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Old November 18th, 2020, 05:18 PM

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Default Re: China OOB21 and OOB14 v.11

017 PzKw Ia - according to German reports (from Jentz), they were unpacked from crates only in June 1937 "due to insufficient organization" (now: 6/36).
Name was written as IA or I A (like in German OOB)

Size should be 2 - they were very low (and in IA variant also low short) [edit].
The same should be in German OOB for IA and IB (and Spanish).

However, as I look at sizes of light tanks, I'm afraid that some are not coherent... Japanese light and medium tanks are smaller than others (the same in Japanese OOB) - is it a purpose handicap?

Type 95 Ha-Go (size 2) was relatively tall - 2,1 m, similar to Vickers E and T-26, although its pointed turret probably made it harder to be noticed. But much smaller Type 94 and Type 97 are of the same size 2.
However, size 3 is also Stuart, which was bigger and taller. On the other hand, when I look at this video, it doesn't seem that bigger... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IptafdU5z6s

I have a chart of light tanks in the same scale, +/- 2 pixels http://derela.pl/tanks35_SPWW2_PIBWL.jpg

Leaving apart light tanks, it seems however, that Type 97 Chi-Ha should be size 4 instead of 3 - and Type 89 size 4 or 5 instead of 3 (it was Sherman size...)...

Last edited by Pibwl; November 19th, 2020 at 12:46 PM.. Reason: error
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