Could you build a working jap tank out of the hundreds of wrecks of them in the pacific?

Could you build a working jap tank out of the hundreds of wrecks of them in the pacific? Even with decay surely you could at least get a working engine out of hundreds.

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Japanese tanks are cute.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I believe the military term is chibi

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        sumitosen

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It would require at least some amount of newly fabricated replacement parts. Things like gaskets will have rotted away and being left outside in tropical conditions is terrible for machines.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Oh yeah definitely. Like the other anon said you'll need to make all your own gaskets and seals but that's pretty trivial by vehicle restoration standards. The engines are very simple diesels so you don't really even need to DIY an ignition system.

      I think the real issue here would be how you get the actual parts you could salvage out of the pacific without violating some kind of moronic laws. What parts would be most likely vs least to survive THOUGH?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Engine, troony, turret drives, springs, and gun are all going to be rusted out. Doubt anything besides the hull and maybe track components would be worth saving

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >What parts would be most likely vs least to survive THOUGH?
        The thicker a piece of metal is, the less likely rust is to have compromised is. Sealed things with some form of paint/coating or grease on them have a better chance of surviving. I disassembled the wheels on an m48 and the sealed bearings still had the grease from the 50s on them. Anywhere water can get to and settle is bad. Any bearing surface is going to have to be machined and if the rust is bad enough that it has removed any margin then the parts will have to be replaced. I’ve never worked with anything that old that was also Japanese and I’m far more familiar with automotive machining. I’d imagine any electrical systems would have to be replaced.

        Given there's only one running Type 95 probably not, otherwise there'd already be more

        Not necessarily there’s a lot you can do to raise the dead, but it can get extremely expensive. It would be spending tens of thousands of dollars as conservative estimate on what is effectively a novelty to be brought out one a year at some sort of show at best.

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Oh yeah definitely. Like the other anon said you'll need to make all your own gaskets and seals but that's pretty trivial by vehicle restoration standards. The engines are very simple diesels so you don't really even need to DIY an ignition system.

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It would be practically impossible. The seals and gaskets would need to be replaced, the electrical systems would be wrecked from the humidity and salt water, and the hulls would be severely rusted and weak. There are also dangers like venomous spiders and snakes that have made homes inside the tanks, the very real possibility of getting tetanus from cutting yourself on a rusted piece of steel, and the risk of getting sick from exposure to asbestos that was used in the tanks.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Do Americans not have tetanus shots?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      you sound like a homosexual

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Given there's only one running Type 95 probably not, otherwise there'd already be more

  6. 1 year ago
    sag e

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    >Could you build a working jap tank out of the hundreds of wrecks of them in the pacific? Surely with the sheer number you could at least get a working engine.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What is the tactical advantage of asking the same fricking question over and over despite being repeatedly told that no, you can't?

    I can't tell if you're an overly stubborn moron or if an AI has picked up this question for some reason and keeps reposting it as a training exercise

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    No. All of the cables and tubes needed for running an engine have been destroyed by the wildlife or the salty, sea air.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Yup better to just make a engine you can get fit in the space.
      >Will be more horsepower by a good factor as well.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    anon this is not the first time you've made this thread and the answer hasn't changed, do you like being told no over and over?

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The world's only current operable Ha-Go was a recovered derelict from the Pacific theatre so presumably.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >Could you build a working jap tank out of the hundreds of wrecks
    The IJA had 8 years and all fresh parts from the factory and still couldn't

  13. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Australian Armor & Artillery museum is planning to try. They have a type 95 Ha-Go they are intending to restored and get running. They have some pretty talented craftsman working on their items so I think it will completed as a runner, but who knows when.

    If you're interested I highly recommend their Workshop Wednesday videos because they do a good job of showing the progress of their restos. Currently they are working on a M3 Grant, and a Stug III, along with a Feldkanone 96. They do try and make runners when possible but obviously being Australian they have to abide by some stupid rules with regards to the cannons and such.

  14. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    There are people who collect and restore them.

    http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Japanese_Light_Tanks.pdf

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      The bulldozer conversion is present wild.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      always neat seeing the rate of deterioration of tanks inland versus the beach of an island in the pacific.

  15. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    didn't they use aluminium wiring in the 30s/40s? It is long oxydized by now so that is a complete change. Although electrical systems were really simple for bulk use machines like tankettes back then so it hardly is a challenge if you have some basic diagrams drawn from archives showing who connects to what

  16. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Several major components would be completely cooked and overall the tank would be in a sorry state after spending 80 years in mechanical hell. You'd be lucky to find a somewhat restorable hull. Where you should be looking is the Middle East, the dry environment being much easier to metal components. For example that T55 buried in the sand in Lybia (or Sudan I forget) has a better chance of being restored than anything you could find in the south Pacific

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