Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai

Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai stats at a glance

The Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai has 504 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 38.8 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 125 damage per shot with 124mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1500.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Chi-Nu Kai significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Chi-Nu Kai can theoretically output up to 1500 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Chi-Nu Kai compares to its peers

There are 43 tier 5 medium tanks in WoT, including the Chi-Nu Kai. Its 504 HP places it in the top 83% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 548). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 81% for the class (peer average: 62mm). Top forward speed of 38.8 km/h is faster than 12% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 125 damage per shot, higher than 74% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 124mm puts it in the top 26% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Chi-Nu Kai vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Chi-Nu Kai vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Chi-Nu Kai vs ARMT — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 5 medium tank tier list — all 43 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 medium tanks

• 25TP KSUST II — Poland
• AEC Armoured Car — UK
• ARMT — USA, premium
• Cavalier — UK
• Type 3 Chi-Nu — Japan
• Cromwell Applique — UK, premium
• DS PZInż — Poland
• Renault G1 — France
• All Japan tanks · Tier 5 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

The Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai medium tank is a combination of the Type 3 Chi-Nu suspension and turret and the Type 4 Chi-To gun. Only one prototype was built. It was ready for trials in March of 1945.

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