas.[1]

Its hull had an open top and the "flatbed" in back had a double door at the rear. The flatbed could be covered wiith a tarp over the three rail supports. The towing coupling was secured to the frame of the hull on a "semi-elliptical spring". This protected the frame while hauling heavy equipment.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tomczyk 2003, p. 57.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Taki's Imperial Japanese Army: Type 98 "So-Da"

References

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