Kurogane Type 95 "Black Medal" Light Unarmed Reconaissance Vehicle (1937-1945)
After the mid-1930's incident in Manchurua, the Japanese Army realized it needed a light and fast scout vehicle. While several other scout cars were built, they were all, to some extent, derived from American vehicles, but the Type 95 was a completely Japanese design. The Type 95 was open-topped, with a canvas cover provided for poor weather. Only 4,800 were built. The Type 95 used 1.1 gph at routine usage.
Subassemblies: Very Small Wheeled Chassis +2, four Wheels +1
P&P: 25-kW gasoline with 25-kW wheeled drivetrain, 4000
kWs lead-acid battery, 22 gallon standard fuel tank
Occ: 1 XCS, 3 XPS
Cargo: 2.25
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| Body | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Wheels | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
Statistics
| Size: 11'x5'x6' | Payload: 0.57 tons | Lwt: 1.26 tons |
| Volume: 18 | Maint.: 314 hours | Price: $410 |
HT: 8.
HP: 43 [body], 7 [each wheel]
| gSpeed: 47 | gAccel: 4 | gDecel: 10 | gMR: 0.75 | gSR: 4 | GP: High (1/4) |
Design Notes
Design gSpeed was 71 mph; the historical speed was used. To reduce
weight, the chassis cost, weight and HPs were divided by 2 (this also divided
wheel HPs by two).