Bolt Action: Chi-Ha Platoon

Even the emperor is pleased with what this box contains:

Enough plastic components to make 3 Chi-Ha’s
Blast markers
Decal sheets
Stat card
A detailed booklet describing how to build and paint your Chi-Ha’s!
Chi-Ha

With over 2;100 units made; the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank was the second most produced Japanese medium tank of World War II; after the smaller Type 95 Ha-Go. It saw extensive action in the Second Sino Japanese War; the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union; and throughout World War II.

The driver sat on the right and hull machine gunner to the left. The tank commander also acted as the gunner; assisted by a loader/radioman/rear machine-gunner. The Chi-Ha had no intercom so the driver had to respond to a series of twelve buttons in the turret linked to buzzers sited near the driver for instructions.

Although the Chi-Ha had no coaxial machine-gun it had a rear turret machine-gun. The turret was equipped with a relatively large commander cupola. Later; a horse-shoe radio aerial was mounted – a feature of many WWII Japanese tanks.

The Chi-Ha in Bolt Action

Cost: 108pts (inexperienced); 135pts (Regular); 162pts (Veteran).
Weapons: one turret-mounted light howitzer; one turret-mounted rear facing MMG; and one forward facing hull-mounted MMG.
Damage value: 8+ (light tank).
Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha

Much like many if not all tanks during the war; the Chi-Ha just couldn’t cut it anymore so the Type 97 Chi-Ha was later up-gunned in a newly designed turret and designated the Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha.

This saw the current Chi-Ha become outfitted with the type 47mm tank gun whilst retaining the 2 7.7mm machine guns. Additionally; the armour also became much thicker with it now boasting 20-33mm thick armour.

Whilst this did increase the number of crew needed to 5 and the weight to 16 tonnes; it was far more comparable to the American tanks it now saw itself fighting instead of the light Soviet tanks it did fight.

The Chi-Ha in Bolt Action

Cost: 124pts (inexperienced); 155pts (Regular); 186pts (Veteran).
Weapons: one turret-mounted medium anti-tank; one turret-mounted rear facing MMG; and one forward facing hull-mounted MMG.
Damage value: 8+ (light tank).